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500 and Counting: Tracking an Unprecedented Assault on Public Health, the Environment, and Good Governance

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesAlexandra Adams
The Trump administration has taken roughly one harmful action every day since President Trump returned to office.

Trump’s Coal Plant Bailout Wastes Taxpayer Dollars

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Trump administration is providing hundreds of millions of dollars to keep old coal plants from closing and to build two new coal plants.

Environmental Groups File Suit Against CA’s Weakened Plastic Pollution Regulations

Press ReleaseCalifornia
Environmental groups challenged in court CalRecycle’s recently finalized regulations for the state’s landmark plastic packaging law, which were weakened and create giant loopholes that undermine the law’s recycling and plastic reduction goals.

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California Accelerates Transition to Clean Vehicles

Press ReleaseCalifornia
California’s Air Resources Board proposed standards that would transition the state to 100% sales of zero-emitting vehicles by 2035--a plan that will protect drivers from high prices at the pump, cut health-harming air pollution, and help address the climate crisis.

Biden Puts Fuel Savings in the Driver’s Seat

Press ReleaseUnited States
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued new fuel economy standards today that will save drivers money at the pump while cutting our reliance on oil.

Fuel Economy Delivers Dramatic Savings: NRDC Report

Press ReleaseUnited States
New vehicles are saving U.S. households on average about $630 to $840 a year at the pump thanks to better fuel economy over the past 15 years, according to a new analysis by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council).

PA Bill Strips DEP’s Authority to Cut Carbon Pollution

Press ReleasePennsylvania
The Pennsylvania House passed HB637 today and it now goes to the State Senate. The bill incorrectly states that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) lacks the authority to regulate carbon pollution from the power sector, then strips the…

President’s Budget Backs Jobs, Clean Energy and U.S. Security

Press ReleaseUnited States
President Biden released his Fiscal Year 2023 budget today, which builds on his climate, clean energy and security initiatives with new proposals to wean the U.S. from fossil fuels, boost federal aid for wildfire response and invest in clean energy…

US-EU Should Invest More in Clean Energy, Not Fossil Fuels

Press ReleaseInternational, United States
The United States and the European Union announced an agreement today that will help advance clean energy deployment in Europe while also increasing liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments to Europe to help wean it from Russian energy. Recent analysis has…

Climate Change is a Financial Risk

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules today that will require public companies to disclose the risks they face due to climate change.

EPA Launches Strategy to Clean Up Dirty Power Plant Pollution

Press ReleaseUnited States
Speaking at the CERAWeek energy conference, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan today unveiled an integrated power plant pollution strategy. He said it “allows us to tackle the full array of threats that power plants pose to clean air, safe…

States Cleared to Curb Vehicle Pollution

Press ReleaseCalifornia, United States
The Environmental Protection Agency today reaffirmed California’s authority to set tailpipe emissions standards to address its public health and air-quality needs, and other states’ authority to adopt and enforce those standards.