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Bears Ears Faces Third Front in Coordinated Attack

August 20, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C.

Following a recent GAO opinion, Utah's federal delegation is preparing to introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution to erase the Bureau of Land Management's 2025 Bears Ears National Monument Management Plan.

California’s Landmark Tire Efficiency Standards Are a Win for Consumers, Climate, and Public Health

August 20, 2026 Expert BlogCaliforniaBeth Hammon

The state just adopted the nation’s first efficiency standards for replacement tires.

Minnesota’s Water Quality Wake-Up Call

August 19, 2026 Expert BlogMinnesotaMaya Korb

Nitrogen pollution is a statewide problem that needs a new solution.

Alaska’s Tongass National Forest at Risk Once Again

August 19, 2026 NRDC in ActionAlaskaCourtney Lindwall

After a quarter century of fighting to keep these wild lands and others safe from road construction and logging, NRDC’s battle for the Roadless Rule presses on.

To Manage Data Center Challenges, Governor Shapiro Signs Executive Order on “GRID” Principles

August 18, 2026 Press ReleasePennsylvania

Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order implementing the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Principles, which will require data center projects to bring the power they need, including clean energy, in order to qualify for faster state permits needed for…

Minnesota Executive Order Protects Boundary Waters After Congress Strips Federal Safeguards

August 18, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., Minnesota

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order adopting key safeguards for the permitting of new sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters watershed and directing state agencies to draft legislation that would make those protections permanent.

NRDC Announces Liane Randolph as Strategic Advisor

August 18, 2026 ReactionSan Francisco

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) today announced that Liane Randolph will serve as a strategic advisor, bringing decades of climate and energy policy leadership to support the organization’s work during a critical period of the clean energy transition. 

Court Upholds Rule Designating Two Forever Chemicals as Hazardous Substances

August 18, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 decision to list two toxic “forever chemicals” — PFOA and PFOS — as hazardous substances under the federal Superfund law.

Conservationists Blast Federal Proposal to Bulldoze Forestlands 

August 18, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

U.S. Forest Service announces proposal to rescind Roadless Rule, threatening millions of acres of national forestlands

Trump Administration Guts 25-Year-Old Roadless Rule, Opening Roughly One-Fourth of National Forests to Logging and Drilling

August 18, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

USDA releases rescission of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, stripping longstanding protections from 45 Million Acres of the National Forest System

California’s Landmark Tire Efficiency Standards Will Reduce Fueling Costs and Pollution

August 17, 2026 Press ReleaseSacramento

Consumer, environmental, and health advocates celebrated the California Energy Commission’s adoption today of first-in-the-nation efficiency standards for replacement tires. The standards will save drivers about $180 in gasoline costs over the lifetime of a set of replacement tires by ensuring…

What Is Climate Change?

August 14, 2026 GuideUnited States, InternationalJeff Turrentine, Melissa Denchak

The lowdown on the earth’s central environmental threat.

Transparency, Accountability Needed in Open AI Contract with Georgia Power

August 13, 2026 Press ReleaseAtlanta

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), the Sierra Club and SACE (Southern Alliance for Clean Energy) submitted a request to the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to formally object to Open AI’s contract for electric service with Georgia Power.

New Poll: 77% of MI Republicans and 87% of Democrats Agree on Water Affordability

August 13, 2026 Press ReleaseMichigan

At a time of deep partisan division, a new statewide poll has found that Michiganders from all political stripes overwhelmingly support making water affordable for every resident, as well as the implementation of a new low-income water affordability program.

Trump Administration Holds Latest Giveaway of Gulf Waters to Oil Industry, First Since “God Squad” Decision

August 12, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Gulf and environmental groups respond to oil auction that threatens region