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New DOI Policy Could "Snuff Out Renewable Energy" on Public Lands

July 17, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Department of the Interior put in place new policies that could effectively ban renewable energy development on public lands.

Public Service Commission Abandons NYC Transmission Line Essential for Offshore Wind Energy

July 17, 2025 Press ReleaseNew York City

The New York State Public Service Commission today withdrew the New York City Offshore Wind Public Policy Transmission Need, abandoning efforts to develop a transmission line to connect multiple offshore wind farms to provide clean energy and meet growing demand.

Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found Above EPA Thresholds in Tap Water Serving Tens of Millions of People Across USA

July 17, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

The EPA nevertheless poised to roll back PFAS water standards.

Protect the public from flesh-dissolving chemicals!

PetitionUnited States

Exposing just 1 percent of your skin to hydrogen fluoride (HF) can lead to death. Yet this dangerous chemical is used by more than 40 oil refineries, putting 19 million people in danger. And the EPA is refusing to protect…

From Shadows to Light: Spotlighting Major Companies in the U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas Industry

July 17, 2025 Expert BlogUnited States, Louisiana, TexasJamie Lee, Susan Lee

NRDC releases informational cards that seek to hold the LNG industry in the U.S. accountable.

New Maps Show Most Congressional Districts Have a PFAS Problem

July 16, 2025 MapUnited StatesErik D. Olson, Dr. Anna Reade, Susan Lee, Dr. Katie Pelch

Newly released EPA data show widespread toxic “forever chemical” contamination above the safety thresholds that the EPA is now planning to weaken or delay, which will affect 79 percent of congressional districts.

Budget Trailer Bills Strip CEQA Protections for Ecosystems and Communities

July 15, 2025 BackgrounderCalifornia

Legislators need to clean up SB 131 language.

Neonic Pesticides Contaminate Colorado Water

July 15, 2025 BackgrounderColoradoAllison Johnson

Pretreated seeds pollute groundwater and streams while threatening wildlife and bees.

How Trump’s Energy Tax Could Raise Your Energy Bills and Destroy Jobs

July 11, 2025 Expert BlogUnited StatesAlexandra Adams

The unpopular and ruinous tax law passed by Republicans in Congress this month will raise costs for working people nationwide and endanger their health.

Holding the U.S. LNG Industry Accountable

July 11, 2025 ScorecardUnited StatesJamie Lee, Susan Lee

NRDC’s informational cards outline the environmental and financial harms of the United States’ 10 largest LNG companies.

Groups Sue EPA Over Toxic, Flesh-Dissolving Refinery Chemical that Threatens Fenceline Communities

July 9, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

Community and environmental groups filed suit today to force the EPA to address the threat of an unnecessary and dangerous chemical used in dozens of U.S. refineries despite its potential to form toxic acid clouds.

Legal Groups Caution Japan's Largest Bank Over Controversial LNG Project that Threatens World Heritage Site

July 8, 2025 Press ReleaseMexico, Japan

ClientEarth USA and NRDC are cautioning MUFG that its support for a major fossil gas export project in the sensitive ecological region could expose the bank to serious legal, financial, and reputational risks.

Supreme Court Intervenes to Allow Trump Administration's Unlawful Reorganization of the Federal Government to Continue as Case Proceeds

July 8, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted another emergency stay request from the Trump administration to stay the injunction two lower courts had approved in AFGE v. Trump that halted the unlawful reorganization of the federal government.

Trump Administration Must Implement the Law for Clean Energy Incentives

July 8, 2025 ReactionWashington, D.C., United States

President Trump issued an executive order directing his administration on how to implement the recently passed budget bill. 

DOE Plans to Prop Up Dirty Coal Plants

July 8, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Department of Energy published the plans it will use to try to boost coal and other fossil fuels on the electric grid, falsely claiming it will need to keep old, polluting plants online to protect the reliability of…