8 entries in the ledger
In two decisions issued Oct. 7, 2026, the Government Accountability Office concluded the Trump administration violated the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 by withholding appropriated funds without notifying Congress. At...
The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a supplemental proposed rule on September 4, 2026 that the agencies said would likely reduce the number of water bodies subject to Clean...
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell issued a preliminary injunction on Sept. 2, 2026 barring the Environmental Protection Agency from sending four California vehicle emissions waivers to Congress for possible repeal. In...
A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled on Aug. 4, 2026, that the Environmental Protection Agency may not terminate or claw back roughly $20 billion in unspent clean-energy grants awarded to nonprofit...
On July 9, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed rule scaling back Biden-era standards limiting nitrogen oxide pollution from heavy-duty vehicles, which EPA called "unnecessary and unworkable." The...
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, part of the White House Office of Management and Budget, released its 2026 Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda identifying 702 deregulatory actions, up from 482 in the...
On July 29, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rescinding its 2009 endangerment finding - the determination that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare, and the legal predicate for every...
On July 3, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency placed 139 employees on administrative leave after they signed a public letter called a "Declaration of Dissent," which accused the administration of undermining the...