News & Commentary

The data center pressures seen in the United States and Europe are likely to spread as digital infrastructure expands worldwide. Countries need guardrails to avoid fossil lock-in, protect communities, and keep costs from rising.

Two years ago, BLM modernized its strategies for conserving water, wildlife, and other natural resources—the Trump administration is jettisoning them to advance its dirty energy program.

From prairie potholes to transboundary rivers, the country’s waterways are suffering from a slew of policies that make it easier to pollute.

The state legislature leads the way with new health and environmental bills.

Getting all the lead service lines out is complicated, but it is worth it and necessary for the viability of its future.

The U.S. Senate will vote this week on whether to allow dangerous sulfide-ore copper mining on the edges of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness—a place where my family’s roots go back more than a century.

As more and more of our forests face threats from industry and the Trump administration, it’s critical to protect the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

State leaders can address major water affordability challenges by protecting financially vulnerable customers, ensuring transparency, and providing dedicated state funding for water infrastructure. 

The once clean and clear waterways are rusting, a visually striking example of the catastrophic—and sometimes unpredictable—impacts of global climate change.

There is a very clear need to invest in lead pipe replacement in the state, and the budget should do just that.  

It’s time to modernize the antiquated water pricing system and create one that factors in resilience, capital improvements, and efficiency.

Up to $13.6 billion is available from settlements, but key actions to claim funds must be taken by January 1, June 30, and July 30 in 2026.

From sea level rise to bee populations, the agency’s wildlife and climate programs shed light on the world around us.

Rescinding the Roadless Rule would open vast swaths of protected national forests to logging and roadbuilding, threatening the country’s last remaining wildlands.

The project could sabotage U.S. climate goals, send oil-filled trains along the Colorado River, and pollute the air from Utah to the Gulf Coast.

The hard-won victory to secure clean water is a reminder of why preserving American democracy is so essential—and what’s possible when we stand up to powerful forces.