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Members
of Congress in Wyoming
and Texas tout the
bills as protecting
energy security, but
opponents say they
amount to a corporate
handout that will cost
taxpayers billions and
harm human and
environmental health.
By
Jake Bolster
Members
of Congress from Texas
and Wyoming introduced
bills recently that
would grant fossil
fuel companies sweeping legal immunity and shield energy
producers from
stricter compliance
with the Clean Air
Act.
 
Trump
froze funding for the
Biden-era initiative,
but, after court
battles, some states
continue to use the
money.
By
Dan Gearino
Recalling
the optimism that
surrounded the launch
of the National
Electric Vehicle
Infrastructure program
is bewildering, even
though it happened
just five years ago.
An
appeals court ruled
the migrant detention
site may continue
operating in the
fragile Everglades,
while litigation over
the environmental
impacts proceeds.
By
Amy Green
Every
spring Florida’s
Miccosukee Tribe
observes its corn
dance season on lands
the tribe holds as
sacred within the
fragile Everglades.
But this year’s
festivities are
different, because of
the migrant detention
site that now looms
among the tribal
lands, Alligator
Alcatraz.
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