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House Tax Measure Would Gut Manufacturing Boom

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

The House Committee on Ways and Means released its bill text for its massive package delivering tax cuts for billionaires.

House Bill Would Destroy Public Lands, Forests, and Oceans

May 9, 2025 BackgrounderUnited StatesJosh Axelrod, Kabir Green, Garett Rose, Valerie Cleland

Destructive proposal sells off public lands; boosts fossil fuels, mining, clearcutting; and includes “pay-to-play" scheme granting industry a shield from judicial review.

BPA Joining Southwest Power Pool Markets+ Means Abandoned Benefits

May 9, 2025 Press ReleasePortland (Oregon), West, California, Midwest

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) announced today its decision to join the Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) Markets+.

New York State Includes Environment and Energy Measures in FY2025–26 Budget

May 8, 2025 Press ReleaseNew York

The FY25-26 budget passed the legislature today, which includes $1 billion for the Sustainable Future Fund, an increase in $25 million to the Environmental Protection Fund, and a ban of use of PFAS in firefighting gear.

States Challenge Trump’s Order to Block Wind Power

May 5, 2025 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.

Trump Proclamation Exempts Nation’s Dirtiest Coal Plants from Mercury & Air Toxics Standards

May 1, 2025 Ed Board MemoUnited StatesJohn Walke, Amanda Levin

This move is part of a bigger push by the administration to prop up the coal industry, even as cheaper, cleaner alternatives like wind and solar dominate new energy development.

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.

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.

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 Tries to Prop up Dirty Coal Plants—Again

April 8, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

After trying and failing to prop up old, uneconomic, and dirty coal plants during his first term, President Trump’s administration is unveiling a new plan to try to boost coal mining and keep these aging plants from closing.

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.

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. 

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.

DOE Greenlights Dirty LNG Export Terminal

March 19, 2025 Press ReleaseLouisiana

The U.S. Department of Energy granted conditional authorization for the Calcasieu Pass 2 LNG export terminal today, granting the project conditional authority to export LNG to non-free trade agreement countries.