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Americans Don't Much Like Federal Agencies

Yet another year of low ratings for the apparatus of the D.C. leviathan.

Reason

SEC regulation slows ahead of expected climate disclosure rule

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Unhealthy air quality lingers across parts of U.S. from drifting Canadian wildfire smoke

The Environmental Protection Agency says extensive swaths of the northern United States awoke to unhealthy air quality Monday morning or were experiencing it by midafternoon

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Federal appeals court halts EPA effort to impose air pollution plan in Missouri

A federal appeals court has put on hold an Environmental Protection Agency regulation aimed at reducing air pollution in Missouri, drawing criticism from environmentalists but praise from the state’s attorney general who called the proposal “unconstitutional overreach.”

The Independent UK

Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Regulatory Authority Over Wetlands

The EPA’s regulatory jurisdiction over the nation’s wetlands is limited, Supreme Court

Zenger

Supreme Court limits EPA’s regulatory authority over wetlands

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 25, 2023, unanimously held in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the EPA’s regulatory jurisdiction over the nation’s wetlands is limited. The decision echoes the court’s 2022 ruling in West Virginia v EPA, in which the justices limited the scope of the agency’s authority…

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Congress votes to rescind Biden administration emissions rules for heavy-duty trucks

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted 221-203 Tuesday, mostly along party lines, to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule to reduce smog- and soot-forming emissions from heavy trucks.

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151 House Republicans call on EPA to roll back proposed vehicle emission rules

WASHINGTON — More than 150 Republicans in the U.S. House asked Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan Monday to roll back the agency's proposed emissions standards that are expected to further push the auto industry to electric vehicles.

Tribune News Service

Biden's strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants

On May 11, 2023, the Biden administration proposed new regulations to curb carbon pollution from existing power plants. The new rules replace the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which was proposed in 2015 but ran into multiple legal challenges and never took effect. Nonetheless, in a high-profile 2022 ruling, West…

The Conversation

SCOTUS ruling to affect Clean Water Act

The fate of millions of acres of wetlands hinges on five vague words in the Clean Water Act

Salon

Second Circuit weighs in on CFPB funding structure

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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Darling-Baaka River fish kill treated as ‘pollution incident’ as EPA investigates causes

A fish kill in NSW's Darling-Baaka River will be treated as a "pollution incident" as the Environmental Protection Agency investigates it.

The New Daily

EPA floats tighter ethylene oxide standards and worker protections

The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing tighter limits on air emissions and new worker protections to reduce exposure to ethylene oxide, a colorless gas used to sterilize medical supplies and some food products that has been linked to cancer and other serious health conditions.

Tribune News Service

Biden issues second veto of his presidency on Clean Water Act regulation

President Joe Biden (D) vetoed the second bill of his presidency on April 6, 2023. Biden vetoed H.J.Res.27, a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that sought to void an Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers rule from 2023 that specified…

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The EPA's watchdog is warning about oversight for billions in new climate spending

The Environmental Protection Agency received billions from President Biden's climate legislation, but the EPA inspector general warns there is "a high risk for fraud, waste and abuse."

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Biden vetoes CRA resolution seeking to nullify ESG rule

The Conversation

PFAS might be everywhere – including toilet paper – but let's keep the health risks in context

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has announced new limits on the toxic “forever chemicals” – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – in drinking water.

The Conversation

Regulating 'forever chemicals': 3 essential reads on PFAS

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to release a draft regulation limiting two fluorinated chemicals, known by the abbreviations PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water. These chemicals are two types of PFAS, a broad class of substances often referred to as “forever chemicals” because they are very persistent in…

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Here's why it's hard to clean up toxic waste from the East Palestine train derailment

Nearly two million gallons of wastewater and thousands of cubic yards of contaminated soil have already been removed from the site, with more to go. Every aspect of removal is governed by regulations.

The Independent UK

Communities await first US limits on 'forever chemicals'

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable

The Independent UK

Midwest could add more ethanol to gasoline under EPA plan

Gasoline with higher blends of ethanol could be sold year-round in eight Midwestern states beginning in 2024 under a rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Railroad deregulation carries steep cost for cities like East Palestine

Three weeks after the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which forced evacuations and widespread chemical contamination, the Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern Railroad to conduct the cleanup and pay for the damages. Since the accident was Norfolk Southern’s fault, and it was solely responsible for the…

WEKU

Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment will resume

The news follows the Environmental Protection Agency order to pause shipments from the site of the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine to allow additional oversight about where waste was shipped.

The Independent UK

Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment to resume

Federal environmental authorities say shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment will resume Monday to two Ohio sites

Tribune News Service

Norfolk Southern told to pause Ohio train debris removal by EPA

Norfolk Southern Corp. was ordered by federal officials to pause waste removal at the site of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment to ensure safe disposal subject to Environmental Protection Agency approval, a regional EPA administrator said on Saturday.

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