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The Cost of the United States’ Dependence on Oil

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesAlexandra Adams
The country's entire economy is more vulnerable to oil price and supply shocks. In a global market, that means there’s one solution: Reduce dependence on oil.

Trump Administration Repeals Landmark Public Lands Rule

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Department of the Interior repealed the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, eliminating the regulatory requirement that conservation be weighed alongside mining, drilling, timber, and grazing across 245 million acres of public lands.

Trump Advisors Recommend FEMA Cuts in New Report

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
A report from the group created to advise President Trump on the future of the federal disaster response endorsed slashing the FEMA budget and foisting costs and responsibility on states.

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Trump Administration Repeals Landmark Public Lands Rule

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Department of the Interior repealed the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, eliminating the regulatory requirement that conservation be weighed alongside mining, drilling, timber, and grazing across 245 million acres of public lands.

Trump Advisors Recommend FEMA Cuts in New Report

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
A report from the group created to advise President Trump on the future of the federal disaster response endorsed slashing the FEMA budget and foisting costs and responsibility on states.

Keystone Light Tar Sands Pipeline: Same Problems, Different Name

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., Canada
President Trump signed off on a key permit to construct the Bridger Pipeline Expansion project, often referred to as “Keystone Light” because it would pump huge volumes of Canada’s sludgy tar sands oil along a portion of the controversial canceled…

House Farm Bill Fails Farmers and Rural Communities

ReactionWashington, D.C.
The House approved its version of the 2026 Farm Bill today that would roll back environmental safeguards and programs that help farmers lower their energy bills and invest in affordable, reliable clean energy.

Congress Moves to Open Boundary Waters to Pollution from Toxic Mining

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Senate passed House Joint Resolution 140, a dangerous measure that would strip protections from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, and open the door to toxic copper mining at the headwaters of this iconic wilderness area, threatening…

Congress Should Reject President Trump's Skewed Budget

ReactionWashington, D.C., United States
President Trump sent budget priorities to Congress today that featured a sharp uptick in military spending, paid for in large part by cuts in public health and environmental programs. NRDC experts say Congress should reject it.

Senate Republicans Seek to Weaken Nation’s Toxic Chemical Law

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
Senate Republicans put forward proposed legislation to rewrite the nation’s most important law protecting the public from toxic chemicals in the Environment and Public Works Committee hearing held today.