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Florida’s Recent Heat Protection Preemption Law Could Disproportionately Affect Hispanic and Noncitizen Immigrant Workers Adam PolaskiApril 26, 2024Florida, Racial Justice, Environment, Energy
Louisiana lawmakers weaken proposal for carbon storage oversight Adam PolaskiApril 18, 2024Louisiana, Energy, Environment
Gov. DeSantis strips worker wage, heat protection powers from cities Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiApril 12, 2024Florida, Environment, Labor, Employment
New effort to let cities decide the plastic bag question Adam PolaskiMarch 26, 2024Minnesota, Plastic Bag Bans, Environment
Sierra Club seeks vetoes from Gov. DeSantis Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiMarch 9, 2024Florida, Environment, Climate Change
Governor Noem signs bill to eliminate local control of carbon pipeline setbacks, allow for county funding Adam PolaskiMarch 8, 2024South Dakota, Environment, Energy
Questions raised over local input when it comes to wind and solar projects Adam PolaskiMarch 8, 2024Michigan, Energy, Environment
Florida lawmakers target wage and heat protections for workers in passing a preemption bill Adam PolaskiMarch 8, 2024Florida, Employment, Environment, Climate Change
Senate pairs heat exposure preemption, child labor bills Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiMarch 7, 2024Florida, Labor, Environment, Climate Change
Central Florida leaders and advocates want local control of fertilizer usage Adam PolaskiMarch 6, 2024Environment, Climate Change
Lawmakers poised to kill Miami-Dade effort to pass heat protections for outdoor workers Miami HeraldAdam PolaskiMarch 6, 2024Florida, Climate Change, Environment
Florida lawmakers may block cities from banning noisy gas leaf blowers Adam PolaskiMarch 5, 2024Florida, Environment, Energy
Senate strips wage preemption from heat exposure bill, sends back to House Adam PolaskiMarch 5, 2024Labor, Employment, Environment
Local heat, fair wage ordinance preempt bill passes Florida House Adam PolaskiMarch 1, 2024Energy, Environment, Florida
That’s a wrap: Bill letting local governments ban plastics fails to advance Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiFebruary 28, 2024Plastic Bag Bans, Energy, Environment
Colorado lawmakers prep legislation to limit local power over wind and solar projects Adam PolaskiFebruary 8, 2024Energy, Environment, Climate Change, Colorado
State wants full control over EV charging station regulations Adam PolaskiFebruary 7, 2024Florida, Transportation, Energy, Environment
Kansas bill ending municipal regulation of plastic bags, containers raises constitutional issue Adam PolaskiJanuary 31, 2024Environment, Energy, Plastic Bag Bans, Kansas