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Justice Department Aims to Kill State Laws That Compel Major Polluters to Pay for Climate Harm
Mother Jones • Sep 18, 2025

Justice Department Aims to Kill State Laws That Compel Major Polluters to Pay for Climate Harm

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Donald Trump’s justice department has asked a judge to shut down a Vermont law which holds major polluters financially responsible for climate damages. In a brief filed on Monday in a federal court in Burlington, the administration said the policy was “unlawful on its […]

Senate Committee Seeks Intel on Polluters’ Efforts to Kill Critical EPA Rule
Mother Jones • Sep 17, 2025

Senate Committee Seeks Intel on Polluters’ Efforts to Kill Critical EPA Rule

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the wake of the Trump administration’s announcement that it will overturn the rule which underpins virtually all US climate regulations, a Senate committee has launched an investigation into a suspected lobbying push that led to the move. On Tuesday, […]

Dem voters want shutdown fight, poll shows
Semafor • Sep 17, 2025

Dem voters want shutdown fight, poll shows

A new survey shows seven in 10 Democrats support their party's representatives in Washington withholding votes unless Republicans make changes — even if it risks a shutdown.

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