U.S. Law & Policy

Early in 2013, Congress must make budget decisions about the remainder of this year. Looming cuts threaten essential environmental programs, while tax loopholes continue to subsidize polluters. Read more »

How is our environment and health being protected today? Are our environmental laws working as they should? What needs to be done to protect air, water, lands and health more effectively? Read more »

It is important to understand that the EPA is one of our major success stories, representing vital problem-solving on a national scale, and that we should support the EPA doing its job. Read more »

Lawmakers must pass 12 spending bills for fiscal 2012 to fund the government, and some House Republicans are seizing this opportunity to jam through unpopular anti-environmental policies that have nothing to do with spending. These anti-environmental provisions are called "riders" because they ride along on spending bills even though they do not cut federal spending one cent. Read more »

Investing in clean energy and reducing oil dependence will create millions of new jobs and provide an immediate boost to the U.S. economy. Read more »

As earth's thermostat climbs, threats to human health will mount, from tropical diseases to an increase in allergies and asthma. Track the changes. Read more »