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- EPA Planning to Gut Its Science Office
- New Proposal Gives North Carolina Companies a Pass to Pollute PFAS
- NRDC Mourns the Passing of Representative Raúl M. Grijalva, a Champion for Environmental Justice and Public Lands
- Lawmakers Pave Way for Duke Energy to Increase Rates and Profits, Backtrack on Climate Pollution Reduction Plan
- EPA Sides with Polluters in Stunning Surrender
- EPA Moves to Abdicate Its Responsibilities with Health and Climate Rollbacks
- Colorado Bill to Encourage Cleaner Construction Enters First Committee Hearing
- Trump EPA Shutters Environmental Justice Offices, Cancels Grants
- EPA Moves to Further Cut Clean Water Act, Threatening Water Supplies for Millions
- EPA’s Reckless Move to Halt Clean Energy Grants
- New Jerseyans’ Pocketbooks Need These Electric IncentivesPassing S239/A4844 now will help bring down the cost of New Jerseyans’ energy bills by giving them affordable choices.
- Report: California Has Immediate and Long-term Solutions to Bring Down Electricity Rates
- “Chemical Recycling” of Plastics Is Really a Toxic Trap
- NRDC Scorecard Highlights Winning State Transportation Policies
- Connecting the West: How California Can Strengthen the GridA regional electricity market can help California lower costs, improve reliability, and accelerate clean energy—SB 540 paves the way.
- Introduction of the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act
- After 30 Years, Biodiversity COP16.2 Delivers Hope for Vulnerable CountriesThough more work must be done, the decision on a biodiversity finance mechanism may chart the right course to begin closing the biodiversity finance gap.
- The State of the Union is Dire
- Supreme Court Ruling Rolls Back Clean Water Protections, Endangering Environment and Public Health
- After 30 Years, Biodiversity COP16.2 Delivers Hope for Vulnerable CountriesThough more work must be done, the decision on a biodiversity finance mechanism may chart the right course to begin closing the biodiversity finance gap.
- We Need NOAA Now More Than EverThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association runs our weather service, manages our fisheries, and conducts critical climate research.
- What the Saguaro LNG Project Means for Marine WildlifeTeeming with unique sea creatures, the Gulf of California is a refuge we can’t afford to sacrifice to the oil and gas industry.
- Executive Order Seeks to Accelerate Widespread Logging in Federal Forests
- LNG Export Projects Threaten a World Heritage Site in MexicoThree liquefied natural gas terminals on the Gulf of California coast are the last thing this biodiversity hot spot (and the climate) needs.
- U.S. House Votes to Repeal Efficiency Standards for Water Heaters
- The Truth About Electric Vehicles and the Grid: Strengthening—Not Straining—Our Energy FutureEVs enhance stability, flexibility, and long-term resilience of the power grid.
- New York Must Double Down on Offshore Wind LeadershipMoving ahead with contracts and ports is good for the state's economy and reliability.
- Trump Says EPA Will Cut 65 Percent of Staff
- EPA Abdicates on Climate Change by Moving to Nix Endangerment Finding
- Trump's USDA Sued for Erasing Webpages Vital to Farmers
- Trump Administration’s IPCC No-Show Is “Abdication of Global Leadership”
- D.C. Circuit Hears Arguments on FERC’s MVP Southgate Pipeline Approval
- Trump Administration Tries to Red Light NYC’s Congestion Pricing Project: “They Cannot Slam the Brakes on This Program”
- Trump Moves to Kneecap Independent Agencies
- Environmental Groups Sue to Block Trump’s Repeal of Offshore Drilling Protections
- FEMA Halts Rule that Protects Against Future Floods
- Freeze on “Solar for All" State Grants Leaves Pennsylvania in the Dark
- Trump Nominates Oil Industry Insider Kathleen Sgamma to Lead Bureau of Land Management
- Groups Petition EPA to Phase Out Toxic, Flesh-Melting Refinery Chemical to Protect Public
- United Kingdom Hands Billions More in Subsidies to Drax for Tree-Burning BioenergyThe decision will give Drax £2 billion—about $2.5 billion—more in subsidies while limiting its generation to 50 percent.
- New Federal Vehicle Charging Funds Halted
- Water Affordability: 2024 Year in ReviewMajor developments lay the groundwork for future success, but battles also loom
- The Chemical Lobby Is Laughing at AmericaThe chemical lobby's agenda to weaken pollution controls on cancer-causing chemicals puts American's health at risk.
- The Chemical Lobby Wants to Weaken Pollution Controls on Cancer-Causing ChemicalsIts agenda puts Americans' health at risk.
- Water Utility Groups Seek to Dismantle Public Health ProtectionsWhat happened to the American Water Works Association? Progress is in jeopardy and generations are poised to be poisoned by lead and other toxic chemicals.
- EPA to Shutter Environmental Justice Office: "This Is a Disgrace"
- New Report: Pathway to Decarbonize New Mexico’s BuildingsA new report from Gridworks and more than 20 government, utility, business, and nonprofit stakeholders lays out key actions to reach emissions-free buildings in New Mexico.
- Does Congress Really Want More Lead Leaching into Drinking Water?New map illustrates that repealing the EPA’s drinking water rule would leave tens of millions without certain commonsense protections from this dangerous toxic chemical.
- Weakening Fuel Economy Standards Will Cost You More MoneyIn fact, they will cost drivers more money. Big Oil gets richer. Americans get poorer.
- Federal Water Assistance Helped Millions—Until the Money Dried UpPeople share how LIHWAP saved them from water shutoff and loss of housing. Data show LIHWAP helped millions of people and thousands of water systems nationwide.
- Legislative Leaders Announce Bills to Protect New Yorkers from Exposure to Dangerous PFASPFAS-Free NY campaign launches 2025 legislative action agenda, website.
- Investments Needed to Protect Michiganders from High Energy & Water Utility Bills
- Vought Would Bring Chaos and Cruelty to OMB
- NRDC Analysis: Climate Action Can Improve Health in Rural IndiaClimate-smart development in rural India can deliver cleaner air, relief from extreme heat, and improved health.
- Efforts to Dismantle USAID “Will Bring Significant Long-Term Costs”
- Kennedy Confirmation Hearings: “HHS Requires Leadership that Understands…”
- Western Grid at a Crossroads: Why One Market Is Better Than TwoFERC’s approval of Markets+ portends western grid fragmentation.
- "Lightning Plan" and PJM Agreement Strike in PennsylvaniaLeading into next week's budget address
- Trump Moves to Make Drivers Pay More at the Pump
- Trump’s Chaotic Halt to Federal Grants and Loans
- Trump Order Can’t Dismantle Environmental Justice ProgressThe president’s executive orders seek to turn our collective clock back to an era of inequality and freeze it in place for our future.
- Trump Orders Review of FEMA—but Maybe Not the Right ReviewAs the damage from climate-influenced disasters continues to wreak havoc on communities across the country, there are serious issues that demand attention.
- A Costly Dissonance: Putting America Last in Climate ResilienceTrump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and disregard of climate adaptation at a time of escalating disasters have immediate and long-term consequences for Americans and the rest of the world.
- Solar and Wind Thrive During Frigid BlastWhile the Trump administration was busy trying to prop up fossil fuels this week, it looks like wind, solar, and battery power are keeping the lights on—and affordable—as demand for electricity surged.
- Two New Papers Reveal Startling Human Health Risks from Neonicotinoid PesticidesData obtained from the EPA show that there are significant health risks associated with neonicotinoid pesticides, particularly for children and pregnant women.
- Trump Energy EO and Keystone XL: “The Industry and the World Have Moved On”
- Will the New Congress Say to America’s Kids: Let Them Drink Lead?An ill-informed congressional proposal would repeal the EPA's recent rule protecting millions of kids and adults across the country.
- Trump’s Plan to Claw Back EV Charging Funds: It’s Not That SimpleTrump’s plan to halt EV funding clashes with the bipartisan push for charging infrastructure. The law and public demand are clear: Progress will continue.
- Are Our Public Lands on the Chopping Block Again?Another assault on America's natural heritage puts cultures, wildlife, tourism, and our climate at risk.
- Trump Spits into the WindThe president's roadblocks on the wind industry threatens thousands of jobs and billions in clean energy investments.
- Can Trump Reverse the Climate Endangerment Finding?Fifteen years ago, the EPA found that climate change is real, dangerous, and caused by carbon pollution. Trying to repeal that finding is a fool's errand.
- Trump Revokes Federal Flood Protections AgainThis puts homes, schools, and critical infrastructure increasingly at risk.
- Momentum builds to stop big biomass in CaliforniaNearly 50,000 people, elected officials, and over 185 organizations call on California to reject GSNR's wood pellet production and export project.
- No, We’re Not in an Emergency Energy CrisisBut Trump wasted no time trying to justify opening newly protected federal lands in Alaska to drilling.
- Over 185 Community, Business, and Environmental Organizations Oppose Proposed Wood Pellet Projects in California Draft environmental impact report on two proposed GSNR plants that would produce more than one million metric tons of wood pellets per year draw comments from over 45,000 individuals.
- Trump's Offshore Drilling Rollback Threatens Oceans, Coastal Economies, and Communities
- EPA to Investigate Civil Rights Complaint on Cumulative Air Pollution in Albuquerque
- Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget Lacks Essential Climate Policies: Cap-and-Invest and the NY HEAT Act
- Trump Pushes Arctic Refuge Drilling Despite Industry and Public Opposition
- Trump Will Resume LNG Export Approvals
- Trump Moves to Deny Americans Cleaner Vehicles
- Trump’s Wrong Turn on Wind Energy
- President Trump’s Energy EO: “There Is No Energy Emergency. There Is a Climate Emergency”
- Trump Pulls United States Out of Paris: Cutting “U.S. Climate Leadership Adrift”
- Doug Burgum’s Nomination Raises Some Concerns For Public Lands
- Mayor Karen Bass: Los Angeles Needs to Adapt to Our Climate-Altered FutureHow Los Angeles wants to rebuild must account for what living in the city will be like in our climate-altered, extreme weather future.
- Doug Burgum’s Nomination Raises Concerns For Our Public Lands
- U.S. Government Agrees to Halt Seafood Imports Tied to Deadly Bycatch of Whales, Dolphins, Other Marine Mammals
- Zeldin Acknowledges Need for Climate Action
- Flooding Can Put Unsuspecting Home Buyers Financially UnderwaterA new study found that a homebuyer can incur tens of thousands of dollars in flood damage costs over the course of their mortgage, if they purchase a previously flooded home.
- Rural America Is Already on Board with Clean EnergyGutting it wouldn’t just jeopardize our climate goals but also the growing workforce in the heartland and beyond.
- Trump’s Marching Orders for Secretary of State on Climate: Abandon Ship
- Wright Champions Fossil Fuels in DOE Confirmation Hearing
- Mexico Pacific’s Saguaro LNG: “Wrong Project, Wrong Place”NRDC’s open letter to lead investor in massive Gulf of California LNG project cites “existential threat” to biodiversity, an “investment fraught with risk."
- New Review Highlights Human Health Risks from Microplastic ExposureA recently published review concludes that exposure to microplastics is suspected to harm human reproduction and digestive and respiratory health.
- Can FAIR Plans Help Build a More Resilient Future?FAIR plans, aka Fair Access to Insurance Requirements plans, are state-mandated property insurance plans that provide coverage to individuals and businesses.
- Report: EPA Rules a "Backstop" for Power Emissions
- 2024 Wins in Food Waste & What’s Next in 2025NRDC’s food waste team reflects on all we’ve accomplished in 2024 and what we’re most excited for in 2025.
- Clean Energy to Get Boost from New IRS Guidance
- Treasury Issues Final Guidance on Hydrogen Tax Credits
- Jimmy Carter was Four Decades Ahead of His Time