Items Tagged with 'environmental regulation'

As Lake Powell and Lake Mead near critical elevations, federal planners face narrowing operational options that could reshape hydropower generation, releases and Colorado River Basin water management.

A draft environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Reclamation outlines post-2026 Colorado River dam operations, assessing coordination, reliability and infrastructure risk in an era of persistent drought. 

Florida regulators will weigh Blue Origin’s proposed wastewater discharge as residents raise concerns about impacts to the Indian River Lagoon.

As EPA tightens protections downstream, Blue Origin’s operations face heightened scrutiny over potential impact upstream.

Will new ESA rule changes narrow habitat reviews and reshape how federal agencies evaluate major projects? Interior’s proposal raises key questions for 2026.

As the Trump administration scales back green transition progress on the federal level, states and cities are using all tools at their disposal, and finding new ones, to keep reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Agency plans to revise wastewater limits for power plants, potentially easing costly upgrades and shifting project timelines, with final rules expected by mid-2026.

The Homeland Security Secretary's waiver of environmental rules will expedite 36 miles of border wall projects previously awarded to SLSCO Ltd. and Fisher Sand & Gravel. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to reconsider existing regulations for pollution cleanup, water discharge and air emissions limits while gutting internal diversity efforts and environmental justice programs for already hard-hit communities.

But justices declined to block business group and red state suits against tougher curbs on mercury pollutants from coal-fired power plants and methane emissions from oil and natural gas facilities.