President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday opened a pair of grant competitions with a combined $20 billion in public funding designed to “mobilize private capital into clean technology projects.” The initiative aims to “create good-paying jobs and lower energy costs for American families, especially in low-income and disadvantaged communities, while …
Read More »White House Launches New Push To Help States Remove Lead Pipes That Carry Drinking Water
Ashley Murray, Wisconsin Examiner The White House on Friday announced plans to speed up the use of infrastructure law funds to replace lead pipes in underserved communities, with a focus on Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin beginning this year. The four states, each led by Democratic governors, will be …
Read More »EPA Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Mississippi’s Role Over Jackson Water System
Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today The Environmental Protection Agency wrote in a letter Thursday that it is opening a civil rights investigation into the state of Mississippi’s role in the breakdown of Jackson’s water system. The letter is in response to a complaint the NAACP filed on Sept. 27 under Title …
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court Mulls Federal Water Rules, Wetlands Designations In Idaho Case
Jacob Fischler, Missouri Independent The U.S. Supreme Court opened its term Monday with an Idaho case that could significantly restrict the federal government’s power to enforce clean water laws and prove crucial in determining wetland protections. The oral arguments came just months after the court’s 6-3 conservative majority limited executive …
Read More »Biden Urged to Take Emergency Action After ‘Disastrous’ Climate Ruling by Supreme Court
Kenny Stancil, Common Dreams Progressive lawmakers and activists are demanding an emergency response from the Biden administration and congressional Democrats following Thursday’s 6-3 ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency. With their decision, the U.S. Supreme Court’s reactionary majority drastically limited the EPA’s authority to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, …
Read More »Supreme Court Curbs Federal Power To Regulate Greenhouse Gases, In Blow To Biden
by Jacob Fischler, New Hampshire Bulletin The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gases as pollutants, siding with a group of Republican attorneys general and coal companies in a major blow to the executive branch’s power to curb climate …
Read More »Cabinet Profiles: Michael Regan: Administrator Of The EPA
The hearings for President Joe Biden‘s Cabinet nominations continue today. We will hear testimony from his picks to lead all of his cabinet positions over the next several weeks. We will profile the nominees in advance of their hearings so our readers will have some background information as the proceedings …
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