Court tosses Trump rule limiting emissions regulations
A panel of federal appeals judges Washington, D.C., on Monday nixed a Trump administration rule that would have prevented the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from...
12 states sue Biden over ‘social cost’ calculation of greenhouse gases
Twelve states are suing the Biden administration for trying to establish a "social cost" of greenhouse gases to use in agency rulemaking. In a lawsuit...
Judge throws out Trump rule limiting what science EPA can use
A federal judge on Monday vacated the Trump administration rule limiting which scientific studies the Environmental Protection Agency can use in crafting public health protections,...
Court Voids a ‘Tortured’ Trump Climate Rollback
A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down the Trump administration’s plan to relax restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, paving the way...
By Calling Climate Change ‘Controversial,’ Barrett Created Controversy
Judge Amy Coney Barrett refused to answer numerous questions, but it was her avoidance of acknowledging climate change that particularly resonated.
Could Barrett ‘shut the courthouse doors’ on enviros?
President Trump today selected Amy Coney Barrett to fill the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the nation's highest bench.
Court strikes down 440 oil and gas leases across the West
A federal court in Montana invalidated 440 oil and gas leases sold across the West, ruling Friday the Trump administration did not properly follow a...
E.U. Proposes a Climate Law. Greta Thunberg Hears ‘Empty Words.’
The bill would set a target of net zero carbon emissions across the bloc by 2050. That is decades later than what many activists say...