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“Deeply Disappointing” New York State Enacted Budget Weakens its Climate Law

Press ReleaseNew York, Albany
New York State’s finalized Fiscal Year 2027 budget includes substantial rollbacks to the state’s landmark Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), but retains some important climate protections.

UN General Assembly Reinforces Accountability for Climate Polluters

Press ReleaseNew York, International
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution yesterday affirming the International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have an obligation to reduce carbon pollution within their borders and are legally responsible to live up to climate pledges, while reducing…
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How Solar Will Keep the ACs Humming This Summer: Key Takeaways from NERC’s Summer Assessment

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesChristy Walsh, Dr. Yamit Lavi
New, clean energy is critical to keeping the lights on and air conditioners humming.

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Trump Targets Sage Grouse in Midnight Assault

Press ReleaseUnited States
In another Trump administration attempt to exploit western lands for oil and gas exploration, the Bureau of Land Management today moved to undermine critical protections for the iconic greater sage grouse.

Feds End Protections for Gray Wolves in Midst of Biodiversity Crisis

Press ReleaseUnited States
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a rule today, to strip gray wolves of Endangered Species Act protections in the Lower-48 states. Under the Endangered Species Act requirements, USFWS is responsible for implementing national recovery plans for endangered gray wolves until they are no longer in danger of extinction, but the…

P&G Shareholders Deliver Overwhelming Vote for Better Forest Sourcing

Press ReleaseCincinnati
Investors at Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) annual shareholder meeting today sent a clear directive to the company that it needs to address its forest sourcing, with 67% of shareholders voting for a resolution that calls on the company to eliminate…

Interior Department Proposes Changes to Endangered Species Act

Press ReleaseUnited States
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed a regulation today that changes the process for considering critical habitat exclusions under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal would decrease designation of critical habitat based on economic costs, making way for…

Whale-Watch Companies Asked to Stop Disturbing Critically Endangered Orcas

Press ReleaseWest
Today, national and regional conservation groups and respected environmental experts submitted a letter to all U.S. whale-watch operators requesting them to “Take The Pledge” and make a commitment to suspend viewing of the Southern Resident Killer Whale population, effective immediately.

U.S. Agrees to Decide Pangolin Protections

Press ReleaseUnited States
Under a new legal agreement, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will decide whether pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammals, should be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

Court Derails Trump Administration’s Efforts to Take More Water from Bay-Delta

Press ReleaseCalifornia
The Federal Court for the Eastern District of California granted in part a preliminary injunction yesterday against the Trump Administration’s efforts to increase water diversions from California’s Bay-Delta, which threaten endangered species including winter-run Chinook salmon, Delta Smelt, and other…

NRDC, Partners Sue to Protect River Herring

Press ReleaseUnited States
NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) and a coalition of fishing and watershed protection groups filed a lawsuit today in federal court to protect river herring from extinction.

Latest Vaquita Death Comes as US Expands Seafood Ban

Press ReleaseCalifornia
According to credible media reports, another vaquita was found drowned after being trapped in illegal gillnets in the Gulf of California, potentially bringing the total population of the small porpoises to nine individuals. The death came just before a strong…

U.S. Government Expands Mexican Seafood Ban to Save Vaquita Porpoise

Press ReleaseUnited States
The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced today that it will ban imports of Mexican shrimp and other seafood caught in the habitat of the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. The action is being taken under the Marine Mammal Protection…

Trump Rolls Back Endangered Species Act Protections During Trip to California

Press ReleaseCalifornia
During a visit to California today, President Trump moved forward with implementing Endangered Species Act permits (known as biological opinions) that dramatically weaken environmental protections for salmon and other imperiled species in California’s Bay-Delta Watershed. The State of California previously…