New initiative from Council on Environmental Quality convenes states, Tribal governments, and nongovernmental entities to better protect water resources

Angela Johnson Meszaros, Managing Attorney, Community Partnerships Program: “What they’ve really been denying the community is the ability to really call the question, should this facility, based on its past operation, receive a renewal of its hazardous waste permit? The community’s position is no. And I think that they have the receipts for why the…

Solar for All grants will unlock access to rooftop and community solar for low-income families

Falls short on climate; restores critical funding for water infrastructure

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

NW Natural seeks to increase profits and expand its gas system at ratepayers’ expense

Toxic “forever chemicals” remain laxly regulated.

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

The EPA has designated PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA, which requires polluters to fund cleanup of contaminated sites

Over 10 million acres of ecologically sensitive land is now off limits to oil and gas drilling

Biden administration unveils new regulations that will help preserve 13 million acres in Alaska

Andre Segura, VP of Litigation: “The fact is, many of the states that have signed the petition have historically allowed these harmful facilities to be placed in predominantly Black and brown communities, without regard for the health and safety of residents. These decades-old Title VI regulations are critical tools for the federal government to use…

Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office: “I think it is a perversion of our civil rights laws to say otherwise, to say that you can’t account for these past harms by creating policies that protect communities that are disproportionately harmed.”

Rebecca Curry, Policy Advocate, Rocky Mountain Office: “This bill seeks to hold the state accountable for several protections promised in the Environmental Justice Act.”

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

Climate, environmental justice and community-led social justice organizations filed testimony on April 18, 2024, detailing a litany of cost, climate and equity objections to a proposed rate hike from NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility.

Republican attorneys general from 23 states petitioned the agency to weaken Title VI

Bradley Marshall, Attorney, Florida Office: “It’s not a secret that the utilities have a great deal of political power in Florida and have been able to get statutes that are beneficial to their interests and they’ve gotten favorable decisions at the Florida Public Service Commission.”