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Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services v. Trump

July 13, 2026 Court CaseUnited StatesActive

What the HON exemptions mean for our community’s health.

Trump Administration Guts Endangered Species Act Habitat Protections

July 13, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

The change means that only actions directed at individuals of a species are banned, creating a gaping loophole in protections for endangered species.

Trump Administration Moves to Strip Protections from National Monuments After Congress Refused

July 13, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Trump Administration Moves to Strip Protections from National Monuments After Congress Refused

A Climate-Aligned Trade Policy Can Strengthen the U.S. Aluminum Industry

July 10, 2026 Expert BlogUnited StatesJaden Kielty, Ian Wells

A new report shows how an effective carbon-border fee could both reduce emissions and improve aluminum production.

Why Redistricting Could Lead to More Pollution, Sickness, and Death

July 9, 2026 ExplainerUnited States, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, TennesseeJeffrey Michaels

The new wave of racial gerrymandering ushered in by Louisiana v. Callais threatens the ongoing struggle for environmental justice.

Legal Battle to Remove Flint’s Lead Pipes is Officially Closed

July 9, 2026 Press ReleaseFlint

The legal battle to replace Flint’s lead drinking water pipes and restore property damaged in the process is officially over, one year after work required by terms set by a federal court was completed.

The EPA Continues Pushing a Gas Guzzler Mandate

July 9, 2026 Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaKathy Harris

Congress should address the real affordability crisis—not waste time turning decade-old clean car standards into a political boogeyman. 

Billion-Dollar Deals to Quit Offshore Wind Leases Ignite Investigations and Investor Alarm

July 8, 2026 BackgrounderUnited States, California, New YorkKit Kennedy

Walking away from offshore wind projects in response to short-term political or regulatory uncertainty runs counter to sound energy policy and prudent long-term system planning.

More Than Just Flipping the Switch

July 7, 2026 ReportCaliforniaLauren Kubiak, Mohit Chhabra, Dr. Carrie Schoeneberger

Electricity rate reform is the first step on the path to industrial electrification.

Conservation Law Foundation v. Trump (2026 Northeast Canyons defense)

July 7, 2026 Court CaseUnited States, EastActive

NRDC and our partners sued—yet again—to challenge President Trump’s proclamation and the unlawful regulation that would strip protections from Northeast Canyons and Seamounts.

Decarbonization: Why We Must Electrify Everything Even Before the Grid Is Fully Green

July 6, 2026 ExplainerUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

To decarbonize and fight climate change, electrification and clean energy development must happen together—and fast.

The Law Requires States to Plan for Climate Impacts 

July 2, 2026 Expert BlogUnited StatesJoel Scata

As a deadly heat wave blankets parts of the country, it's more important than ever that states prepare for such extreme weather hazards.

Don't let fossil fuel companies off the hook for polluting public lands!

PetitionUnited States

Trump's Interior Department is moving to gut the Oil and Gas Leasing Rule, which helps ensure that the fossil fuel industry is held accountable for the pollution it generates on public lands. You have until August 24 to submit a…

Labor Unions, Nonprofits, Cities, and Counties Seek Injunction to Stop Impending U.S. Department of Agriculture Reorganization

July 2, 2026 Press ReleaseSan Francisco

A broad coalition of nationwide labor unions, non-profit organizations, and cities and counties from across the country moved for injunctive relief in their challenge to the massive Trump-Vance administration effort to unlawfully reorganize the federal government, reduce the government workforce…

New Jersey Passes Trailblazing Data Center Legislation, Governor Sherrill Expected to Sign Into Law

July 1, 2026 Press ReleaseNew Jersey

The New Jersey legislature passed S731/A796, a bill that would ensure electricity remains affordable, reliable, and increasingly clean as data centers come online.