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Federal court upends decades of environmental regulations

A federal appeals court has ruled that the White House does not have the authority to issue binding environmental regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), overturning decades of practice. NEPA is a federal law that requires federal agencies to conduct environmental impact reviews and issue a “detailed statement” of their environmental reviews before […]

Hezbollah Using Environmental NGO as Cover for Terrorism

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) revealed on Wednesday that the Iranian-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah uses the environmental non-governmental organization (NGO) Green Without Borders as a front for its operations. The IDF said in a statement: The Israel Defense Forces' 36th Division is conducting limited and locally targeted raids against Hezbollah's main terrorist targets in southern […]

Judge rules that Biden admin violated environmental law in halt of border wall construction

A federal judge has ruled in favor of southern border ranchers who argued that the Biden administration violated environmental laws in 2021 by “rushing to reverse the previous administration's border policies.” Arizona rancher Stephen Smith was a member of the Massachusetts Coalition for Immigration Reform and others in the lawsuit. v. Department of Homeland Security […]

OECD Urges Higher Global Property, Environmental, and Wealth Taxes

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday called for higher taxes on the world's wealthy, their assets, property and large corporations while reducing small countries' spiralling debts. At the same time, the unelected group of 38 countries warned governments to rein in spending through greater fiscal discipline. In economic outlook ReportThe Paris-based […]

EPA announces environmental justice program within Climate Corps

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday that it is partnering with AmeriCorps to form the Environmental Justice Climate Corps, an offshoot of the previously announced American Climate Corps aimed at recruiting in low-income areas. Applications for the program will open early next year, the agency said in a statement Wednesday. The new program, which […]

Texas sued by environmental activist over ‘unconstitutional’ anti-ESG law

Texas was sued Thursday by a nonprofit group seeking to block a state law that targets companies that support environmentally friendly policies and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. The American Council for Sustainable Business said the 2021 legislation, known as Senate Bill 13, violates lawmakers' free speech rights by barring Texas from investing in or […]