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Trump Administration Uses “God Squad” to Allow Gulf Oil and Gas Industry to Bypass Endangered Species Protections

March 31, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States, Louisiana

Cabinet committee votes to exempt federal oil and gas program from wildlife safeguards, threatening sea turtles, manatees, Rice’s whales, and other imperiled species.

Judge Hears Arguments in First Court Challenge to Climate Superfund Law

March 30, 2026 Press ReleaseVermont

Attorneys presented arguments today in federal court in the first legal challenge in the nation to a climate superfund law, which requires certain large fossil fuel companies to pay their fair share for climate change preparation.

Trump's Attack on Affordable Energy and Our Health

March 20, 2026 Ed Board MemoInternational, United StatesAlexandra Adams, Amanda Levin

The administration’s actions are set to raise average energy costs by hundreds of dollars per household a year—in addition to the current spike in prices at the pump.

The Potomac Sewage Spill Is a Reminder that We Need to Fund Our Nation’s Wastewater Infrastructure

March 16, 2026 BackgrounderMaryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C.Becky Hammer

The cost of doing nothing is far higher than the cost of fixing the problem now.

Trump Administration is Pursuing Exempting Gulf Oil and Gas Program from Endangered Species Protections

March 16, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

The Trump administration announced today it will convene the Endangered Species Committee, or so-called “God Squad,” a rarely used committee that has the power to condemn an endangered species to extinction, in an attempt to permanently exempt the federal Gulf…

New Mexico Leaders Support Cutting Industrial Emissions—and the Bipartisan Work Will Continue, Despite a Veto

March 12, 2026 BackgrounderNew MexicoAlexis Mena, Dharma Santos-Santiago

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham vetoes a landmark law that would have established four new industrial decarbonization programs.

New Yorkers Can Save Hundreds on Utility Bills with State Action, New Analysis Finds

March 10, 2026 Press ReleaseNew York

As New Yorkers face skyrocketing utility bills, a new independent analysis from Synapse Energy Economics finds that state leaders can take immediate action that could save the average New York household at least $341 per year by 2030. In the…

Coal Pollution Spikes After Trump’s Free Pass to Pollute

March 5, 2026 Ed Board MemoUnited StatesAmanda Levin

In Texas, for example, six power plants that received presidential exemptions collectively increased their sulfur dioxide emissions last year by 48 percent.   

New Jersey Bringing on More Clean Energy to Lower Bills

March 4, 2026 Press ReleaseNew Jersey

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) concluded its competitive bidding process today, awarding contracts for 355 megawatts of grid-scale battery storage and 24 megawatts of grid-scale solar to project developers.

Sempra Cancels Vista Pacífico LNG Project in the Gulf of California

March 4, 2026 Press ReleaseMexico, California

Sempra announced it will not move forward with its proposed Vista Pacífico LNG export terminal in Topolobampo, Sinaloa, Mexico.

New York City Wins Major Victory in Congestion Pricing Battle

March 3, 2026 Press ReleaseNew York City

Today Judge Lewis J. Liman of Federal District Court in Manhattan ruled that the Trump administration’s attempt to end New York’s congestion pricing toll was illegal.

NRDC investor briefing warns Sempra’s Vista Pacífico LNG project faces high financial and reputational risk

February 26, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

NRDC investor briefing warns Sempra’s Vista Pacífico LNG project faces high financial and reputational risk

Coal Pollution Spiked After Trump Administration’s “Free Pass to Pollute”

February 26, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

EPA data shows that sulfur dioxide pollution from coal plants increased 18 percent in 2025, with the plants that were given presidential exemptions leading the way.

New NRDC Study: Cutting Food Waste in Illinois Could Add 14,000 Jobs and Grow the Economy

February 25, 2026 Press ReleaseChicago

A new study, commissioned by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), shows that Illinois can turn its trash into a major win for the state. By stopping food from rotting in landfills, Illinois can create thousands of jobs, grow the economy…

Trump’s Assault on the State of Our Health and the Environment

February 23, 2026 Ed Board MemoUnited StatesAlexandra Adams

As Americans take stock of the state of the union on Tuesday night, the state of the environment is gravely imperiled.

NRDC Statement on CARB Proposal to Delay Electric Climate Credit Relief

February 23, 2026 ReactionSacramento

NRDC and partner organizations have sent a letter to CARB (California Air Resources Board) in response to the agency’s proposed amendments to the Cap-and-Invest program, which would delay the transition of resources from gas corporations to electric distribution utilities by five…

Nitrogen Pollution Reduction Act to Protect California's Drinking Water is Introduced in the State Assembly

February 23, 2026 Press ReleaseSacramento

Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan has introduced the Nitrogen Pollution Reduction Act (AB 2447), sponsored by the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Soil Health Team (NRDC). The bill requires the State Water Resources Control Board and California's regional water quality control boards to…

Assemblymember Berman Introduces Legislation to Electrify California Homes

February 19, 2026 Press ReleaseSacramento

Today, Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) introduced the Home Energy Choice Act (AB 2313), offering California homeowners the opportunity to electrify their home appliances when their utility is scheduled to replace the natural gas line connected to their homes. This…

New NRDC analysis finds major gaps in state oil and gas rules meant to protect communities

February 19, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Review of 12 top-producing states finds no state has modernized safeguards across key health and pollution risks

House Majority's Farm Bill Leaves Farmers Behind

February 19, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C.

NRDC Reacts to House Agriculture Committee Majority’s 2026 Farm Bill