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Michigan Steps Up to Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Pollution and Save Fleets Money

October 21, 2026 BackgrounderMichiganMuhammed Patel

Michigan can cut diesel pollution and reduce fuel-cost volatility, but public funding should favor zero-emission replacements whenever possible.

New England Wind Project Attacked

October 21, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The Trump administration asked a federal judge to send back federal approval of the New England Wind offshore wind project, a move that could lead to its construction permit being rescinded.

Trump Administration Finalizes First U.S. Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale Off American Samoa

October 20, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Sale would open about 31 million acres of seabed beside Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, despite local opposition

California’s 2026 Legislative Priorities: End-of-Session Wrap-Up

October 19, 2026 BackgrounderCaliforniaEmely Garcia

From lower energy bills to cleaner air and stronger wildfire protections, California scored major environmental wins.

NRDC Releases Permitting Reform Bill Analysis

October 19, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

As debate around the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA) has increased on Capitol Hill, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) is releasing an assessment of the bill’s language from its expert staff.

NRDC Assessment of BAAJA, the 2026 Permitting and Transmission Bill

October 19, 2026 BackgrounderUnited States

The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 is the result of years of negotiations on permitting reform. The product is a bill that combines critically important transmission and grid reforms with significant and concerning changes to federal environmental…

UN Review Finds World Off Track on Nature Goals as Funding Falls Short

October 16, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C.

First global check on the 2030 biodiversity targets finds countries likely missed a key 2025 funding commitment, stalling progress on biodiversity conservation goals

CA Fish and Game Commission Votes to Protect Sensitive Coastline Areas 

October 15, 2026 Press ReleaseSacramento, California

The California Fish and Game Commission today voted to approve the Mishopshno and Point Sal State Marine Conservation Areas off the Santa Barbara County coast.

The Trump Administration’s Pro-Cancer Agenda

October 14, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The Trump administration is waging a concerted attack on the nation's responsibility to protect the public against toxics and radiation, deliberately ignoring that cancer that kills more than 600,000 Americans every year, according to a new analysis released today by…

Inflation numbers show Trump Administration energy policies “infecting” the nation’s economy

October 14, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Inflation rose at an annual rate of 3.7% last month as energy prices soared, according to the latest Consumer Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released today. Two new NRDC analyses put the costs of the administration's…

Trump Administration Moves to Scrap Roadless Rule Despite More Than 1.6 Million Comments in Near-total Opposition

October 14, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The Forest Service held no public hearings and changed how comments are counted

Data Center Gets Massive Tax Break in Surprise Vote by Lowndes County Commission

October 14, 2026 Press ReleaseAlabama

The Lowndes County Commission hastily voted Tuesday to approve a 20-year tax abatement for Project Red Clay, a proposed 800-acre hyperscale data center.

FERC Rejects PJM’s Plan to Protect Electricity Reliability and Consumer Bills from Data Centers

October 13, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected PJM's Interim Resource Adequacy Service (IRAS), which would have required data centers to pay for their own new power supply and protected other customers from reliability issues when data centers demand more power…

Trump Administration Proposes Opening 80 Million More Acres of the Gulf to Oil and Gas Drilling

October 9, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C.

The Trump administration has proposed offering more than 80 million acres of the Gulf in its fourth oil and gas lease sale

Interior Tries Again on the Cook Inlet Lease Sale Nobody Wanted

October 9, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C.

Seven months after the first federal oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet failed to draw a single bid, the Marine Minerals Administration today proposed offering the same 1.05 million acres again.

Drax's Planned Data Center Would Burn Nearly 5 Million Metric Tons of Wood a Year

October 9, 2026 BackgrounderUnited KingdomMatt Williams

NRDC analysis finds that the proposed UK facility would emit more CO₂ each year than all flights from Gatwick Airport, raising questions about how the country powers growing AI infrastructure.

Trump Administration Cuts Environmental Review for Winter Drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic

October 8, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C.

Trump Administration Cuts Environmental Review for Winter Drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic

Trump’s Dirty Energy Double Whammy: Pay More for Fuel and Power—and Use More of It

October 8, 2026 BackgrounderUnited States, Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, WisconsinBob Deans

How the Trump administration's policies are driving up costs at the pump and the plug while deepening dependence on fossil fuels, with a focus on nine states: Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Administrator Zeldin Announces Another Oil Industry Giveaway

October 7, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

The EPA is set to unveil a proposal to weaken standards that require oil and gas companies to check for leaks. Only the worst companies aren’t complying.

Public Interest Groups Welcome Inaugural ROWE Board

October 6, 2026 ReactionPortland (Oregon)

The Pathways Launch Committee approved the inaugural five-member Board of Directors for the Regional Organization of Western Energy, known as ROWE. NRDC, Western Resource Advocates and Renewable Northwest strongly support the slate, which brings decades of experience in state regulation…