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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.

EPA’s Reckless Move to Halt Clean Energy Grants

March 12, 2025 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Lee Zeldin, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced that the agency would cancel $20 billion of contracts that are poised to deliver unprecedented clean energy upgrades to homes, businesses, schools, and churches across the nation.

EPA Moves to Further Cut Clean Water Act, Threatening Water Supplies for Millions

March 12, 2025 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States

Today, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a new effort likely to result in regulatory changes that further weaken the Clean Water Act by restricting protections for streams, wetlands, and other vital waterways.

Lawmakers Pave Way for Duke Energy to Increase Rates and Profits, Backtrack on Climate Pollution Reduction Plan

March 11, 2025 Press ReleaseRaleigh

The Republican-controlled General Assembly is fast-tracking a bill that would raise energy customer prices and undo benchmarks for Duke Energy to meet carbon neutrality. Senate Bill 261 was filed by State Sen. Paul Newton, a former Duke Energy executive. Republican…

Report: California Has Immediate and Long-term Solutions to Bring Down Electricity Rates

March 11, 2025 Press ReleaseCalifornia

A new analysis from NRDC examines Pacific Gas & Electric's (PG&E) electricity rates and identifies reforms that could benefit customers of all of California’s investor-owned utilities and encourage them to invest in clean electric powered appliances and cars.

Executive Orders Direct a Massive Expansion of Logging on Public Lands

March 5, 2025 BackgrounderUnited StatesGarett Rose

New policy directives prioritize logging industry profits over communities, wildlife, and forest ecosystems.

The State of the Union is Dire

March 4, 2025 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States

President Trump will address a joint session of Congress tonight.

Supreme Court Ruling Rolls Back Clean Water Protections, Endangering Environment and Public Health 

March 4, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

In a setback for clean water protections, the Supreme Court today invalidated EPA permitting requirements regulating water pollution, undermining the agency’s authority under the Clean Water Act to prevent pollution that harms human health and the environment.

Introduction of the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act

March 4, 2025 Press ReleaseIllinois

Representative Ann Williams and environmental and consumer advocates introduced the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (SB2473/HB3779).

Executive Order Seeks to Accelerate Widespread Logging in Federal Forests

March 3, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Trump signed an executive order aimed at weakening environmental protections to make widespread commercial logging the guiding purpose of federal forest management.

Cautious Optimism as COP16 Concludes with Key Agreements on Biodiversity Funding and Monitoring

February 28, 2025 ReactionInternational

The 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity concluded with cautious optimism as nations adopted new measures to track and fund efforts to halt biodiversity loss.

Trump Administration Trashes Public Protections in Permitting Process: “Reckless Deregulation at Its Worst”

February 21, 2025 ReactionWashington, D.C., United States

The Trump administration has revoked the Council on Environmental Quality’s regulations that guide federal environmental reviews, ending nearly 50 years of precedent.

Trump Interior Secretary’s Orders Make Public Lands Ground Zero for Drilling & Mining

February 20, 2025 BackgrounderUnited StatesJosh Axelrod

The Trump administration hopes to end protections of cherished places and expand oil, gas, and mining on the country’s public lands.

Environmental Groups Sue to Block Trump’s Repeal of Offshore Drilling Protections

February 19, 2025 Press ReleaseArctic, East

A coalition of environmental organizations, led by the NRDC and Earthjustice, sued to challenge President Trump’s executive order that revokes protections for more than 625 million acres of ocean.

Freeze on “Solar for All" State Grants Leaves Pennsylvania in the Dark

February 13, 2025 Press ReleasePennsylvania

The Trump administration issued an executive order pausing Solar for All grants across the United States, impacting 60 program awardees, including Pennsylvania.

Trump Nominates Oil Industry Insider Kathleen Sgamma to Lead Bureau of Land Management

February 12, 2025 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The Trump administration announced it would nominate longtime oil and gas insider Kathleen Sgamma to lead the Bureau of Land Management.

Freeze on “Solar for All” State Grants Leaves New Mexico in the Dark 

February 11, 2025 ReactionNew Mexico

The Trump administration issued an executive order pausing Solar for All grants across the United States, impacting 60 program awardees, including the state of New Mexico.