ENVIRONMENT POLICIES, ANALYSIS, AND RESOURCES
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Environmental Justice Stops Fossil Fuel Pipelines in Their Tracks
Brief #90—Environment
By Jacob Morton
Two major victories for environmental justice have been served this past week.
Trump Administration Refuses to Regulate Drinking Water Toxin Shown to Damage Babies’ Brains
Brief #89—Environment
By Jacob Morton
The Trump administration and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler have decided to end Federal regulation of the toxic chemical Perchlorate in America’s drinking water.
Will Trump’s Proposed Rollback of Obama Fuel Standards be Sustainable in Court?
Brief #86—Environment
By Shannon Q. Elliott
In 2012, President Obama made historic changes to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards.
American Public Lands Under Threat
Brief #87—Environment
By Jacob Carter
More than 12 percent of the total land area of the United States and almost 20 percent of its marine area are protected by a combination of state and federal protections.
Trump Opens Protected Marine Monument to Commercial Fishing
Brief #88—Environment
By Jacob Morton
On Friday, June 5th, Donald Trump signed an order to open nearly 5,000 square miles of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the coast of New England, to commercial fishing.
USDA Lets Biotech Companies Regulate Themselves
Brief #85—Environment
By Jacob Morton
In response to President Trump’s June 2019 executive order for the USDA, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency took steps to streamline the process for approving biotech crops, including those produced by gene editing, the USDA has proposed the new SECURE Rule
Hawaii Wildlife Fund defends Clean “ Wai” Water
Brief #84—Environment
By Shannon Quinn Elliott
Hawaiian culture is sacred. Hawaiians give much respect to the history and folklore of their state. Forest, streams, oceans and humans are all interconnected creating “Ohana” one family, protecting invaluable resources. Hawaiian mythology tells a tale of Kane and Kanaloa; Gods of Water, who when they desired to drink would dig their hands into the earth calling on the fresh water to quench their thirst.
The dangers of America’s appetite for meat just multiplied
Brief #83—Environment
By Todd J Broadman
Approximately 25% of all U.S. meat packing plants have been closed.
EPA Response to COVID-19; Open license to Pollute?
Brief #81—Environment
By Shannon Q Elliot
On March 26, 2020, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memorandum in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program” authored by Susan Parker Bodine, (Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance) is a 7-page temporary policy, in which the EPA addresses industry concerns over non-compliance issues as a result of COVID-19. Staff shortages, travel restrictions and other imposed regulations are affecting facility operations, reporting obligations and ability to meet required deadlines.