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California Can Grow Advanced Manufacturing Without Sacrificing Community Safety

September 14, 2026 BackgrounderCaliforniaEsther Portillo

SB 954 is critical to protecting Californians from environmental harm and health impacts that can impose lasting costs on families, communities, natural resources, and habitat.

Court Overturns DOE Order Forcing Michigan Coal Plant to Stay Open

September 11, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., Michigan

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of the Michigan Attorney General’s office and environmental groups, including NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), by overturning the Department of Energy’s “emergency” order that sought to keep…

The Fight Against This NYC Area Pipeline Is Not Over

September 10, 2026 DispatchNew York, New JerseyCourtney Lindwall

Constructing the offshore NESE pipeline would pollute waterways and come with higher energy bills for New Yorkers.

NRDC et al. v. Doug Burgum et al.

September 10, 2026 Court CaseArcticActive

NRDC and allies are suing over the Trump administration’s decision to open the heart of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing.

How to Build an Affordable Energy Future

September 10, 2026 OverviewUnited StatesManish Bapna

To unleash America’s energy potential, we need reforms that are different, and go far deeper, than the permitting proposals Congress is considering right now.

Chemours Agrees to Record Settlement for PFAS Damages in North Carolina

September 10, 2026 Press ReleaseRaleigh, North Carolina

Chemical manufacturer Chemours has agreed to a $590 million settlement over its toxic ‘forever chemicals’ pollution from its Fayetteville Works plant.

California Is Done Paying for Pipelines That Residents Don’t Want

September 9, 2026 Expert BlogCaliforniaKiki Velez, Merrian Borgeson

The Home Energy Choice Act will save Californians millions on utility bills while expanding access to clean, electric home appliances. 

New Jersey Settlement will Help Low-Income Residents Maintain Access to Water

September 9, 2026 Press ReleaseNew Jersey

A settlement was approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) that should double enrollment in New Jersey American Water’s (NJAW) low-income discount program in the near-term.

Cheat Sheet on the EPA’s Repeal of Power Plant Carbon Emissions

September 9, 2026 Ed Board MemoUnited StatesMeredith Hankins

The Trump administration is moving to gut standards that address the largest industrial source of greenhouse gas emissions.

Court Finds NESE Pipeline Permit Arbitrary, Fails to Show Compliance with State Water Quality Standards

September 8, 2026 Press ReleaseNew Jersey, New York

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) unjustifiably approved a water quality certification for the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline.

Trump Administration Takes Another Swing at Dismantling Clean Water Protections

September 4, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Trump Administration Takes Another Swing at Dismantling Clean Water Protections

Lessons from India’s Transition to Electric Vehicles

September 4, 2026 Expert BlogIndia, InternationalSameer Kwatra

What India’s state-level EV strategies can teach policymakers worldwide.

America’s Troubled Waters

September 4, 2026 ExplainerUnited StatesJ. J. Starr

From prairie potholes to transboundary rivers, the country’s waterways are suffering from a slew of policies that make it easier to pollute.

Antiquities Act & National Monuments Defense

September 2, 2026 Court CaseUnited StatesActive

In recent years, national monuments have faced threats on multiple fronts, risking the loss of irreplaceable resources that are often centuries—or even millennia—in the making.

Conservation Groups Challenge Trump’s Decimation of Two National Monuments in Utah

September 2, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Supplemental complaints to reactivate 2017 monuments litigation in DC District Court