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

Toxic “forever chemicals” remain laxly regulated.

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

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.”

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

The Biden administration must get rulemakings over the finish line this spring to solidify climate and health protections ahead of political uncertainty.

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.”

Biden administration falls short of fully restoring ESA

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

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

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

Isaac Moriwake, Managing Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office: “You ought to consider the big picture of how not only individual systems, but the aggregate, are able to respond to grid needs on call, and respond to emergencies. There’s big-time value there.”

Governor Hochul can, by carefully selecting her nominees, fully realize the PSC’s potential to serve New Yorkers by protecting consumers and reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.

Nearly 14 million people in the US live near facilities that emit one of the most toxic air pollutants regulated by the agency

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

Learn about the major events, court rulings, and where we are now in this long-standing fight.

Final rule significantly curtailed emissions disclosure requirements despite widespread support