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House Passes Defense Spending Bill with Promising Public Health Provisions

July 12, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The National Defense Authorization Act passed by the House today contained a host of provisions addressing the widening crisis over toxic chemicals known as PFAS and enhancing our military installations’ resilience to catastrophic climate change.

New York Proposes New Drinking Water Standards

July 8, 2019 Press Release

ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York State Department of Health today recommended new drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS – two man-made chemicals linked to cancer and other health issues. If adopted, the newly recommended drinking water standard, at…

Court Upholds Protections for Rare California Gnatcatcher

July 3, 2019 Press ReleaseCalifornia

LOS ANGELES – A federal court today dismissed a lawsuit seeking to remove the imperiled coastal California gnatcatcher from the Endangered Species Act list, ensuring the bird is protected.

Conservation Groups Launch New Legal Challenges to Keystone XL Pipeline Approval

July 1, 2019 Press Release

Trump administration violated National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act by approving controversial tar sands pipeline

Japan Leaves IWC to Resume Commercial Whaling

July 1, 2019 Press Release

Departure from the International Whaling Commission breaks over 30-year ban

Oregon must act on climate in 2019

July 1, 2019 Press Release

SALEM, OREGON — At a Monday press conference, Oregon Governor Kate Brown committed to continue pursuing climate action after the state legislature failed to vote on its climate bill.

Cooper Rejects North Carolina Budget Proposal

June 28, 2019 Press Release

RALEIGH, N.C. – Governor Roy Cooper today announced that he will veto the budget proposal approved by the majority in the North Carolina General Assembly.

Michigan Takes Initial Steps to Protect Public Health from PFAS in Drinking Water

June 27, 2019 Press Release

LANSING, MI ­– A Michigan Science Advisory Workgroup today proposed drinking water protections for dangerous ‘forever’ chemicals that have contaminated tap water across the state. The state is expected to issue a final rule by April 2020.

Canada Pledges to Pursue Strong Clean Car Standards

June 26, 2019 Press Release

Canada and California announced that they would work together to pursue cleaner vehicles, further isolating the Trump administration and its misguided plan to roll back clean car standards.

Trump’s Dirty Air Chief Wehrum is Out at EPA

June 26, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Bill Wehrum, the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, will leave the EPA at the end of June.

G20 Support to Coal Power Plants Increases by More than Double – New Report

June 25, 2019 Press Release

G20 governments have more than doubled the amount of financial support they provide to coal power plants in just three years, despite pledging a decade ago to phase out subsidies to all fossil fuels and help prevent catastrophic climate change.

New York Passes Nation-Leading Climate Bill

June 20, 2019 Press Release

ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York State legislature today passed nation-leading climate legislation. This bill raises the bar for states in the fight against climate change by establishing the strongest greenhouse gas emissions limits in the United States, requiring 70…

House Should Meet its Climate Commitment with Key Clean Energy Tax Credits

June 20, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The House Ways and Means Committee today is marking up a bill to extend tax credits that omits essential climate and clean energy priorities. It fails to update and extend credits for clean energy technologies like electric vehicles…

Trump’s Dirty Power Plan Will Aggravate the Climate Crisis

June 19, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The Trump Administration’s plan purporting to deal with climate change, finalized today by the Environmental Protection Agency, is a Trojan Horse that would seriously set back the nation’s fight to avert a planetary disaster.

Investigation Shows Forests Destroyed to Supply Biomass

June 18, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON - A new investigation exposes how valuable forests and ecosystems in the U.S. Southeast face devastation from demand for “biomass” energy.

Vermont Joins States Transitioning from Super Climate-polluting HFCs

June 17, 2019 Press Release

Vermont today joined a growing number of states keeping the U.S. on track to phase down climate-polluting hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, as Gov. Phil Scott enacted a law curbing their use in home and business refrigeration systems, building chillers, insulating foams…

New Analysis: U.S. Power Sector Continues March Away from Coal

June 17, 2019 Press Release

BOSTON - The U.S. power sector continues transitioning away from coal and toward zero-carbon energy resources, as the largest electricity producers continue to reduce air pollutant emissions and their corresponding contributions to climate change, according to a new analysis released…

Trump Administration Moves to Gut Forestry Safeguards

June 12, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Forest Service is proposing revisions to National Environmental Policy Act regulations that would undercut key protections for forests.

Beyond Carbon is Big Thinking on Climate Action

June 7, 2019 Press Release

NEW YORK – Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a massive new "Beyond Carbon" initiative to combat climate change nationally.

New Jersey Rejects Williams Pipeline

June 6, 2019 Press Release

TRENTON, N.J. — Governor Phil Murphy’s administration yesterday rejected the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (NESE), or Williams Pipeline, dealing a significant roadblock to its development.