Organizations React to the Trump Administration’s Decision to Cut Refugee Resettlement to Historic Lows
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday that the U.S. will accept only 30,000 refugees in 2019.
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A Poll Finds Support for Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Nomination to Be Among the Lowest in History
As Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sat to begin his Senate hearings on Tuesday, a poll found that Americans' support for President Donald Trump's pick are historically low.
The EPA Publishes Its Proposed Replacement for the Clean Power Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency published on Tuesday a proposed rule to replace Obama-era proposed regulations on coal power plants.
The Trump Administration’s Latest Push Against the Opioid Crisis: Limiting Drugs Manufacturers
The proposal follows several other efforts to combat the ongoing epidemic on both the state and federal levels—some more effective than others.
A Federal Judge Reinstates the Clean Water Rule for 26 States
A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction on the Trump administration's order delaying the Clean Water Rule.
The Trump Administration’s Science Budget Memo Leaves Out Climate Science
Every similar pre-Trump memo that Pacific Standard found from the last 15 years identified climate science as a top priority.
The Supreme Court Refuses to Halt a Climate Change Lawsuit Brought by Children and Teenagers
The Supreme Court on Monday denied the Trump administration's request to halt a lawsuit that represents a novel attempt by children and teenagers to sue the federal government over its inaction on climate change.
The Trump Administration Plans to Strip Key Protections From the Endangered Species Act
Proposed changes to the landmark legislation would limit protections for the thousands of endangered plants and animals covered under the law.
The Trump Administration Will Withdraw From the United Nations Human Rights Council
The announcement is expected to come one day after the U.N.'s high commissioner for human rights railed against Trump's immigration policies.
The Trump Administration Will Build a ‘Tent City’ to House Migrant Children
This temporary housing in a rural patch of West Texas will hold the seized immigrant children that cannot fit in existing shelters.