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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Water Protections Nationwide

November 17, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

Polluted Water Rule would strip safeguards from tens of millions of acres of wetlands and countless streams.

Advocates Take FERC to Court Over Southwest Power Pool’s Pricey Proposal to Favor Fossil Fuels

November 17, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

The petition at the D.C. Circuit Court challenges FERC's approval of a proposal by the Southwest Power Pool that favors fossil fuels in the grid planning process.

PFAS Settlement Money for Water Utilities Poised to Evaporate

November 17, 2025 Expert BlogUnited StatesErik D. Olson, Angela Guyadeen

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.

The Clean Water Act 101

November 17, 2025 GuideUnited StatesShelia Hu

A closer look at the foundational environmental law that keeps our waters—and us—safer and healthier.

Tell the Trump administration to keep protections for the scared lands around New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon!

PetitionNew Mexico

The Trump administration announced its latest scheme to sell out cherished public lands to the oil and gas industry, proposing to remove protections for lands within a 10-mile radius of Chaco Culture National Historical Park. We cannot give up protections…

The Trump Administration Wants to Take Away Protections for Endangered Species Look-Alikes

November 13, 2025 ExplainerUnited StatesJason Bittel

Here’s why the move risks bringing bog turtles, Miami blue butterflies, pallid sturgeons, and Florida panthers closer to extinction. 

Interior’s Repeal of the NPR-A Protections Threatens the Western Arctic

November 13, 2025 Press ReleaseArctic

The Interior rescinded the 2024 Bureau of Land Management rule governing the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska, dismantling essential safeguards for the single-largest ecologically intact landscape in the United States.

In the Play “KYOTO,” a Reminder that We Don’t All Need to Agree on Climate to Make Progress

November 13, 2025 PerspectivesInternationalJenny Shalant

Sometimes, two steps forward, one step back gets the job done. 

New Jersey Leaders Can Act Now to Cut Rising Energy Bills, New Analysis Finds

November 13, 2025 Press ReleaseNew Jersey

As New Jersey families and the country face skyrocketing electricity bills, a new analysis from Synapse Energy Economics finds that state leaders can take immediate action that could save the average New Jersey household $467 per year by 2030.

Delivering Forest Ambition: The Need for Harmonized, Equitable Accountability

November 10, 2025 BackgrounderInternationalJennifer Skene

COP30 offers a critical moment to align countries on how to keep each other accountable in forest protection.

Cracks in the Foundation: Oil and Gas Demand Projections Don’t Add Up

November 10, 2025 Expert BlogInternationalShruti Shukla

As COP30 unfolds in Brazil, shifting energy markets are exposing the limits of fossil fuel optimism and the urgency of implementing Paris Agreement–aligned action.

As COP30 Opens, the World Is Moving Forward Without the White House 

November 7, 2025 Press ReleaseInternational

World leaders are gathering for annual global talks (COP 30) to discuss the next phase of international cooperation to confront the climate crisis.

What Illinois Must Do to Avoid an Insurability Crisis

November 7, 2025 Expert BlogIllinoisRob Moore

As risks of disasters rise, so do insurance prices.  

U.S. Workers and Families Will Pay the Price for Trump’s Climate Denial

November 7, 2025 Ed Board MemoInternational, United StatesManish Bapna

As country leaders gather for COP30, the world must keep climate progress moving and invest in the health, safety, and prosperity of people across the planet.

New York State DEC Approves NESE Pipeline via Water Quality Permit

November 7, 2025 Press ReleaseNew York, New Jersey

The New York State DEC has issued a Section 401 Water Quality Certification under the federal Clean Water Act for the proposed pipeline.