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- Inflation numbers show Trump Administration energy policies “infecting” the nation’s economy Two NRDC analyses put costs of administration's energy agenda into perspective, nationally and across nine states
- The Trump Administration’s Pro-Cancer Agenda A new NRDC report examines how this administration has undermined protections against the toxics and radiation that cause cancer, reversing 50 years of cancer-combatting policies
- Trump Administration Moves to Scrap Roadless Rule Despite More Than 1.6 Million Comments in Near-total Opposition The Forest Service held no public hearings and changed how comments are counted
- FERC Rejects PJM’s Plan to Protect Electricity Reliability and Consumer Bills from Data Centers
- Market Boundaries Matter: Western Electricity Markets Can Better Share Affordable Power How better coordination between western power markets could save consumers up to $840 million a year.
- Administrator Zeldin Announces Another Oil Industry GiveawayThe EPA is set to unveil a proposal to weaken standards that require oil and gas companies to check for leaks. Only the worst companies aren’t complying.
- When States Act, Markets Follow: The Ripple Effects of PFAS and Chemical Safety PoliciesFive case studies show how state policies, championed by NRDC and partners, are reducing exposure to PFAS and other harmful chemicals far beyond state borders.
- SCOTUS to Grapple with Climate’s CostsIn the Suncor v. Boulder argument today, the Supreme Court will consider how state and local governments can get fossil fuel companies to pay for the damage they have caused.
- NRDC Lawsuit Challenges Fuel-Economy RollbackNRDC lawsuit challenging rollback of CAFE standards filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York.
- Hard Questions About the Permitting BillBefore celebrating the benefits of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026, we need an honest accounting of its tradeoffs, especially how much additional fossil fuel development the bill could enable—and at what cost.
- California Passes the Home Energy Choice ActAB 2313 gives Californians the option to install non-polluting appliances with the help of funds that would otherwise have been used to replace the old gas line to their home
- The High Price of Diesel PollutionAs the Trump administration weakens tailpipe emissions standards and puts the brakes on electric trucks, Americans pay the price with their health and their wallets.
- Permitting Bill: “Desperately Needed” But Must Improve
- To Save Nature, Countries Should Eliminate Subsidies that Harm ForestsGovernments around the world are handing bioenergy and the other industries harming forests tens of billions of euros in subsidies.
- The EPA Cooks the Books in Trying to Cook the PlanetThe agency’s power plant rollback—right after the hottest summer on record—will raise your power bills and worsen the climate crisis.
- Groups Head to Court to Defend Lead Pipe Rule Challenged by Water Utilities
- Renewable Energy on Federal Lands Brings New State and County RevenuesA little-noticed provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act means new stable revenues for western states, but the Trump administration’s actions have limited its impact.
- California Governor Signs New Bill into Law to Protect California CoastlineAB 1448 prohibits new state oil & gas leases and blocks the use of existing state infrastructure
- Uncovering the Secret Documents Behind the Trump Administration's Clean Manufacturing CancellationsNRDC FOIA’ed the DOE to learn why it canceled billions in clean manufacturing awards. Here’s what we found.
- NRDC Launches Responsible Carbon Removal PrinciplesWith the worsening climate crisis affecting millions around the globe this summer, NRDC issues its first formal endorsement of carbon dioxide removal technologies.
- Fuel-Economy Standards Axed by Trump AdministrationWith Americans struggling with $4-a-gallon gasoline, NHTSA finalized a rule that will force people to pay more at the pump by letting automakers sell more gas guzzlers.
- LNG in the Aquarium of the World: A Direct, Existential, and Unacceptable RiskRenowned Mexican and international scientists condemn industrialization of the Gulf of California for LNG, urging protection of the region’s exceptional natural heritage.
- Washington State and California Are One Step Closer to Linking Cap & Invest programsLarger market promises less pollution and increased funding for emissions reduction programs
- Report: A How-to Guide to Address the “Forgotten Greenhouse Gas”Companies and governments are being issued a challenge today to curb emissions of the super-pollutant nitrous oxide from the chemical factories that make key inputs for everyday goods from airbags to upholstery.
- NRDC and NAACP Demand Public Record Preservation for Proposed Alabama Data Center
- Virginia Governor Calls for Data Center Guardrails
- National Environmental Groups Urge Newsom to Sign Bill Protecting Communities from Industrial PollutionCall on Governor to Cement His Environmental Legacy with Signature
- Trump Administration Memo Would Limit Core Endangered Species Act Prohibition to Intentional Killing of WildlifeInternal Fish and Wildlife Service directive would upend central protections that have safeguarded imperiled animals for decades
- EPA Sued Over Repeal of Power Plant Carbon Reduction Rules
- How Hot Is Too Hot?As extreme heat becomes more commonplace, so must climate adaptation measures.
- NRDC Statement on Colorado Pollinator Executive OrderGovernor Polis’ action to protect pollinators from harmful chemicals
- More Housing or More Sustainable Housing? It’s a False Choice—Let’s Do Both!The only viable path to abundant, affordable housing is to build and retrofit homes that are efficient, resilient, affordable to operate, and durable enough to withstand rising climate and insurance risks.
- Food Waste Diversion Is a Billion-Dollar MoneymakerBy implementing a comprehensive food waste diversion policy, states can create thousands of new jobs, generate billions in economic activity, enable market conditions to develop cost-effective local programs, make more food available within communities, and reduce climate pollution.
- Accounting for AI: Environmental Transparency for a Responsible Digital FutureAI’s environmental footprint is becoming harder to ignore. We still know too little about it.
- NRDC Report: Controversial Ontario Mill May Feed Big Toilet Paper BrandsFourteen companies checked their sourcing and confirmed the Dryden mill was not a supplier. Costco and Walmart would not say whether the mill is or is not a supplier for their store brands.
- The Best and Worst Toilet Paper, Paper Towel, and Facial Tissue BrandsTissue paper production is taking a devastating toll on forests. NRDC’s newest Issue with Tissue report can help you find earth-friendly brands.
- Toilet Paper Shouldn’t Come with Human Rights AbusesThe legacy of mercury poisoning in the Grassy Narrows community within the Canadian boreal is just one egregious example of the tissue industry harming Indigenous People.
- EPA Repeals Climate Rules for Power PlantsNRDC will sue, as the Trump administration abandons commonsense limits on carbon pollution from the largest industrial source.
- Trump Administration Will Roll Back Climate Rules
- Trump Administration’s Rule Gutting Endangered Species Habitat Protections Goes Into Effect
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Is Rewriting the Rules That Are Supposed to Keep Nuclear SafeNuclear can help power a future with a livable climate but only if the safeguards that sustain public trust remain strong.
- Court Overturns DOE Order Forcing Michigan Coal Plant to Stay OpenRuling rejects emergency order keeping J.H. Campbell coal plant online despite retirement plans
- The Fight Against This NYC Area Pipeline Is Not OverConstructing the offshore NESE pipeline would pollute waterways and come with higher energy bills for New Yorkers.
- Chemours Agrees to Record Settlement for PFAS Damages in North Carolina
- California Is Done Paying for Pipelines That Residents Don’t WantThe 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 WaterNew Jersey American Water Ordered to Expand Program to Help Vulnerable Customers Afford Their Bills
- Court Finds NESE Pipeline Permit Arbitrary, Fails to Show Compliance with State Water Quality StandardsCourt Rejects New Jersey DEP Permit for Failing to Meet Water Quality Standards
- Trump Administration Takes Another Swing at Dismantling Clean Water ProtectionsRevised Polluted Water Rule would protect only waters that flow every day of the year, abandoning most streams and virtually all wetlands
- Toilet Paper Price Spike Shows the Cost of Tissue Industry's Forest Addiction
- Lessons from India’s Transition to Electric VehiclesWhat India’s state-level EV strategies can teach policymakers worldwide.
- UN Overshoot Report is a Rallying Cry, Not a Death Knell
- Conservation Groups Challenge Trump’s Decimation of Two National Monuments in UtahSupplemental 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
- House Passes Bill Pushing North Atlantic Right Whale Toward Extinction
- NRDC Joins Coalition Letter in Support of Wildfire Bill
- California Decides on Marine Protected Areas This FallState agencies differ on recommendations as Tribal communities weigh in.
- Finance Beyond the COP: How India Is Rebuilding the Case for Global Climate FinanceAs 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.
- Groups urge EPA not to weaken air pollution protections for heavy-duty trucks, busesEnvironmental 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.
- Trump Administration Pushing to Hand Piece of Yosemite to Private DeveloperNew documents show Department of Interior is leaning on park staff to approve road access rejected by the Park Service and federal courts for 20 years
- California Legislature Passes the Home Energy Choice ActAB 2313 will give Californians the option to install non-polluting appliances with the help of funds that would otherwise have been used to replace the old gas line to their home
- Trump Administration Readies the Axe for Nearly 45 Million Acres of Public ForestsRescinding the Roadless Rule would open vast swaths of protected national forests to logging and roadbuilding, threatening the country’s last remaining wildlands.
- Lawsuit Seeks to Block EPA From Abandoning Health of ClevelandersGroups challenge EPA's decision on smog that flouts the law and hands polluters a free pass.
- We Can’t Let FERC Silence Public Participation Through the Blanket Certificate ProgramThe gas industry has huge expansion plans. We need more public engagement, not less.
- Lowndes County, Alabama Residents Call for Accountability and Transparency Around Proposed 800-Acre Data Center
- NRDC Challenges the EPA’s Free Pass to Cleveland Polluters NRDC lawsuit says the EPA ignored affordable smog controls available to some of the area’s worst polluters.
- California Crab Fishery Leads the Way in Pop-Up FishingCalifornia is the first state in the nation to oversee a large-scale, commercial pop-up fishing season aimed at protecting marine life.
- NRDC Report: How Trump’s Actions Are Hiking Utility Bills and Destroying InvestmentsA new NRDC report documents the full impact of Trump’s policies, finding that they could raise average utility bills by $230 a year while destroying $700 billion in new clean energy investments – delivering dirtier air and worsening climate change.
- How to Limit Your PFAS Exposure in the Great OutdoorsWhat to watch out for in pools, gardens, sports fields, and fishing holes.
- Research Suggests Auto Loans Should Account for Vehicle EfficiencyIt turns out that gas guzzlers aren’t just bad investments for drivers—they’re bad for banks too.
- Research Suggests Auto Loans Should Account for Vehicle EfficiencyIt turns out that gas guzzlers aren’t just bad investments for drivers—they’re bad for banks too.
- Clean Steel in Ohio Abandoned by Trump Administration
- California’s Landmark Tire Efficiency Standards Are a Win for Consumers, Climate, and Public HealthThe state just adopted the nation’s first efficiency standards for replacement tires.
- Court Upholds Rule Designating Two Forever Chemicals as Hazardous SubstancesLast year EPA reaffirmed its rule, however industry and association groups challenged the designations
- Minnesota’s Water Quality Wake-Up CallNitrogen pollution is a statewide problem that needs a new solution.
- Minnesota Executive Order Protects Boundary Waters After Congress Strips Federal Safeguards
- Conservationists Blast Federal Proposal to Bulldoze Forestlands U.S. Forest Service announces proposal to rescind Roadless Rule, threatening millions of acres of national forestlands
- To Manage Data Center Challenges, Governor Shapiro Signs Executive Order on “GRID” PrinciplesGRID Addresses Affordability, Transparency, Workforce Development, and Environmental Protection
- Trump Administration Guts 25-Year-Old Roadless Rule, Opening Roughly One-Third of National Forests to Logging and DrillingUSDA 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
- Trump Administration Holds Latest Giveaway of Gulf Waters to Oil Industry, First Since “God Squad” DecisionGulf and environmental groups respond to oil auction that threatens region
- New Poll: 77% of MI Republicans and 87% of Democrats Agree on Water AffordabilityA new poll shows massive support across the political spectrum. Michiganders want a statewide program to help low-income families keep their water on.
- Transparency, Accountability Needed in Open AI Contract with Georgia Power
- NRDC: Trump’s War on Wind Costs Us $4 BillionWith latest payoff to an offshore wind company, the Trump administration has spent nearly $4 billion of U.S. taxpayer funds to stop projects that would deliver the electricity our nation needs more than ever
- Agencies Issue Recommendations on Future of California Ocean ProtectionsCalifornia Fish and Game Commission will face a critical choice this fall
- PJM Plan Would Improve Grid Reliability, but Not Electricity PricesPJM’s filing to FERC stops the bleeding. Now it needs to heal the patient
- Why Are the Feds Leasing Public Lands to Big Oil for So Cheap?In the sunny Southwest, oil and gas companies can get an acre for as low as $10, while solar companies can barely get a scrap.
- North Carolina AG's Lawsuit Against Chemours Gets Bipartisan Support
- The People Behind Climate-Friendly CoolingOn the 10th anniversary of the Kigali Amendment, here is a reminder of why the service workforce matters more than ever.
- Diverse Coalition of Stakeholders Releases New York Embodied Carbon Action PlanStatewide Plan Aims to Reduce Growing Emissions from Building Material Manufacturing
- Environmental Groups Challenge Trump EPA’s Rejection of Hawaiʻi’s Clean Air Plan in Federal CourtCoalition asks court to overturn an illegal EPA rule that harms the state’s iconic and unique park lands
- Midway Through a Tumultuous 2026, Where Do We Stand on International Public Climate Finance?Climate finance is in a period of flux, but there are pathways to scaling up funding to meet the moment.
- Court Orders the EPA to Implement National Soot Standard
- NRDC Sues the EPA Over Costly Refrigerant Rollback
- Not Cool: How the EPA’s Refrigerant Rollback Will Raise Your Grocery and AC CostsNRDC and industry are suing over cost-raising delays in moving away from HFC super pollutants in supermarkets and cold storage warehouses.
- Allowing Deep Sea Mining off Coast of American Samoa Is Dangerous and RecklessThe Interior Department’s decision today to advance deep-sea mining off American Samoa could cause widespread harm to the marine environment and biodiversity. This would be the first ever commercial deep-sea mining leasing in the world.