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Trump’s Earth Day Purge

Circle of Blue

The administration eliminated USAID, which brought to a close the extensive international conservation programs that protected endangered species, battled poaching and illegal fishing, and provided millions of people clean water and safe sanitation. Other than his desire to re-open closed coal-fired power plants and revive U.S.

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Washington County Resident To DEP: Harmon Creek Natural Gas Plant Expansion Will Result In A Huge Increase In Air Pollution, It Should Be Required To Have A Major Air Quality Permit, It Is Not A ‘Minor’ Source

PA Environment Daily

We want to make sure that both workers and the community residents are protected under the guidelines of the Clean Air Act. The pollution amounts that will be associated with the increased operations and increased emissions of pollutants goes into the air we breathe.

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Resource Roundup

National Law Center

The OBBBA includes provisions related to agricultural commodity programs, nutrition programs, tax policies, and conservation programs. The following is an overview of the conservation measures included in the OBBBA that are relevant to agriculture, and a collection of further resources on other agriculture-related OBBBA provisions.

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President Trump’s Cabinet of Polluters, Frackers and Climate Crisis Deniers Rushes to Gut Protections

Union of Concerned Scientists

The finding, long a legal target for climate deniers, has so far held up , even in an ultra-conservative Supreme Court, but that has not stopped the administration from attacking it. Many other states in recent years have decided they would follow Californias standards, as they are allowed to under the Clean Air Act.

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100 Days of Trump 2.0: Laying the Groundwork for Future Climate Litigation Battles

Law Columbia

The lawsuit, brought by railroad industry groups, had been held in abeyance since September 30, 2024, awaiting a determination by EPA on which portions of the regulation would require EPA authorization under the Clean Air Act and whether to grant such authorization.

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EPA Pulls Back Regulations Setting Methane Emission Limits, Regulating Wastewater From Oil & Gas Operations, Risk Management Rule At Petrochemical Plants

PA Environment Daily

Methane Emissions EPA announced it would reconsider regulations for the oil and gas industry under Section 111 of the Clean Air Act and Subpart W of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. EPA also announced it would reconsider risk management rules that cover oil and natural gas refineries and chemical facilities.

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Why Repeal the Endangerment Finding?

Legal Planet

Much will be said about the weakness of the various justifications EPA and the Department of Energy offered yesterday about why greenhouse gases do not endanger public health and welfare under the Clean Air Act. Conservative justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett were not on the Court at the time. Massachusetts v.