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Environmental, public health groups to Senate: Act on toxic PFAS in drinking...

Eighty-two organizations, including Environment America and U.S. PIRG, delivered a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee calling for comprehensive federal...

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Statement: Rather than a gas tax holiday, US should address oil dependence at...

WASHINGTON -- In an effort to alleviate the burden of high gas prices for American consumers, President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for a three-month suspension of the federal gas tax. The federal...

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Report: Damaging methane gas pipeline leaks happen every 40 hours in the U.S.

AUSTIN, Texas - Methane gas – commonly referred to as “natural” gas – has been piped through our communities for heating and cooking for a century, and for just as long, has been subject to dangerous...

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Logging mature and old trees threatens U.S. climate goals

 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Thursday signed a memorandum to clarify the U.S. Forest Service’s direction on climate policy. The memo, "Climate Resilience and Carbon Stewardship of America's...

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Rhode Island legislature commits to 100% of state’s electricity from...

The Rhode Island legislature has passed legislation that would set the fastest timeline for any state in the nation to procure 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources.

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Statement: EU to phase out new fossil fuel cars by 2035

The European Union reached a deal on Wednesday to pass a new climate law that will require new car sales to be zero-emission by 2035.

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STATEMENT: Biden administration’s drilling proposal would put U.S. over a...

"By proposing as many as 11 new offshore drilling lease sales, President Biden is taking us down the same old path toward more spills and a warmer climate. This plan would lock in long-term risks that,...

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STATEMENT: New federal rule would help tackle country’s largest source of...

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s administration announced a notice of proposed rulemaking on Thursday to address the climate impact of the nation’s transportation system. The rule, proposed by the...

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Report: Federal logging projects put 10 climate-saving forests on chopping block

Federal agencies are targeting mature and old-growth forests for logging despite these trees’ extraordinary ability to curb climate change and President Joe Biden’s directive to preserve them,...

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Climate change driving strain on electric grid

Texas will only get hotter, and our grid less stable, unless we act quickly to move away from fossil fuels. 

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Statement: Biden acts on Gulf offshore wind

Metzger issued the following statement in response to the President's announcement:"It's exciting to see offshore wind in the Gulf getting closer to reality. With strong winds in the evenings when we...

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Biden promises action on climate change during event at former coal plant

President Joe Biden took his campaign to slow down climate change and speed up our transition to clean energy to the site of the former Brayton Point coal-fired power plant on Wednesday. Brayton Point...

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Statement: U.S. Postal Service more than doubles its electric vehicle commitment

The U.S. Postal Service announced on Wednesday that it would purchase at least 25,000 electric vehicles as part of its plan to replace an aging fleet, more than doubling its previous commitment. The...

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Elected officials, community leaders call on Paxton to aggressively resolve...

Three years is too long, says Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, Texas environmental leaders, legislators and community members who today called on Attorney General Ken Paxton to move with...

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Statement: Senate vote heralds cleaner future, safer climate

WASHINGTON – Midway through a summer full of brutally hot weather, flash floods and worsening drought, the U.S. Senate passed the largest-ever package of climate and clean energy investments. The...

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Updated statement: Congress passes historic climate investment

Legislation containing the country’s largest climate investment ever is now headed to President Joe Biden's desk after the U.S. House voted on Friday to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. The bill had...

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Statement: With Gov. Baker’s signature on climate bill, Massachusetts heeds...

Gov. Charlie Baker signed a climate bill into law Thursday that will reduce energy waste and help transition Massachusetts’ buildings and transportation system from fossil fuels to clean energy.

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