Politics Apr 19 Biden restores federal environmental regulations scaled back by Trump By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Politics Jan 20 Keystone XL pipeline halted as Biden moves to cancel permit The 1,700-mile (2,735-kilometer) pipeline was planned to carry roughly 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the Texas Gulf Coast, passing through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. By Rob Gillies, Associated Press
Nation Jan 13 Navajo Nation, New Mexico reach settlements over 2015 mine spill The Navajo Nation and the state of New Mexico have settled with mining companies to resolve claims stemming from a 2015 spill that sent wastewater rushing downstream from the inactive Gold King Mine in southwestern Colorado. By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
Nation Aug 14 New border wall near rare wetlands refuge considered an ‘oasis’ endangered water supply The San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1982 to protect the rare wetlands in the middle of the desert that are home to a variety of wildlife, considered an "oasis." The refuge itself is supposed to be protected… By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press
Politics Jul 15 WATCH LIVE: Trump looks to scale back environmental reviews for projects Trump is traveling to Atlanta to formally announce the changes to the National Environmental Policy Act's regulations for conducting environmental reviews. By Kevin Freking, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
Jul 01 Trump fast-tracks environmental rollbacks to deliver on campaign promises By Courtney Norris, Alex D'Elia As the nation grapples with a pandemic and continued protests against systemic racism, calling for police reform, President Donald Trump is rolling back environmental regulations in an effort to deliver on some of his major campaign promises as November nears. Continue reading
Jun 05 Trump administration moves forward with plan to end wild bird protections By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to scale back a century-old law protecting most American wild birds despite warnings that billions of birds could die. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 4:00 News Wrap: UK’s House of Commons approves Jan. 31 for Brexit In our news wrap Thursday, Britain’s House of Commons gave final approval to the country’s leaving the European Union on January 31st. The bill will become law once the House of Lords gives its pro forma consent. Also, officials responding… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 7:37 Trump seeks to relax environmental regulation of some infrastructure projects The Trump administration wants to roll back part of a seminal law requiring environmental impact statements for infrastructure projects such as roads, mines and pipelines. Industry has long pushed for these changes to reduce what it says are endless delays,… Continue watching
Jun 23 Is burning trash a good way to dispose of it? Waste incineration in charts By Ana Baptista, The Conversation Emissions from burning waste worsen environmental inequalities, create financial risks for host communities and reduce incentives to adopt more sustainable waste practices. Continue reading