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EPA to Investigate Civil Rights Complaint on Cumulative Air Pollution in Albuquerque

January 21, 2025 Press ReleaseAlbuquerque, New Mexico

In response to a complaint by filed by the Los Jardines Institute and NRDC, the EPA has opened a federal civil rights investigation into whether the city of Albuquerque and its Environmental Health Department are violating the rights of its…

Trump Pushes Arctic Refuge Drilling Despite Industry and Public Opposition

January 21, 2025 Press ReleaseAlaska

The Trump administration announced a new executive order to push drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget Lacks Essential Climate Policies: Cap-and-Invest and the NY HEAT Act

January 21, 2025 Press ReleaseNew York

As part of her Executive Budget released today, Governor Hochul did not include a promised cap-and-invest program or the NY HEAT Act.

Opposition to GSNR

January 20, 2025 Expert BlogCaliforniaRita Vaughan Frost

Nearly 50,000 people, elected officials, and over 185 organizations call on California to reject GSNR's wood pellet production and export project.

President Trump’s Energy EO: “There Is No Energy Emergency. There Is a Climate Emergency”

January 20, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

According to media reports, President Trump declared an energy emergency, launching a wholesale rollback of successful climate and energy policies that are already creating jobs, cutting consumer costs, and strengthening the economy.

Trump Pulls United States Out of Paris: Cutting “U.S. Climate Leadership Adrift”

January 20, 2025 Press ReleaseInternational, Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump said today he would withdraw U.S. participation from the landmark 2015 Paris cliate agreement, the framework for global efforts to combat the climate crisis.

Trump Will Resume LNG Export Approvals

January 20, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

President Trump announced a new executive order that would allow more LNG export facility approvals.

Trump Moves to Deny Americans Cleaner Vehicles

January 20, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

President Trump announced executive actions today that could severely curtail the availability of federal incentives for electric vehicles and lead to the dismantling of standards that are helping drive the clean vehicle transition and saving drivers money at the pump.

Trump’s Wrong Turn on Wind Energy

January 20, 2025 Press ReleaseMidwest, United States, Texas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas

President Trump announced today that he was halting new leasing for wind projects while fast-tracking plans to have more production of oil and gas on federal lands and waters.

Doug Burgum’s Nomination Raises Concerns For Our Public Lands

January 16, 2025 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The Senate held a confirmation hearing for Doug Burgum, President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior.

U.S. Government Agrees to Halt Seafood Imports Tied to Deadly Bycatch of Whales, Dolphins, Other Marine Mammals

January 16, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, International

Conservation groups reached an agreement today that will require the United States to stop importing seafood that does not meet U.S. standards for protecting marine mammals.

Zeldin Acknowledges Need for Climate Action

January 16, 2025 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Lee Zeldin, the nominee to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, told a Senate panel today that fossil fuel emissions are causing climate change, a contrast with President-elect Trump’s frequent statements that climate change is a hoax.

Flooding Can Put Unsuspecting Home Buyers Financially Underwater

January 16, 2025 Expert BlogUnited StatesJoel Scata

A new study found that a homebuyer can incur tens of thousands of dollars in flood damage costs over the course of their mortgage, if they purchase a previously flooded home.

Rural America Is Already on Board with Clean Energy

January 16, 2025 ExplainerOhio, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, IowaShelia Hu

Gutting it wouldn’t just jeopardize our climate goals but also the growing workforce in the heartland and beyond. 

Can FAIR Plans Help Build a More Resilient Future?

January 15, 2025 Expert BlogUnited States, California, Texas, Florida, AlabamaAlfonso Pating, Rob Moore

FAIR plans, aka Fair Access to Insurance Requirements plans, are state-mandated property insurance plans that provide coverage to individuals and businesses.