The fight over the Trump EPA’s mercury air pollution rollback has begun

States, local governments and environmental groups argue the rollback puts the health of kids and pregnant women at risk.

Apr 1 • Clark Mindock

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March 2026

A judge just threw a wrench into Trump’s effort to defang the Endangered Species Act

The decision came just before a federal group dubbed the ‘God Squad’ voted to exempt oil and gas development in the Gulf from ESA restrictions.

Mar 31 • Clark Mindock

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Here’s what’s coming next in the biggest environmental fight of Trump’s second term

Timing will be a big issue in the lawsuit challenging the EPA’s endangerment finding repeal.

Mar 22 • Clark Mindock

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February 2026

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?

Feb 24 • 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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