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Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Mercury Exemptions for Taconite Plants

February 2, 2026 Press ReleaseMinnesota, United States

Lawsuit challenges two-year waiver from the EPA’s mercury and toxic air pollution limits that protect Great Lakes communities, and public health.

It’s Time for Colorado to Fix Its Neonic Pesticide Problem

January 29, 2026 Expert BlogColoradoAllison Johnson, Lena Freij

SB26-065, the SEED Act, would reduce the number one source of neonic pesticide pollution in the state by eliminating unnecessary seed coatings.

California Clears First Commercial “Pop-up” Gear Authorization for Dungeness Crab Fishery

January 29, 2026 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Milestone supports whale entanglement prevention while keeping a targeted, risk-based approach.

From a Whisper to a Murmur to a Chorus: It’s Time to Make Polluters Pay for the Climate Crisis

January 29, 2026 Expert BlogUnited States, Illinois, Vermont, New YorkKimberly Ong

Communities are rallying during this week’s Make Polluters Pay Week of Action.

Unlocking Storage Is the Solution to Data Center Strain

January 29, 2026 Expert BlogUnited StatesClaire Lang-Ree, Tom Rutigliano

Battery storage may be the only way that PJM, states, and industry leaders keep up with data center demand and alleviate skyrocketing prices.

To Speed Up Climate Progress, Support for Developing Countries Is Key

January 28, 2026 ExplainerInternationalCourtney Lindwall, Shelia Hu

Here’s why follow-through on a $100 billion–per–year climate finance promise, from collecting data to determining success, remains complex but critical.

Judge Protects Billions for Reliable EV Charging: Cleaner Air and Lower Driving Costs Across the Country

January 28, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

The order permanently bars the U.S. Department of Transportation from withdrawing states’ funds, canceling implementation plans, or otherwise interfering with the program in violation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

The Trump Administration Wants to Sell Off Our Ocean Under New Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Plan

January 28, 2026 BackgrounderUnited StatesRebecca Loomis, Valerie Cleland

The administration's proposal offers 34 new lease sales for oil and gas drilling offshore California, Alaska, and in the Gulf of Mexico.

Governors, Legislators, and Utility Affordability: Broadening the Frame to Water

January 28, 2026 Expert BlogUnited StatesLarry Levine

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

Groups File Suit Over Presidential Exemptions for Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide

January 28, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

Groups warn the exemptions are the latest in a broader effort to weaken clean air safeguards, putting public health at risk.

A Year of Betrayal: EPA Under Lee Zeldin

January 28, 2026 Ed Board MemoUnited StatesJustin Bar

Administrator Zeldin has put the agency to work for polluters, putting our health and that of our children at risk.

A Glass Half Full? The State of New York’s Lead Pipes in the '27 Budget

January 27, 2026 Expert BlogNew YorkValerie Baron

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

Another Alarm Call from the Arctic: Its Rivers Are Turning Orange

January 27, 2026 DispatchArcticClara Chaisson

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

The Trump Administration Is Racing to Launch the Deep-Sea Mining Industry, Despite Huge Risks and Broad Opposition

January 26, 2026 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalRebecca Loomis

This would destroy deep-sea habitats and the ecosystems they support.

Customer-Facing Resources Could Mitigate Data Center Grid Impacts: Kansas Shows Us How

January 26, 2026 BackgrounderKansasMcKenna Beck

The state is proving that collaboration and innovation can create solutions that protect affordability, reliability, and our climate.