ENVIRONMENT POLICIES, ANALYSIS, AND RESOURCES
Latest Environment Posts
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Refuses to Protect Wolverines Under the Endangered Species Act
Brief #100—Environment
By Jacob Morton
The wolverine is a rather elusive character. Only about 300 of these iconic mammals exist in the United States’ lower 48 states.
Rescinded Environmental Policies and how they will impact the Economy
Brief #99—Environment
By Shannon Q. Elliott
According to the Trump Administration they have been successful in “cutting the red tape” of Obama era environmental policies and protections.
Corporate Elites Strike New Oil with the Federal Reserve Bank
Brief #98—Environment
By Todd J. Broadman
The Federal Reserve has made an unprecedented policy change: the Fed is now directly intervening to support corporate credit markets.
Trump EPA Refuses to Ban Pesticide Shown to Reduce IQ and Infant Brain Development
Brief #97—Environment
By Jacob Morton
The Environmental Protection Agency under Donald Trump has released a new assessment of the pesticide Chlorpyrifos, claiming the current science is inconclusive as to the amount of exposure necessary to be harmful.
Biden’s Climate Plan and California’s Example
Brief #96—Environment
By Linda F Hersey
Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden has rolled out a $2 trillion climate change plan that has become a hallmark of his candidacy.
The President moves to ban offshore drilling in parts of the Atlantic
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By Jacob Morton
Since 2016, President Donald Trump has made quite clear his intention to increase the amount of oil and gas drilling operations along the Atlantic and Arctic coastlines
Trump administration loosens limits on coal pollution
Brief #94—Environment
By Jacob Morton
On Monday, August 31, the US EPA under the Trump administration announced that it has made revisions to a 2015 Obama era policy that places pollution restrictions on power plants that burn coal.
Automaker Giants rally against SAFE Fuel Economy Rollbacks
Brief #93—Environment
By Shannon Q Elliott
This past week automakers, Ford, Honda, Volkswagen, BMW and Volvo in conjunction with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), finalized a pact to strengthen emissions and improve fuel economy in California and 13 other states.
Trump Orders Most Biodiverse Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be Leased for Drilling
Brief #93—Environment
By Jacob Morton
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is a 19.3 million acre stretch of wilderness in northern Alaska, the largest in the United States, and has been protected from development for nearly six decades.