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Jones Act Waiver Exposes America’s Shipbuilding Gap
The Trump administration’s Jones Act waiver is a small policy exception with a much larger lesson. The same administration that says it wants to restore American maritime dominance, rebuild domestic shipbuilding, counter China’s industrial scale, and make U.S. logistics more secure also waived parts of the law usually treated as … [continued]
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FSOC’s Proposed Guidance on Nonbank Designations Undermines its Ability to Address Systemic Risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — If a proposal by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) is implemented, the Council will erode its authority to protect the financial system from large nonbank financial companies like insurance companies, nonbank mortgage lenders, and private equity and credit firms, according to documents submitted today by Public Citizen, … [continued]
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EPA to Allow More Coal Plants Off the Hook for Toxic Waste Dumped in U.S. Waterways
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rolling back protections that stop coal-fired power plants from dumping toxic wastewater—including arsenic, mercury, selenium, and lead—from coal ash waste landfills into U.S. waterways. In September 2025, Donald Trump’s EPA gave coal plant companies a pass by delaying enforcement of long-overdue wastewater protections from coal … [continued]
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Georgia Power Must Share Burden of Fuel Cost With Ratepayers
ATLANTA — Today, the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy submitted their post-hearing brief in Georgia Power’s 2026 Fuel Cost Recovery docket, detailing how the company seeks to escape any responsibility for rising energy costs and avoid making any adaptations to relieve the … [continued]
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Sierra Club Applauds Introduction of Fair Trade for Working Families Resolution
Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Rosa DeLauro introduced the Fair Trade for Working Families Resolution, a bill that would ensure U.S. trade policy boosts domestic manufacturing, protects safe, family-supporting jobs, and reduces pollution at home and abroad. The resolution calls for robust environmental standards in trade agreements, strong enforcement mechanisms, … [continued]
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