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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.

Trump Executive Orders Jeopardize Our Oceans

February 7, 2025 BackgrounderUnited StatesValerie Cleland, Rebecca Loomis

Repealing protections and expediting permitting in a zeal to "drill, baby, drill" will only lead to disastrous "spills, baby, spills."

Trump’s Executive Orders Mean Real Damage to U.S. Economy, Communities, and Clean Energy Gains

February 3, 2025 Ed Board MemoUnited States, InternationalManish Bapna

Nobody voted for any of this—and it’s not what most of the country wants. 

Trump’s Chaotic Halt to Federal Grants and Loans

January 28, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

President Trump ordered an immediate across-the-board freeze on grants, loans, and other federal financial assistance.

Human Health Risks from Neonic Pesticides: 7 Questions Answered

January 27, 2025 BackgrounderUnited StatesDr. Jennifer Sass

Two new papers on acute and chronic human health risks from neonicotinoid pesticides show that there are significant health risks associated with neonic pesticides.

Trump's Offshore Drilling Rollback Threatens Oceans, Coastal Economies, and Communities

January 21, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

President Trump’s rollback of offshore drilling protections prioritizes Big Oil profits over ocean health and coastal economies.

Doug Burgum’s Nomination Raises Concerns For Our Public Lands

January 16, 2025 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The Senate held a confirmation hearing for Doug Burgum, President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior.

U.S. Government Agrees to Halt Seafood Imports Tied to Deadly Bycatch of Whales, Dolphins, Other Marine Mammals

January 16, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, International

Conservation groups reached an agreement today that will require the United States to stop importing seafood that does not meet U.S. standards for protecting marine mammals.

Biden Announces Offshore Leasing Ban

January 6, 2025 ReactionWashington

President Biden permanently banned new oil and gas leasing today from United States’ waters off the Atlantic coast, the Pacific coast of California, Oregon, and Washington, the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and an area in Alaska’s Bering Sea.

International Treaty Negotiations Fail to Stem the Tide of Plastics

December 1, 2024 ReactionInternational

Fossil fuel industry and its government sponsors block efforts to curb harmful plastics pollution found in oceans, air, and human bodies.

Rollins Picked to Lead USDA

November 23, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President-elect Trump announced that he would nominate Brooke Rollins to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture today. Rollins is the CEO of the America First Policy Institute.

Lutnick Picked to Lead Department of Commerce

November 19, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Howard Lutnick is a billionaire businessman and the CEO of the global financial services firms Cantor Fitzgerald and BCG Group. If confirmed, Lutnick will oversee two organizations on Project 2025’s chopping block: the National Weather Service and NOAA.

Chairwoman Stabenow Introduces Senate Farm Bill

November 18, 2024 ReactionUnited States

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow introduced the Senate Farm Bill, which includes critical investments to support farmers, strengthen rural communities, and address the climate crisis.

Environmental Groups Reach Settlement on Pesticide-Treated Seeds with California Agency

November 13, 2024 Press ReleaseCalifornia

A group of environmental organizations informed a California state court today that they had reached an agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to propose regulations addressing pesticide-treated seeds.

USDA Announces More Than $3 Billion Investment in Rural America

October 25, 2024 ReactionUnited States

The Biden administration today announced over $3 billion in funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program.

California Becomes First State to Ban “Sell By” Dates on Packaged Foods

September 30, 2024 Press ReleaseCalifornia

AB 660 requires the use of standardized food date-labeling terminology, reducing consumer confusion and the environmental impacts of food waste.

Confusing Food Date Labels Are (Almost) a Thing of the Past

September 10, 2024 Press ReleaseSacramento

In a major victory for consumers and the environment, the California State Legislature passed the nation’s first mandatory food date labeling reform bill. Assembly Bill 660, which standardizes confusing date labels that result in unnecessary food waste, is now on…

USDA Unveils Historic $7.3 Billion Investment in Rural Clean Energy

September 5, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $7.3 billion in historic Inflation Reduction Act funding today for non-profit rural electric cooperatives through the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program.

Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Marine Mammals from Foreign Fishing Gear, Enforce Seafood Import Bans  

August 8, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States, International

Conservation groups sued several federal officials and departments today in the U.S. Court of International Trade over their failure to implement the import provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Senate Agriculture Releases Farm Bill Proposal

May 1, 2024 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 1, 2024) – Chairwoman Stabenow of the Senate Agriculture Committee released a Farm Bill proposal today that includes protections for Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) climate provisions and conservation programs.