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Trump's Coal Bailout Fails Bigly

ReactionMontana, Wyoming, Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Department of the Interior cancels Wyoming coal lease sale after embarrassing Montana auction.

Trump Energy EO and Keystone XL: “The Industry and the World Have Moved On”

Press ReleaseNebraska, North Dakota, Alberta, Montana, South Dakota
The Trump administration released an executive order this week that attempts to reinstate a cross-border permits to help “restart” the Keystone XL pipeline—a controversial project that the developer walked away from in 2021 after more than a decade of fighting.

U.S. Launches Trade Complaint Over Mexico’s Failure to Protect Vaquita

Press ReleaseMexico
U.S. Trade Representative Catherine Tai formally requested environmental consultations with Mexico today over its illegal fishing. Aimed at protecting the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, the request is the first step under the enforcement and dispute mechanism of the United States-Mexico-Canada…

NRDC Analysis: 8,600+ Montana Jobs from Build Back Better Act

Press ReleaseMontana
A new NRDC analysis shows that the Build Back Better Act, as it currently stands, has the potential to significantly accelerate clean energy investment, economic activity, and job growth in Montana. The Senate now needs to pass the Build Back…

Groups to Biden Admin: Step Up Climate Diplomacy with Mexico

Press ReleaseUnited States, Mexico
Leading legal, foreign policy and environmental groups are urging the Biden administration to step up climate diplomacy and push back against policies by the government of Mexico that promote fossil fuel electricity at the expense of clean energy. These practices…

COP26: U.S. & China Pledge Climate Action this Decisive Decade

Press ReleaseChina, United States
The United States and China announced plans today at global climate talks in Glasgow to work together this decade on controlling climate pollution, reducing deforestation and advancing clean energy to address the climate crisis.

COP15: China Announces Steps to Help Address the Biodiversity and Climate Crises

Press ReleaseChina
During global biodiversity talks at COP15 in Kunming, China, on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a new international fund to support biodiversity protection in developing countries, and stronger protections within China’s national park system, which provides habitat for 30…

Yet Again, Federal Court Invalidates Key Permit for Keystone XL

Press ReleaseMontana
A federal judge ruled today that the US Army Corps of Engineers violated the law when it approved Nationwide Permit 12, a key water crossing permit for TC Energy’s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and many other pipelines nationwide. The…

Senators Stand for the Climate in Opposing USMCA

Press ReleaseUnited States, Mexico, Canada
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he voted against the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement today on the grounds that it doesn’t combat dangerous climate change.