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EPA Seeks to Gut PFAS Protections, Leaving Millions Exposed to Toxic Forever Chemicals in Tap Water

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed to eliminate key current standards set to protect people from unsafe levels of PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water, reversing legal protections adopted in 2024. Additionally, the EPA has reversed course and stopped…

Trump EPA Rejects Hawaiʻi's Clean Air Plan, Preventing Utility's Own Requests to Retire Aging Oil-Burning Plants

Press ReleaseHonolulu
The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency finalized its rejection of Hawaiʻi's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan on Friday.

House Transportation Bill Would Stick Americans With New Fees, Higher Costs

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released legislation that would set priorities and funding for federally funded transportation over the next five years.

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Efforts to Dismantle USAID “Will Bring Significant Long-Term Costs”

Press ReleaseUnited States, International
As the United States’ critical agency for advancing international climate, health, water, agricultural, and other development projects, it also stands as one of the nation’s most important tools for creating goodwill and building soft power.

Vought Would Bring Chaos and Cruelty to OMB

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
The Senate is set to vote on whether to confirm Russell Vought, the chief architect of Project 2025, to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget.

Trump Energy EO and Keystone XL: “The Industry and the World Have Moved On”

Press ReleaseNebraska, North Dakota, Alberta, Montana, South Dakota
The Trump administration released an executive order this week that attempts to reinstate a cross-border permits to help “restart” the Keystone XL pipeline—a controversial project that the developer walked away from in 2021 after more than a decade of fighting.

Trump Will Resume LNG Export Approvals

Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.
President Trump announced a new executive order that would allow more LNG export facility approvals.

Trump Moves to Deny Americans Cleaner Vehicles

Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.
President Trump announced executive actions today that could severely curtail the availability of federal incentives for electric vehicles and lead to the dismantling of standards that are helping drive the clean vehicle transition and saving drivers money at the pump.

Trump’s Wrong Turn on Wind Energy

Press ReleaseMidwest, United States, Texas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas
President Trump announced today that he was halting new leasing for wind projects while fast-tracking plans to have more production of oil and gas on federal lands and waters.

Zeldin Acknowledges Need for Climate Action

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
Lee Zeldin, the nominee to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, told a Senate panel today that fossil fuel emissions are causing climate change, a contrast with President-elect Trump’s frequent statements that climate change is a hoax.