'The Day Trump's Big Oil Megadonors Paid for': EPA Chief Zeldin Announces Rollback of 31 Landmark Environmental Regulations

#EnvironmentalRegulations #CoalPowerPlants #Trump #BidenEra #Megadonors

ecowatch.com/epa-zeldin-enviro…

‘The Day Trump’s Big Oil Megadonors Paid for’: EPA Chief Zeldin Announces Rollback of 31 Landmark Environmental Regulations

EPA chief Lee Zeldin announced 31 rollbacks of environmental rules, including those concerning climate change and pollution.

^{Cristen Hemingway Jaynes (EcoWatch)}

Trump admin drops Biden-era lawsuit over sexual abuse of migrant children

#SexualAbuse #HHSSecretary #MigrantChildren #BidenEra #ImmigrationPolicy

independent.co.uk/news/world/a…

Trump admin drops lawsuit against Southwest Key

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced this week that the Trump administration is dropping its lawsuit against Southwest Key, a service that works with migrant children.

^{Sarah N. Lynch (The Independent)}

Trump administration to drop case against plant polluting Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley'

#CancerAlley #PetrochemicalIndustry #ChloropreneEmissions #BidenEra #EnvironmentalJustice

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…

Trump administration to drop case against plant polluting Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

Biden-era suit sought to curb emissions of the carcinogen chloroprene at Denka plant formerly owned by DuPont

^{Oliver Laughland (The Guardian)}

Trump's DOJ Doesn't Care If Pregnant People Die

#ReproductiveJustice #BidenEra #AbortionBanIdaho #TrumpDOJ #PregnantRights

jezebel.com/trumps-doj-doesnt-…

Senate reverses Biden-era EPA rule that could help fossil fuel companies continue to boil planet alive

#SenateAction #BidenEra #RegulatoryReversal #ClimateChange #FossilFuelIndustry

independent.co.uk/climate-chan…

Senate reverses Biden-era EPA rule that could help fossil fuel companies continue to boil planet alive

The EPA rule required oil and gas companies to pay a fine for emitting methane

^{Julia Musto (The Independent)}

Orange Empire to vanquish Haitian refugees

#Rescission #Politico #Deportation #BidenEra #ProtectedStatus

nationalzero.com/2025/02/20/or…

Banks Approve of Republicans Increasing Bank Fees

#EconomicPolicy #BankLobbying #BidenEra #PoliticalInfluence #RepublicanPolicy

prospect.org/economy/2025-02-1…

Banks Approve of Republicans Increasing Bank Fees

A Biden-era CFPB rule limiting overdraft fees is under challenge, and lawmakers used bank lobbyists for their testimonials.

^{Emma Janssen (The American Prospect)}

Banks Approve of Republicans Increasing Bank Fees

#FinancialRegulation #RepublicanPolicy #OverdraftFees #EconomicPolicy #BidenEra

prospect.org/economy/2025-02-1…

Banks Approve of Republicans Increasing Bank Fees

A Biden-era CFPB rule limiting overdraft fees is under challenge, and lawmakers used bank lobbyists for their testimonials.

^{Emma Janssen (The American Prospect)}

The courts blocked Trump's federal funding freeze. Agencies are withholding money anyway

#PaymentManagementSystem #GovernmentReform #BidenEra #InfrastructureLaw #Oregon

alternet.org/trump-funding-fre…

The courts blocked Trump’s federal funding freeze. Agencies are withholding money anyway

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.

^{Jake Pearson (Alternet.org)}

What Does Biden's ERA Statement Mean?

#PresidentialStatement #NoLegalEffect #SupportForERA #BidenERA #ConstitutionalAmendment

factcheck.org/2025/01/what-doe…

What Does Biden's ERA Statement Mean? - FactCheck.org

Q: Did former President Joe Biden issue a statement saying that he thought the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered part of the Constitution? A: Yes.

^{Saranac Hale Spencer (FactCheck.org)}

Early Edition: January 23, 2025

#CivilRights #JusticeDepartment #BidenEra #PolicyChange #EarlyEdition

justsecurity.org/106762/early-…

Early Edition: January 23, 2025

A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours.

^{Gwendolyn Whidden (Just Security)}

Russ Feingold Is Clear: "The ERA Is Part of the Constitution"

#AmericanConstitutionSociety #BidenERA #RatificationStandardMet #WomenRights #ConstitutionalLaw

thenation.com/article/politics…

Russ Feingold Is Clear: “The ERA Is Part of the Constitution” | The Nation

The head of the American Constitution Society says President Biden is right: The ratification standard has been met.

^{The Nation}

Biden's 'Declaration' About the Equal Rights Amendment Doesn't Mean Shit

#ERAProgress #PresidentialAction #BidenERA #DOJ #NationalArchives

jezebel.com/bidens-declaration…

Biden Sparks Legal Battle by Declaring Equal Rights Amendment Is Now 'Law of the Land'

#BidenERA #WomenEquality #LegalBattle #PresidentialDeclaration #EqualRightsAmendment

thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/…

Biden Sparks Legal Battle by Declaring Equal Rights Amendment Is Now 'Law of the Land'

President Joe Biden, just days before he will exit the White House, announced on Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment, which would enshrine in the U.S. Constitution equal rights for women, is now the 28th Amendment and “the law of the land.

^{David Badash (The New Civil Rights Movement)}

The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Equal Rights for All, 1,458 Days Late

#TrumpPresidency #DavidAndRyan #UnequalEnd #BidenEra #ProspectWeekly

prospect.org/videos/2025-01-17…

The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Equal Rights for All, 1,458 Days Late

On our live show, David and Ryan talk about the uneven end to the Biden era and the ominous Trump presidency looming in the distance.

^{Prospect Staff (The American Prospect)}

Biden says Equal Rights Amendment should be seen as part of US constitution

#ERASupport #BidenERA #USConstitutionUpdate #GenderEquality #PresidentialDeclaration

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

Biden says Equal Rights Amendment should be seen as part of US constitution

Status of measure enshrining gender equality in law remains ambiguous despite president’s declaration

^{Anna Betts (The Guardian)}