ENVIRONMENT POLICIES, ANALYSIS, AND RESOURCES
The Environment Domain tracks and reports on policies that deal with the use of natural resources, climate change, energy emissions, pollution, and the protection of endangered species. This domain tracks policies emanating from the White House, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Energy Department, and the Interior Department.
Latest Environment Posts
Trump’s War on Emissions Standards
Brief #66—Environment
By Rosalind Gottfried
Administration dismantles environmental protections that improve our “quality of life.”
Brief #65—Environment
by By Todd Broadman
White House and Congress at Odds Over Great Lakes Carp Threat
Brief #64—Environmental Policy
By Todd J Broadman
EPA Changes Rules to Allow Pesticide Harmful to Bees
Brief #63—Environmental Policy
By Juan Sebastian Lozano
EPA Admin Wheeler rejects scientific consensus and danger to public health
Brief #62—Environmental Policy
By Quixote Vassiliakis
National Weather Service Predicts Record Number of Dangerously Hot Days for Millions by Mid-Century
Brief #61—Environmental Policy
By Quixote Vassilakis
The EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule (ACE) Rolls Back Regulations for Coal Industry
Brief #60—Environment
By Quixote Vassilakis
EPA I Clean Energy Rule (ACE) Rolls Back Regulations for Coal Industry
Policy Summary In response to President Trump’s Executive Order 13873, Andrew Wheeler, Trump appointed Environmental Protection Agency administrator, announced the introduction of the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule that will replace the Obama administration’s...
Government Changes the Rules on Climate Change Data Collection and Reporting
Brief #59—Environmental Policy
By Quixote Vassilakis