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.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that it is considering “deregulatory action” to undo federal vessel-speed protections that protect endangered North Atlantic right whales
Today Judge Lewis J. Liman of Federal District Court in Manhattan ruled that the Trump administration’s attempt to end New York’s congestion pricing toll was illegal.
From mercury to taconite to ethylene oxide, President Trump has been exempting toxic chemical plants from pollution regulations that reduce cancer risks.
Expert BlogIowa, United StatesKit Kennedy, Dr. Matthew McKinzie
The planned reopening of a nuclear reactor in Iowa highlights the challenges around meeting rapid electricity demand growth without falling back on dirty fossil fuels.
WASHINGTON, DC - A federal court has approved a binding settlement requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture to turn over key climate risk datasets and records on mature and old-growth (MOG) forests—concluding a lawsuit brought after the agency purged thousands…
As the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts continues to get attacked, NRDC and our partners have moved yet again to intervene to defend the monument’s legality.
One-sided accountability has hindered global forest protection for decades. A pathway to delivering by the world’s 2030 deadline depends on accountability measures for all countries, not just those in the tropics.
EPA data shows that sulfur dioxide pollution from coal plants increased 18 percent in 2025, with the plants that were given presidential exemptions leading the way.
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