Letter comes on eve of the 14th anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon spill

Toxic “forever chemicals” remain laxly regulated.

Sam Sankar, Senior Vice President of Programs: “This is the most right-wing court we’ve seen in almost a century, and that’s emboldening conservative legal activists to swing for the fences with legal claims that would have been laughable just a few years ago. The legal landscape has shifted, and it’s profound.”

Administration, Congress should strengthen regulations, reform outdated mining laws

Letter to U.S. Senate leadership calls for implementation of interagency recommendations, with strong oversight for mining of minerals used in EV batteries

Electric Vehicle Advocates to Chair Manchin and Members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee urging action on the September 2023 Final Report Recommendations to Improve
Mining on Public Lands developed by the Biden-Harris administration’s Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Mining Laws, Regulations, and Permitting.

Decision ensures that southwest Oregon rivers, fish, and wildlife remain protected

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Local congregations organized to fight Philadelphia Gas Works’ rate increase and demand prudent infrastructure investments for a climate-constrained world

Pō‘ai Wai Ola and Nā Kia‘i Kai raised concerns about the energy project’s impact on the Waimea River

Wyoming sale was one of the largest oil and gas lease sales held on public lands

Kristen Boyles, Managing Attorney, Northwest Office: “It’s been many years now of litigation, fighting to protect this remarkable place, and phew, we’re done. The monument and its expansion, it’s now the law of the land. People should go visit this summer. It’s a beautiful place.”

Groups call for policy reforms to advance an equitable clean energy future without gutting environmental protections

Es tanta la luz solar que recibe Puerto Rico en el transcurso de un año que puede generar más energía de la suficiente para satisfacer su demanda.

Puerto Rico receives an abundance of sunlight year-round that can generate more than enough energy to meet demand.

Report presents a comprehensive and consequential set of recommendations to center environmental justice in national policies

Gavin Kearney, Deputy Managing Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “The whole overarching point (of the federal rules) is that groundwater contamination is a big problem; it’s really unsafe, and we have to prevent it. You can’t let water in (to a coal ash impoundment); you can’t let water out; you can’t let water just sit inside…

Conservation groups demand that the state stop approving and address upstream water diversions