A new report by NRDC exposes the catastrophic loss of federal protections for wetlands across the United States following the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Sackett v. EPA.
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This International Day of Forests, we can celebrate the increasingly widespread recognition that the biomass industry is a bad bet for our forests and our communities.
The U.S. Department of Energy granted conditional authorization for the Calcasieu Pass 2 LNG export terminal today, granting the project conditional authority to export LNG to non-free trade agreement countries.
The EPA is preparing to gut its science office—the Office of Research and Development—and lay off more than 1,000 scientists, including chemists, biologists, and toxicologists.
Let’s not forget what America looked like before we had the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Our rivers caught on fire, our air was full of smog, and it stank (literally).
The state Water Quality Committee advanced a proposed rule on PFAS pollution that would allow corporate polluters to self-regulate and avoid penalties for dumping “forever chemicals” into surface waters that provide drinking water for more than 3.5 million North Carolinians.
Over his decades in public service, he played a pivotal role in advancing policies to protect our oceans and public lands, strengthen tribal consultation, and address climate change. His impact will be felt for generations to come.
The Trump EPA moved to cancel $2 billion in grants to help communities burdened by pollution and will shutter every environmental justice office nationwide.
Lee Zeldin, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced that the agency would cancel $20 billion of contracts that are poised to deliver unprecedented clean energy upgrades to homes, businesses, schools, and churches across the nation.
Today, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a new effort likely to result in regulatory changes that further weaken the Clean Water Act by restricting protections for streams, wetlands, and other vital waterways.
In a stunning surrender of its mandate to protect health and the environment, the EPA announced a slew of major actions within just the last day that would leave millions of Americans with more expensive energy bills, breathing dirtier air…
In a staggering announcement, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin unveiled plans to repeal or weaken 31 crucial standards that protect public health and address the climate crisis.
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