Fossil fuels’ sway may grow in the halls of Congress as the Great Lakes’ influence wanes — part of the shifting political trends tied to the nation’s once-a-decade reapportionment of House districts.

Should states and Indigenous nations be able to influence energy projects they view as harmful or contrary to their laws and values? This question lies at the center of a heated debate over Enbridge ...

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And lastly, the Justice Department seeks to end an agreement to improve sewage infrastructure in Alabama. “The DOJ will no longer push ‘environmental justice’ as viewed through a distorting, DEI lens.