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EPA Plan Allows Data Centers and other Polluters Build First, Ask Permission Later

May 18, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C.

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed allowing data centers, power plants, and other industrial polluters to complete major  construction on new facilities before obtaining the federal air permits long required under the Clean Air Act.

Keystone Light Tar Sands Pipeline: Same Problems, Different Name

May 1, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., Canada

President Trump signed off on a key permit to construct the Bridger Pipeline Expansion project, often referred to as “Keystone Light” because it would pump huge volumes of Canada’s sludgy tar sands oil along a portion of the controversial canceled…

House Farm Bill Fails Farmers and Rural Communities

April 30, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C.

The House approved its version of the 2026 Farm Bill today that would roll back environmental safeguards and programs that help farmers lower their energy bills and invest in affordable, reliable clean energy.

Congress Moves to Open Boundary Waters to Pollution from Toxic Mining

April 16, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The Senate passed House Joint Resolution 140, a dangerous measure that would strip protections from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, and open the door to toxic copper mining at the headwaters of this iconic wilderness area, threatening…

EPA proposes to weaken safeguards against coal ash pollution in groundwater, threatening community drinking water sources around the country

April 9, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed rollbacks to regulations that require coal-burning power plants to monitor and clean up their toxic coal ash that contaminates groundwater.

Trump Administration Moves to Strip Protections from Sacred Lands Surrounding Chaco Canyon

April 2, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C., New Mexico

Trump Administration Moves to Strip Protections from Sacred Lands Surrounding Chaco Canyon

Zeldin’s Devastating Record May Get Him a Promotion

April 2, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States

Zeldin’s EPA acted unlawfully to cut protections for clean air and water and abdicate the legal responsibility to tackle climate pollution.

EPA and HHS Pledge to Address Threat of Microplastics, PFAS to Health and Drinking Water Safety

April 2, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Growing concerns that microplastics – tiny plastic particles found in human bodies and the environment  –  are toxic to human health led the EPA today to identify microplastics as a contaminant of concern in drinking water for the first time.

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…

Senator Lee, Rep. Maloy introduce joint resolution to undo Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan

March 4, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., Utah

Today, the elected officials behind 2025’s failed public lands sell-off attempts – Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT-02) – introduced a joint resolution to undo the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan using the Congressional Review Act…

Senate Committee Advances Pearce Nomination to Lead BLM Despite Record of Supporting Public Land Sales

March 4, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C., United States

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to advance Steve Pearce's nomination to be the next director of the Bureau of Land Management, moving a nominee with a documented record of supporting the sale and transfer of federal public…

Senate Republicans Seek to Weaken Nation’s Toxic Chemical Law

March 4, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States

Senate Republicans put forward proposed legislation to rewrite the nation’s most important law protecting the public from toxic chemicals in the Environment and Public Works Committee hearing held today.

NOAA Proposal to Weaken Vessel Speed Regulation Would Be Catastrophic to North Atlantic Right Whales

March 3, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that it is considering “deregulatory action” to undo federal vessel-speed protections that protect endangered North Atlantic right whales

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

EPA Said to Ignore Benefit of Saving Lives

January 12, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C.

The Environmental Protection Agency is going to stop considering the economic benefits of reducing asthma, heart disease and premature deaths as it repeals limits on air pollutants like mercury, soot and smog, according to published reports.

EPA Gives Polluters a Pass on Reporting Their Emissions

September 12, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

Ending this 10-year-old reporting program violates a clear congressional requirement and will leave Americans in the dark about the worst-polluting facilities in the nation.

Westerman Bill Would Gut Environmental Review, Silence Communities, and Empower Polluters

July 25, 2025 ReactionUnited States, Washington, D.C.

House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman introduced legislation that would deliver the most sweeping rollback of the National Environmental Policy Act since the law was enacted more than 50 years ago.

New DOI Policy Could "Snuff Out Renewable Energy" on Public Lands

July 17, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Department of the Interior put in place new policies that could effectively ban renewable energy development on public lands.

Trump Administration Launches Sweeping Attack on Environmental Review, Silencing Communities and Ignoring Climate Impacts

July 2, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

In a sweeping and coordinated move, the Trump administration has begun rolling out a series of new regulations across multiple federal agencies that severely weaken the National Environmental Policy Act.

As Heat Soars, EPA “Reconsiders” Climate Dangers

July 1, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

In the wake of a nationwide, record-breaking heatwave, the EPA submitted its proposed reconsideration of the finding that climate change endangers American's health and welfare.