January 30, 2025
by Agnes Enochs
Climate change
Federal Rollbacks
Renewable Energy
Trump spent his first day in office issuing a series of executive orders reversing the Biden administration’s policies on climate change and energy. As Trump retreats from global climate cooperation, is the U.S. falling out of step with the rest of the world?
January 23, 2025
by Matthew Grabianski
Climate change
As climate change worsens, so does its toll on Americans’ wallets.
January 22, 2025
by Isaac Worsham
Climate change
State and Local
Sustainability
Current attempts to address the desiccation of the Great Salt Lake are inadequate and will result in enormous environmental harm—putting more than 2.5 million Utahns in danger.
January 14, 2025
by Anthony Choi
State and Local
Sustainability
Wildlife
In Washington, Native Tribes fought for decades in court for their treaty right to fish. Their efforts have greatly impacted how salmon are managed in the state today.
January 12, 2025
by Olivia Sullivan
Regulations
Water
A Biden-Harris Administration EPA rule recently went into effect that will help to remove lead from drinking water. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements require water systems to replace lead pipes across the country, and this huge public works project is backed by over $2.6 billion in infrastructure funding.
December 5, 2024
by Lexi Amos
Endangered Species
Forests
After seven years of petitioning, giraffes will likely receive endangered species protections under the ESA. But is this approach adequate to save the thousands of species in peril?
December 4, 2024
by Alanna Belmont
Climate change
Litigation
State and Local
As states continue to sue oil and gas corporations for climate deception, a lone Second Circuit decision raises questions over the fate of these cases as a Trump Administration looms on the horizon.
November 26, 2024
by Rachel Garwin
Climate change
State and Local
The window to achieve a livable, sustainable climate for all is rapidly closing.[1] The good news is that we have the tools to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to avert the worst climate scenarios.[2] As recognized by the Paris Agreement…
November 25, 2024
by Jay Sullivan
Air
Litigation
The Supreme Court will resolve a dispute on the proper venue for challenges to EPA’s disapproval of 21 states’ plans for ozone pollution under the Clean Air Act. The case continues the Court’s trend of hearing administrative and environmental law cases, and its outcome will shape the judiciary’s role in federal air pollution policy.
November 15, 2024
by Omid Rahimdel
Energy
Natural Resources
Uranium mining near the Havasupai Reservation in Arizona could contaminate the aquifer that provides the Havasupai with their water supply, jeopardizing the health of the tribe.