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New Report Shows How States Can Fund Home Buyouts as Federal Resources Shrink

November 18, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

As costs for damages from climate-fueled disasters continue to mount, a new report from NRDC and EDF shows how states and local governments can pay for voluntary home buyouts and relocation assistance without relying so heavily on federal grants.

Groups Challenge New Jersey’s Approval of NESE Pipeline in Court

November 18, 2025 Press ReleaseNew Jersey, New York

The DEP previously rejected the pipeline for failing to meet water quality standards.

Groups Challenge New York State’s Approval of the NESE Pipeline Over Significant Risks to Water Quality

November 18, 2025 Press ReleaseNew York, New Jersey

The pipeline project was rejected by the state two prior times over water quality threats.

Lawsuit Challenges FERC Approval of Central U.S. Grid Operator’s Fast-Track Energy Plan

November 18, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, Midwest

Earthjustice filed the lawsuit today on behalf of environmental groups Clean Wisconsin and Natural Resources Defense Council, and together with Sierra Club.

New Data Center Tax Exemption Guidelines Sidestep Clean Energy Requirements

November 18, 2025 Press ReleaseMichigan

In a letter to the board of the Michigan Strategic Fund, environmental and utility watchdog groups are requesting revisions of recently released guidelines for data center tax exemptions that do not currently comply with Michigan law.

Nearly 80 Percent of Californians Support Healthy Marine Protected Areas as the State Decides Their Future

November 18, 2025 Expert BlogCaliforniaSandy Aylesworth

Approving the 11 proposals to strengthen California’s MPA network will help fight biodiversity loss and build resilience. 

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.

Clean Trucks, Cloudy Prices: Why Transparency Matters

November 17, 2025 Expert BlogUnited StatesGuillermo A. Ortiz

Price transparency is a simple yet powerful way to help clean trucks reach more people.

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.

Bipartisan Group of State Legislators Urge PJM to Adopt Ratepayer Protections

November 17, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

Data center growth threatens affordability across 13 states and D.C.

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.

Climate Funds Pledge Tracker

November 17, 2025 OverviewInternationalJoe Thwaites

Keep track of pledges to U.N. funds that help developing countries reduce greenhouse emissions and address the impacts of climate change.

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.