The Trump administration has formally initiated a federal review of California's Coastal Management Program under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). It is holding public meetings to specifically solicit comments on the state's oversight of offshore oil production, spaceport infrastructure…
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the national, health-based limit on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), also known as soot, that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strengthened in 2024.
Chemical manufacturer Chemours has agreed to a multi-state settlement over its toxic ‘forever chemicals’ pollution at its North Carolina, West Virginia and New Jersey plants. Federal regulators say the company discharged PFAS in violation of its permits, and in some…
In a strong bipartisan vote, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed HB 2650, a bill that codifies the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) principles.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called on the tech industry and global data center developers to embrace clean energy and be transparent about the energy, water and land impacts their projects would have in a speech during London Climate Action week…
A delayed budget process compressed the calendar and left lawmakers racing to move bills in the final days, resulting in a mixed bag of modest highlights, missed opportunities, and rollbacks.
The Trump administration has moved to weaken two 2024 federal rules that increased accountability on the oil and gas industry, raised the bonds that companies must post to clean up their wells on public lands, and reduced methane emissions. The public…
The EPA’s proposed Risk Management Program revisions roll back crucial safeguards against chemical disasters for people living near and working in industrial facilities.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered regional grid operators to accelerate efforts to better handle surging electricity demands from new data center construction and let customers know how much that new demand is costing them.
