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Interior Pushes Illegal Plan to Rush Oil Drilling, Mining Projects

April 24, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced it will invoke “emergency” authority to fast-track fossil fuel and mining projects on public lands and in federal waters. 

NC Business Leaders Call for State Policies to Support Clean Energy Economy 

April 24, 2025 Press ReleaseNorth Carolina

Dozens of state businesses leaders traveled to the Legislature last week to advocate for sensible policies that will help continue the growth of North Carolina’s clean energy economy.

100 Days of Destruction

April 24, 2025 Ed Board MemoUnited StatesAlexandra Adams

The Trump administration has averaged at least one destructive action or proposal every single day of its first three months.

Interior Department Opens Door to Expansive Offshore Drilling Plan

April 18, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the start of a planning process to develop a new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program that could dramatically expand drilling across U.S. waters.

Interior Department Moves to Dismantle Landmark Public Lands Conservation Rule

April 17, 2025 ReactionAlaska, United States

The U.S. Department of the Interior is taking steps to repeal the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule and eliminate key protections for 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska.

US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service Move to Gut Endangered Species Act with New Rule

April 16, 2025 ReactionUnited States

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service today proposed a rule that would eliminate the long-standing definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act, undermining core protections for endangered wildlife.

Burgum Halts Empire Wind Project

April 16, 2025 Press ReleaseNew York

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum put out a social media post and memo ordering a halt to construction on the Empire Wind offshore wind project.

Attacks on the Endangered Species Act Are Coming in Fast

April 16, 2025 BackgrounderUnited StatesLucas Rhoads

The Trump administration and anti-environment members of Congress are intent on waging a war on the law—and all the wildlife that depend on it. 

Reflecting on New Mexico’s 2025 Legislative Session

April 14, 2025 BackgrounderNew MexicoAlexis Mena

As the session comes to an end, it is imperative that the state keep up the momentum to ensure healthy communities, protected ecosystems, and a stable climate.

Trump Moves to Gut NOAA’s Climate Research

April 11, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Trump administration is moving to eliminate the research arm of NOAA and end the agency's support for weather and climate research.

USDA’s Logging Emergency Is a Cover for Widespread Forest Destruction

April 8, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

The USDA has issued an “Emergency Situation Determination” that would open more than 100 million acres of national forests to accelerated logging.

The Pulse on California’s Legislative Session

April 7, 2025 BackgrounderCaliforniaVictoria Rome

The state's environmental and climate advocates, as well our allies in the legislature, are working to advance environmental goals, protect public health, and bolster community resilience to our changing climate.

Reported Proposal to Sell Public Lands to Offset Federal Spending

April 4, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

Some Republican lawmakers are reportedly weighing the sale of federally owned public lands to help pay for a sweeping budget reconciliation package.

Colorado’s Opportunity to Clean Up Electricity 

April 2, 2025 BackgrounderColoradoAlana Miller

Proposed legislation in Colorado would set targets for electric utilities to reduce emissions from electricity generation through 2040, with customer protections on cost and reliability. 

How Western States Can Save the Colorado River

April 2, 2025 Press ReleaseLos Angeles

A new report from the UCLA Institute of Environment & Sustainability and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) demonstrates the importance of wastewater recycling for the mitigation of the outsized and much-litigated water demands placed on Colorado River. Recycling treated wastewater…

A Good Transmission Line Is Hard to Find

April 1, 2025 BackgrounderGeorgiaJossie Steinberg, Patrick King II

The 2025 Georgia Power Integrated Resource Plan: It’s not about peanuts, but a different kind of crop. 

NC Businesses Call for Commitment to Carbon Reduction Plan

March 31, 2025 Press ReleaseNorth Carolina

North Carolina businesses sent a letter to state lawmakers opposing a Republican bill that would undo the state’s progress to build a clean energy economy and assure energy affordability.

Court Rules Interior Failed to Assess Environmental Impacts of Oil and Gas Lease Sale

March 28, 2025 ReactionUnited States

A federal court has ruled that the Interior Department's approval of a massive offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico violated federal environmental law.

New Report Reveals Massive Loss of Wetland Protections After Supreme Court’s Sackett Decision

March 24, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

A new report by NRDC exposes the catastrophic loss of federal protections for wetlands across the United States following the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Sackett v. EPA.

NRDC Mourns the Passing of Representative Raúl M. Grijalva, a Champion for Environmental Justice and Public Lands

March 13, 2025 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., Arizona

Over his decades in public service, he played a pivotal role in advancing policies to protect our oceans and public lands, strengthen tribal consultation, and address climate change. His impact will be felt for generations to come.