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EPA Greenlights More Toxic Tailpipe Pollution

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed delaying new standards that would limit toxic tailpipe pollution that cause soot and smog.
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The Cost of the United States’ Dependence on Oil

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesAlexandra Adams
The country's entire economy is more vulnerable to oil price and supply shocks. In a global market, that means there’s one solution: Reduce dependence on oil.

Trump Administration Repeals Landmark Public Lands Rule

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Department of the Interior repealed the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, eliminating the regulatory requirement that conservation be weighed alongside mining, drilling, timber, and grazing across 245 million acres of public lands.

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States Challenge Trump’s Order to Block Wind Power

Press ReleaseUnited States, New York, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C.
Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C. filed a lawsuit today in federal court challenging the Trump administration’s presidential memorandum that attempted to block new wind energy projects.

100 Days of Destruction

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.

Burgum Halts Empire Wind Project

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.

The Pulse on California’s Legislative Session

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.

Colorado’s Opportunity to Clean Up Electricity 

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. 

Trump Slashes Help for Power, Heating Bills

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Trump administration eliminated the entire staff working on the Low Income Energy Assistance Program, according to published reports.

A Good Transmission Line Is Hard to Find

BackgrounderGeorgiaJossie Steinberg, Patrick King II

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

EPA’s Reckless Move to Halt Clean Energy Grants

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.

The State of the Union is Dire

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
President Trump will address a joint session of Congress tonight.