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EPA Greenlights More Toxic Tailpipe Pollution

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed delaying new standards that would limit toxic tailpipe pollution that cause soot and smog.
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The Cost of the United States’ Dependence on Oil

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesAlexandra Adams
The country's entire economy is more vulnerable to oil price and supply shocks. In a global market, that means there’s one solution: Reduce dependence on oil.

Trump Administration Repeals Landmark Public Lands Rule

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Department of the Interior repealed the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, eliminating the regulatory requirement that conservation be weighed alongside mining, drilling, timber, and grazing across 245 million acres of public lands.

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Senate Finance Hammers Clean Energy Incentives

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
The Senate Finance Committee unveiled its portion of a massive legislative package that would provide tax cuts for the wealthiest.

Michigan’s Opportunity to Cash In on Waste

BackgrounderMichiganAndrea Collins

A proposed increase to Michigan’s waste disposal surcharge could fund recycling and waste prevention efforts—especially food waste reduction—throughout the state.

DOE Orders Another Zombie Fossil Fuel Plant to Stay Online

Press ReleasePennsylvania, United States
The U.S. Department of Energy issued an order to mandate that a dirty and outdated power plant outside of Philadelphia continue operating beyond its planned closure, a week after issuing a similar order in Michigan.

FERC Approves Polluting LNG Export Terminal

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Federal Energy Regulatory Committee reapproved the Calcasieu Pass 2 liquefied natural gas export terminal on Friday, essentially greenlighting the polluting project.

House Passes Harmful Tax Measure

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
The House of Representatives passed a massive legislative package delivering tax cuts for billionaires.

House Passes New Attack on Clean Air Protections

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
The House of Representatives has passed Senate Joint Resolution 31, which would allow more cancer-causing hazardous air pollution from more than 1,800 industrial facilities and evasion from the EPA's longstanding clean air safeguards.

Empire Wind Construction Restarts

ReactionNew York
The Empire Wind offshore wind project has been approved to move forward after it was unexpectedly ordered to halt construction last month.