Quick Brief: Supreme Court takes up a big climate change question

The court took up a familiar question. Will it decide the issue once and for all?

21 hrs ago • Clark Mindock

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BREAKING: Enviros sue Trump EPA over endangerment finding repeal

The Clean Air Act rule has been used to limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars and power plants.

Feb 18 • Clark Mindock

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Trump’s EPA finalizes repeal of the endangerment finding. A bitter legal fight is coming.

"I'll see them in court," Massachusetts' attorney general responded.

Feb 12 • Clark Mindock

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January 2026

Trump’s 2020 Census victory comes back to haunt DOJ in Michigan climate fight

A judge relied on the same U.S. Supreme Court logic that once gave the first Trump administration leeway to carry out plans excluding undocumented…

Jan 28 • Clark Mindock

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Michigan goes after the oil industry ‘cartel’

A new lawsuit claims Big Oil coordinated to aggressively use patents, litigation and misdirection to undermine electric vehicle and solar…

Jan 25 • Clark Mindock

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Could this Trump admin deal with Utah be a back door to new national forest logging?

Critics are worried a new deal will pave the door for logging and shortcuts around environmental reviews.

Jan 13 • Clark Mindock

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December 2025

Environmentalists are ‘f****** psyched’ about Zohran Mamdani. What can he actually do about climate change?

The mayor-elect will have a lot of influence over bike lanes and the city’s implementation of Local Law 97. But the state's constitution will create…

Dec 30, 2025 • Clark Mindock

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August 2025

Unpacking the legal justification for Trump’s attack on the foundation of U.S. climate regulations

The 2009 "endangerment finding" has been used to justify key climate regs. Relying on recent SCOTUS decisions, Trump says the EPA has overstepped its…

Aug 4, 2025 • Clark Mindock

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June 2025

Can environmental law stop Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ ICE detention center in the Everglades?

Environmentalists claim the Trump administration is violating federal environmental law and putting endangered bats and panthers at risk.

Jun 27, 2025 • Clark Mindock

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Supreme Court clears way for Texas nuclear waste site, decides Clean Air Act venue disputes

A quick recap of the three cases decided by SCOTUS on Wednesday.

Jun 18, 2025 • Clark Mindock

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California enters uncharted territory in new lawsuit challenging Trump over vehicle emissions waiver

The state claims the president violated the Congressional Review Act. But that law doesn’t explicitly invite judicial review.

Jun 12, 2025 • Clark Mindock

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Trump can abolish national monuments under the Antiquities Act, DOJ says

The Justice Department’s opinion puts protected lands at risk of oil and gas development.

Jun 10, 2025 • Clark Mindock

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