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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.

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.

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

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.

UN Overshoot Report is a Rallying Cry, Not a Death Knell

September 2, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., New York, International

Global temperatures will likely exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in the next few years, but it is not too late to bring temperatures back down over the longer-term, according to a new United Nations report

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  

NRDC Sues to Block Trump's Gutting of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

September 2, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

NRDC Sues to Block Trump's Gutting of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

U.S. Wetlands and Streams Are Already Losing Protections—Why Make It Worse?

September 2, 2026 MapUnited StatesJon Devine, Susan Lee, Dr. Matthew McKinzie

NRDC’s GIS analysis shows that the EPA’s proposed implementation of Sackett v. EPA would weaken Clean Water Act protections for wetlands and streams more than is required.

House Passes Bill Pushing North Atlantic Right Whale Toward Extinction

September 1, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

House Passes Bill Pushing North Atlantic Right Whale Toward Extinction

California Decides on Marine Protected Areas This Fall

August 31, 2026 Expert BlogCaliforniaSandy Aylesworth

State agencies differ on recommendations as Tribal communities weigh in.

Finance Beyond the COP: How India Is Rebuilding the Case for Global Climate Finance

August 31, 2026 Expert BlogIndia, InternationalDr. Vyoma Jha

As India hosts the BRICS leaders’ summit in September and the world heads to Antalya, Turkey, for COP31, India is making the case for why international climate finance must flow differently.

EPA Must Keep Truck Pollution Standards

August 31, 2026 Press Release

Environmental and health groups are urging the Trump EPA not to weaken life-saving air pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicles like buses, garbage trucks, and long-haul semi-trucks.