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204 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
The New York Times reports that those accused of illegal fishing have ended up in ICE detention and that officers in states like Florida have been deputized by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Inside Climate News reports North Carolina's industrial poultry farm locations have been a secret until now; in 2023 the Environmental Protection Agency received a complaint about a horrible smell.
Source: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
Inside Climate News reports on an interview with Tzeporah Berman of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative on global action on phasing out fossil fuels before the COP31 climate session.
Source: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
IL HB 4773, Climate Change Superfund, latest action on 2026-10-23: added co-sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Latest action on PA SB 804, providing for medical devices, grants to fire companies and protection against PFAS chemicals: Act No. 98 of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 2880, an act amending the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code and providing for renewable energy siting standards, was referred to Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HR 673 would direct the Joint State Government Commission to study converting immigrant detention centers into community-centered projects; referred to Intergovernmental Affairs & Operations.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA SR 374, a resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the strategic importance of the Commonwealth's conventional oil and natural gas industry, was reported as committed.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
PA HB 2866, imposing a fee on energy consumption taxpayers and providing for an energy ratepayer rebate, was referred to Energy on 2026-10-20.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
ICE affirms there are no plans to build a detention center in Newport, and the federal government agreed to a month's notice before environmental permitting in a settlement through Aug. 1, 2027.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Hundreds lose access to food after ICE arrested Bronx food pantry leader Aleksander Nilaj, who has been detained at Delaney Hall; community leaders and elected officials have called for his release.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
NY S 8042 relates to requiring gas pipeline facilities to accelerate repair of leaking or leak prone pipelines; referred to Energy and Telecommunications on 2026-01-07.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit backs Trump on the constitutionality of detentions and curtails judges' ability to free undocumented immigrants.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
SB 4001: repeal of the Virginia Clean Energy & Community Flood Preparedness Act; electric utility customer credit; referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VA HB 1008 would exempt electric vehicles from the motor vehicle sales and use tax; latest action on 2026-07-21: continued from last session.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
HB 890 on electric vehicles and charging stations and electrification of the Commonwealth's centralized fleet; latest action on 2026-07-21: continued from last session.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VA bill HB 1132 on data center tax revenue and a local residential renewable energy incentive program was continued from last session.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
VA HB 324, Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund, established and created, was continued from last session (latest action 2026-07-21).
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Virginia SB 510, which would establish a Virginia Clean Energy Research and Support Center, was continued from last session as of its 2026-07-21 action.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Virginia HB 935: a Clean Energy and Battery Storage Promotion Program was established; the latest action on 2026-07-21 is continued from last session.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators