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The new rule will cut permitting time in half for major transmission projects while maintaining strong environmental standards.

With more than a dozen major environmental rules recently finalized, here’s what the administration should do as soon as possible to secure a lasting impact.

Toxic “forever chemicals” remain laxly regulated.

The Biden administration’s updates bring certainty and clarity to project sponsors, while strengthening upfront community engagement

A 15-year legal fight to curb toxic wastewater to protect drinking water.

These protective standards keep communities safe and help make climate progress

Falls short on climate; restores critical funding for water infrastructure

Assembly kills NY HEAT Act in final budget deal, the leading policy to address energy affordability and climate change

The new standards will require action to clean up drinking water for tens of millions of people nationwide

Standards will tackle major sources of climate pollution and protect public health

Adam Kron, Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “This is an incredibly significant rule that will curtail some of the nation’s biggest drivers of cancer risk.”

Biden administration falls short of fully restoring ESA

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.”

The updates will reduce more than 6,000 tons of the nation’s most harmful air pollution, including the carcinogens ethylene oxide and chloroprene

Las actualizaciones reducirán más de 6 mil toneladas de la contaminación del aire más dañina del país, incluidos carcinógenos como el óxido de etileno y el cloropreno

Despite significant industry pushback, EPA takes important step to regulate steel production, one of the worst sources of toxic heavy metal air pollution

Las nuevas normas requerirán medidas para limpiar el agua potable de decenas de millones de personas alrededor del país

Final rule improves upon status quo, but still enables companies to conceal financial risks