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Roundup: Biden Administration Revamps Procedures for Reviewing Regulations

Union of Concerned Scientists

In addition, a more inclusive approach to EO 12866 meetings could allow for the input of marginalized communities that are already seeing harms from sea level rise and changing patterns of severe weather. Looking ahead: Several other agencies are likely to release their draft scientific integrity policies in early 2024.

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Roundup: Biden Administration Revamps Procedures for Reviewing Regulations

Union of Concerned Scientists

In addition, a more inclusive approach to EO 12866 meetings could allow for the input of marginalized communities that are already seeing harms from sea level rise and changing patterns of severe weather. Looking ahead: Several other agencies are likely to release their draft scientific integrity policies in early 2024.

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State “Climate Superfund” Bills: What You Need to Know

Law Columbia

In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure.