The Trump administration is moving forward with a proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, potentially removing nationwide restrictions on road construction and timber harvesting across approximately 44.7 million acres of national forest land. That sentence requires a little unpacking before everyone reaches for either a chainsaw or a protest sign. The proposal…
Roundup, Regulation, and the Limits of Liability
At first glance, the lawsuit against Monsanto looks like a familiar story: a plaintiff claims that exposure to Roundup caused serious illness, a jury hears the evidence, and a multimillion-dollar company gets told to write a check. That’s the kind of David-versus-Goliath narrative that tends to resonate emotionally and politically. But peel back that surface…
Should We Pull the Plug Early? A Look at the OBBBA’s Clean Energy Provision
Today we’re going to take a look at a provision in the OBBBA that puts an early expiration date on federal tax credits for wind, solar, and battery storage projects, pushing them off Uncle Sam’s payroll years sooner than many in the industry expected. Under the old Inflation Reduction Act, these tax perks were set…
Drill, Baby, Drill or Stewardship First? A Look at the Public Lands Provision in the OBBBA
Tucked within the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a particularly transformative set of provisions on natural resources. Chief among them is a bold expansion of oil drilling, gas extraction, mineral mining, and timber harvesting across millions of acres of public lands and offshore zones. This includes both previously accessible and newly reopened areas, such…
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