Update: The Trump Budget Cuts Hit Coal Communities and Workers Where It Hurts
President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget would cut economic development and workforce training programs that have helped coal miners, their families, and communities.
A Proposal for U.S. Leadership on International Climate Finance During the Trump Administration
U.S. citizens, state and local governments, and businesses can support clean energy and climate resilience in the most vulnerable regions—and challenge the federal government to do the same.
Hands Off Our Air, Water, and Public Lands
Trump’s budget is a governmentwide assault on public health, the nation’s coasts and outdoors, and energy innovation.
The Trump Budget Will Worsen Climate Change While Hurting the Most-Affected Families
Between climate denial and severe budget cuts, President Trump is dealing a double blow to those living on the brink.
Everything You Think You Know About Coal in China Is Wrong
China’s new coal-fired power plants are cleaner than ours—and stronger on climate change.
Research Note on U.S. and Chinese Coal-Fired Power Data
This research note outlines the availability of and differences among U.S. and Chinese coal-fired power data and the methodologies used to compare data from both countries.
The Regulatory Accountability Act Would Spread the Asbestos Problem
President Donald Trump’s Regulatory Accountability Act would result in more public health disasters by hamstringing federal agencies’ efforts to respond to emerging threats.
These South Florida 4th-Graders Have a Message for Their Elected Officials About Climate Change
As a call to action on climate change, Ms. Mendoza’s fourth-grade class at Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning Center wrote letters to their elected officials asking them to support solutions that will protect their community and future.
The Powerful Corporations Pushing to Unravel Protections for Consumers, Public Health, and the Environment
During the first three months of 2017, at least 72 corporations and trade associations lobbied Congress to block federal agencies from taking new action to protect consumers, the environment, and public health.
The Case for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
President Trump is waging an attack on America’s national parks and monuments, specifically targeting Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante.
Trump’s Regulatory Accountability Act Is a License to Kill
The Regulatory Accountability Act would make it nearly impossible for agencies to provide important health, safety, and consumer protections.
The Big Melt: Curbing Arctic Climate Change Aligns with U.S. Economic and National Security Goals
At upcoming Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Secretary Rex Tillerson has an opportunity to protect U.S. national security and economic interests.
Are Industry Interests Behind President Trump’s Attack on National Monuments?
Utah appears to be ground zero for attempts to sell out public lands and waters to extractive industries.
Debunking the False Claims of Environmental Review Opponents
Opponents of NEPA dramatically overstate the savings from arbitrarily shortening environmental review and ignore the serious harms that result from poorly planned projects.
Build First, Ask Questions Later
President Donald Trump’s pledge to fast-track high-priority infrastructure projects threatens to roll back essential environmental review regulations that safeguard not only natural habitats but local communities as well.