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States Can Act Now to Create Workplace Heat Standards

BackgrounderUnited StatesJuanita Constible
There are several pathways to heat standards, which vary by the different buckets of state plan states and territories.

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.

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…

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Cuomo Signs Child Safe Products Act into Law

Press ReleaseNew York
Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed the Child Safe Products Act into law, which requires manufacturers to disclose chemicals of concern in children’s products and phases out some of the most toxic chemicals, such as benzene, chlorinated tris and asbestos.

New York City Announces Exciting Climate Agenda

Press ReleaseNew York City
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a number of bold climate and clean energy initiatives as part of his State of the City address, including to: develop an offshore wind hub in Brooklyn by 2023; double the amount of solar power…

Gov. Wolf Affirms Support for RGGI in 2020-21 Budget Address

Press ReleasePennsylvania
Governor Tom Wolf today unveiled his proposed 2020-21 fiscal year budget agenda, laying out key priorities for Pennsylvania and doubling down on his commitment to joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

Governor Murphy Announces Sweeping Climate Agenda for New Jersey

Press ReleaseNew Jersey
Governor Phil Murphy today unveiled New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan, which will put the state on the pathway to a 100 percent clean energy future by 2050. In addition, Governor Murphy announced an executive order to create nation-leading regulations that…

New York Issues Bold Energy Efficiency Order

Press ReleaseNew York
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) today issued an order, implementing the “New Efficiency: New York” plan to bolster its energy efficiency and building decarbonization goals. The programs implemented as part of the order will save more than…

Court Halts VA Pipeline Over Flawed Environmental Justice Assessment

Press ReleaseVirginia
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today vacated a permit to build a compressor station for the proposed Atlantic Coast gas pipeline, citing a Virginia state board for inadequately assessing its environmental justice impacts on the largely African American…

Cuomo Signs Robust PFAS Protections into Law

Press ReleaseNew York
Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed into law legislation to phase out the use of toxic chemicals known as PFAS in firefighting foam. PFAS have been found to contaminate a significant portion of New York’s drinking water sources. These “forever chemicals”…

New York State Adopts Paint Recycling Program

Press ReleaseNew York
Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday signed the paint recycling legislation, a bill designed to tackle a long-standing solid waste disposal problem by making it possible for business and residents to recycle leftover paint at hundreds of convenient locations throughout the state…

Transforming Transportation in Mid-Atlantic & Northeast Gets Underway

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia
Twelve eastern states and the District of Columbia today announced a major advance in creating a regional clean transportation policy that will improve public transportation, reduce pollution and improve the quality of life of tens of millions of Americans.

Cuomo Proposes Statewide Ban on Polystyrene Foam Containers

Press ReleaseNew York
Governor Cuomo today announced, as part of his 2020 State of the State, that he will propose legislation to enact a statewide ban on polystyrene food and beverage containers, as well as packing peanuts made of polystyrene. Polystyrene foam is…

Cuomo Signs Bill Banning Wildlife Trafficking

Press ReleaseNew York
Governor Cuomo signed into law a first-of-its-kind bill that bans the sale and possession with intent to sell of parts of any species threatened with extinction. The new law embraces the precautionary principle of protecting species before they reach the…

NRC Approves Reactor Threatened by Sea-Level Rise

Press ReleaseFlorida
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission pushed through the extension of the license for the Turkey Point nuclear facility in Florida. The approval comes more than a decade before the current license expires, in 2032. In giving the OK, the NRC ignored…

National Grid Moratorium Lifted

Press ReleaseNew York
Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced an agreement has been reached with National Grid to lift the utility’s current moratorium on gas service in Long Island, Queens and Brooklyn. In addition, the utility is required to pay up to $36 million…

PA Lawmakers Vote to Expand Clean Transportation

Press ReleasePennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Senate’s Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee today voted to advance the Pennsylvania Clean Transportation Infrastructure Act, a bipartisan effort to significantly advance electric vehicles (EVs) and charging stations across the state while helping tackle one of the…

Governor Cooper Must Veto NC Farm Act

Press ReleaseNorth Carolina
The North Carolina General Assembly today voted to approve the Farm Act, which creates a loophole in a decades-old law that prevents industrial hog facilities in the state from making big changes to their facilities if those changes fail to…

Pennsylvania Moves to Join RGGI in Fight Against Climate Change

Press ReleasePennsylvania
Governor Tom Wolf today directed the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to develop a pathway for Pennsylvania to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) – a multi-state effort designed to cut carbon pollution from power plants across the…