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EPA Seeks to Gut PFAS Protections, Leaving Millions Exposed to Toxic Forever Chemicals in Tap Water

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed to eliminate key current standards set to protect people from unsafe levels of PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water, reversing legal protections adopted in 2024. Additionally, the EPA has reversed course and stopped…

Trump EPA Rejects Hawaiʻi's Clean Air Plan, Preventing Utility's Own Requests to Retire Aging Oil-Burning Plants

Press ReleaseHonolulu
The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency finalized its rejection of Hawaiʻi's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan on Friday.

House Transportation Bill Would Stick Americans With New Fees, Higher Costs

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released legislation that would set priorities and funding for federally funded transportation over the next five years.

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Judge Approves Multi-Million Dollar Clean-Up for Penobscot River

Press ReleaseMaine
Today, a Federal District Court in Maine approved a settlement that requires Mallinckrodt US LLC to pay for mercury remediation in the Penobscot River Estuary, concluding a more than two decade long legal fight led by Maine People’s Alliance and…

Groups Sue to Halt Beltway Toll Lane Project

Press ReleaseMaryland
Public advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit today to halt the Beltway and I-270 toll-lane project because of an insufficient and error-filled environmental review.

California Set to Transition to Clean Vehicles

Press ReleaseCalifornia
California regulators are set to vote on the new Advanced Clean Cars program tomorrow, which would put the nation’s most populous state on the path to 100% emission-free car sales by 2035. California’s action will open the way for other…

Post Office to Deliver More Clean Trucks

Press ReleaseUnited States
Facing unprecedented opposition to its plan to invest in polluting delivery vehicles, the U.S. Postal Service changed course today and said it would buy thousands more clean electric vehicles for its fleet.

A Key Step Toward Cleaner Transportation

Press ReleaseUnited States
A proposed rule today from the Department of Transportation would require states to measure the greenhouse gas emissions from their highway and transportation programs, and then come up with plans to reduce that harmful pollution.

Biden’s Bold Bet on Vehicle Charging

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Biden administration announced $700 million in private sector commitments to build and expand the vehicle charging infrastructure needed to transition to zero-emission cars and trucks.

Recertification of Lobster Fishery Would Harm Right Whales, Mislead Consumers

Press ReleaseEast
Conservation groups acted today to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale by formally objecting to a determination that the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery should be recertified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainability standard. MSC certification is…

100 Groups Urge Global Leaders to Stop Extinction

Press ReleaseInternational
More than 100 organizations from five continents today urged negotiators headed to a world biodiversity meeting to commit to stopping human-caused extinctions of species. The groups’ letter comes as negotiations over the global framework to combat biodiversity loss are set…

NRDC, UAW Sue USPS Over Truck Purchase Plan

Press ReleaseUnited States
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and the United Auto Workers (UAW) sued the U.S. Postal Service today over its plan to buy tens of thousands of polluting trucks for its fleet rather than cleaner electric vehicles.

Accelerating Toward Cleaner Highways

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Department of Transportation issued a framework today for investments that would help states and cities slash greenhouse gas emissions from their highways.

California Accelerates Transition to Clean Vehicles

Press ReleaseCalifornia
California’s Air Resources Board proposed standards that would transition the state to 100% sales of zero-emitting vehicles by 2035--a plan that will protect drivers from high prices at the pump, cut health-harming air pollution, and help address the climate crisis.