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Trump Administration Auction is a Bust, Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain for Oil Drilling Receives Few Bids

June 5, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The Bureau of Land Management announced today the results for an oil and gas lease sale in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, offering for bids 58 tracts across nearly 700,000 acres.

Environmental Groups File Suit Against CA’s Weakened Plastic Pollution Regulations

June 4, 2026 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Environmental groups challenged in court CalRecycle’s recently finalized regulations for the state’s landmark plastic packaging law, which were weakened and create giant loopholes that undermine the law’s recycling and plastic reduction goals.

Trump’s Coal Plant Bailout Wastes Taxpayer Dollars

June 4, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Trump administration is  providing hundreds of millions of dollars to keep old coal plants from closing and to build two new coal plants.

500 and Counting: Tracking an Unprecedented Assault on Public Health, the Environment, and Good Governance

June 4, 2026 Ed Board MemoUnited StatesAlexandra Adams

The Trump administration has taken roughly one harmful action every day since President Trump returned to office.

500 Anti-Environment Measures from the Trump Administration

June 4, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

NRDC’s White House Watch documented the 500th harmful action taken that would damage public health or the climate, an astonishing one for every day it has been in office.

North Carolina Data Center Reforms Tied to More Fossil Fuels

June 4, 2026 Press ReleaseNorth Carolina

The North Carolina House of Representatives approved a bill Wednesday putting guardrails on data center development, while also doubling down on fossil fuel production.

Hyperscalers Should Put Community Investment First: Here’s How

June 3, 2026 Expert BlogUnited StatesDoug Sims, Ilmi Granoff

New research shows that cities, utilities, hyperscalers, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders can work together to prioritize community-focused energy investments to manage rapid load growth while delivering direct local benefits.

What Are Heat Pump Air Conditioners?

June 3, 2026 ExplainerUnited StatesAlejandra Mejia Cunningham, Alex Hillbrand

They’re way more efficient and cost-effective than standard ACs. Even better, they double as carbon-slashing heating systems.

Partners Unite to Halt Massive Biomass Export Facility in the Pacific Northwest

June 2, 2026 Expert BlogWashingtonRenee Albrecht, Rita Vaughan Frost

A new appeal aims to block an industrial-scale wood pellet plant poised to harm air quality, forests, and wildlife.

Clean Air Act Rollback Proposal Would Harm People's Health While Denying Basic Rights to Public Participation

June 2, 2026 BackgrounderUnited States, UtahIsabel Friedman

Federal and state governments must not risk communities' health by letting wealthy corporations and major polluters build first and ask permission later.

Illinois Cracks Down on Stacking Polluters in Overburdened Communities as Washington Retreats

June 2, 2026 Press ReleaseChicago

After decades of fighting to keep polluting industries out of their overburdened neighborhoods, Chicago's Southeast Side environmental justice community helped push the Illinois General Assembly to pass landmark environmental justice legislation. The measure, which now heads to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s…

A Snorkeler’s-Eye View of the Gulf of California

June 1, 2026 NRDC in ActionMexicoJoel Reynolds

These photos that NRDC captured—of whales, porpoises, rays, and a dazzling array of reef fish—underscore what’s at stake as we resist the latest attempts to industrialize the “Aquarium of the World.”

Community Wins Fight for the Illinois Environmental Justice Act

June 1, 2026 Ed Board MemoIllinoisGina Ramirez

For the first time, the people who breathe the air get a real seat at the table.

Lawmakers Fail to Pass POWER Act While Continuing Big Tech Tax Incentives, Leaving Illinois Ratepayers to Continue Footing the Bill for Data Centers

June 1, 2026 Press ReleaseIllinois

The POWER Act (SB4016/HB5513), a vital piece of legislation meant to shield communities across Illinois from data center impacts, failed to advance in the Illinois General Assembly as the legislative session ended yesterday.

New Report Finds Fertilizer Overuse is Poisoning America and Costing Billions

June 1, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nitrogen pollution from fertilizer overuse exposes millions of Americans to unsafe drinking water and costs the United States more than $59 billion annually, with rural and predominantly low-income communities shouldering disproportionate burdens, according to a new NRDC…