Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Drought Proposal: Some Solid Steps Toward Building Climate-Resilient Water Systems
California Gov. Gavin Newsom extended emergency drought declarations to 39 counties and announced $5.1 billion in funding for a menu[…]
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Reps. Fitzpatrick and Carbajal introduce meaningful bipartisan carbon fee bill
Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced a bipartisan carbon fee bill that will incentivize businesses to innovate[…]
Read moreCalifornia Accelerates Towards Zero-Emission Passenger Vehicles By 2035
California moved closer to a future with pollution-free cars, trucks and SUVS when the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced[…]
Read moreCalifornia water utilities fear the unknown when it comes to lead service lines
By Tom Neltner, Chemicals Policy Director. Last month, two California trade associations submitted disconcerting comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the[…]
Read moreConnecticut can take the lead on creating a cleaner transportation system that cuts climate pollution
Connecticut is poised to lead the way on creating a cleaner and healthier transportation system – if legislators seize the[…]
Read moreBill from Reps. Doggett, Blumenauer will help stakeholders reduce climate pollution from infrastructure projects
On May 11th, Reps. Lloyd Doggett and Earl Blumenauer introduced the Green Transportation Act, which would require states and metropolitan[…]
Read moreEPA Repeals Rule That Distorted Benefits of Life-Saving Clean Air Protections
EPA is eliminating a harmful Trump-era rule that would have made it harder to protect Americans from air pollution by[…]
Read moreThe damage done, Part 1: A post-mortem on the Trump EPA’s assault on TSCA’s new chemicals program
With the announcement by EPA that it intends to reverse two of the most damaging policy changes the Trump EPA made[…]
Read moreD.C. Circuit Ends Two Trump Administration Efforts to Undermine Pollution Protections
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in two cases involving Trump administration actions that would have[…]
Read moreBipartisan Bill Would Create Thousands of Jobs While Cutting Pollution from Orphan Wells
Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the Revive Economic Growth and Reclaim Orphaned Wells (REGROW) Act[…]
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