Articles from July 2025 - United States Conference of Mayors
6 posts published by Kaleena Dwyer and Sara Durr during July 2025| United States Conference of Mayors
The Administration’s attacks on our environment keep on coming. The latest? A repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), which helps track the amount and type of greenhouse gas … Read more The post Tracking Climate Pollution is Under Threat appeared first on The National Wildlife Federation Blog.| The National Wildlife Federation Blog
The biggest battery project in New York has been canceled in a major victory for the nascent nationwide grassroots movement against energy storage development. It’s still a mystery why exactly the developer of Staten Island’s Swiftsure project, Fullmark Energy (formerly known as Hecate), pulled the plug. We do know a few key details: First, Fullmark did not announce publicly that it was killing the project, instead quietly submitting a short, one-page withdrawal letter to the New York Sta...| Heatmap News
Industry leaders and Republicans in Congress again signaled their desire to hasten federal reviews of new chemicals at a Senate hearing, while an environmental health expert warned such changes will lead to more pollution and human health impacts. The post Senate hearing exposes divide over chemical safety law appeared first on The New Lede.| The New Lede
The Environmental Protection Agency has signed off on Montana’s plan to discard numeric water quality standards and adopt a measure that was passed by the 2025 Legislature allowing state officials to revert back to an older system, which many groups criticize as being insufficient to protect the Treasure State’s already struggling waterways. In 2014, Montana […]| Daily Montanan
In late September 2025, a federal court in D.C. dismissed a case filed by farmers and ranchers in Texas against the...| National Agricultural Law Center
6 posts published by Kaleena Dwyer and Sara Durr during July 2025| United States Conference of Mayors
The following is a comment submitted on behalf of The Institute for Energy Research on the Environmental Protection Agency Proposed…| IER
A federal appeals court ruled that Zeldin could, in fact, withhold $16 billion in so-called “gold bars” that Biden sent to "green" groups.| Breitbart
The public is letting Trump’s EPA know they expect it to do its job by protecting us from the climate crisis.| Earthjustice
The plan supports Class II underground injection control wells associated with the Lisbon Valley Gas Plant near Moab, Utah.| attheu.utah.edu
The plan supports Class II underground injection control wells associated with the Lisbon Valley Gas Plant near Moab, Utah.| attheu.utah.edu
The loss of the Research Triangle-based EPA Office of Research and Development would cost hundreds of jobs, hit local economic activity.| North Carolina Health News
La EPA afirmó que los gases de efecto invernadero representan un riesgo para la salud pública. Sin embargo, la EPA de Trump quiere retractarse y derogar muchas de las normas que limitan la contaminación atmosférica.| Earthjustice
Black communities brace for fallout after Trump revokes core safeguard that outlined pollution’s impact on nature and humans.| Floodlight
In late July 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it had opened a public comment period on its proposal to register three dicamba-based pesticide products for use directly on dicamba-tolerant soybean and cotton seeds. No dicamba pesticide has been available for “over-the-top” use since 2024 after a federal court in Arizona overturned the registered labels for three dicamba pesticides, XtendiMax, Engenia, and Tavium. Although dicamba has been approved for us...| National Agricultural Law Center
Cincinnati planned to use the grant to build a community solar array on a former landfill site, giving low-income households a break on energy bills.| WVXU
WASHINGTON DC (7/29/25) – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its proposed rulemaking to withdraw the 2009 endangerment finding for greenhouse gases. Concurrently, the Department of Energy released a separate report on the state of climate science. American Energy Alliance President Tom Pyle released the following statement: “For a decade and a half, the EPA has used the ‘endangerment finding’ […]| American Energy Alliance
Fueling The Conversation, Week of July 28th, 2025 Last week, I praised EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for taking on the…| IER
By Carey Gillam A group of US lawmakers failed on Tuesday to beat back a provision in a congressional appropriations bill that would help protect pesticide makers from being sued and could hinder state efforts to warn about risks of pesticide products.| The New Lede
By Meg Wilcox The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed on Friday a plan to eliminate its science research arm in a move critics say will| The New Lede
Bayer executives have been warning in recent weeks that after losing billions of dollars to Roundup case settlements and jury awards, they may be ready to give up the fight.| The New Lede
A new report from the American Lung Association notes a drastic decline in air quality and raises health alarms. Climate change and Trump administration actions, experts warn, will worsen the trend.| Inside Climate News
By: Will Boyce Background The human body is made up of water, proteins, fats, and . . . per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances? These chemicals, or PFAS for short, are a group of nearly 15,000 synthetically made chemicals known for their strong resistance to heat and other substances, earning them the title “forever chemicals.”[1] And while […]| Wake Forest Law Review
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.| The New Republic
The Environmental Protection Network, Lawyers for Good Government, and the Natural Resources Defense Council are committed to supporting EPA and other federal funding program grantees through building resources, developing webinars, and providing 1:1 support. [Read more]| Environmental Protection Network
The waiver the EPA granted to California to allow its Clean Trucks rule to proceed has states lined up in court on either side of the issue.| FreightWaves
The EPA granted California a waiver to implement its Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which puts zero-emission-vehicle mandates on OEMs.| FreightWaves
California has asked the Environmental Protection Agency for a waiver to implement the Advanced Clean Fleets rule.| FreightWaves
Coal advocates offer troubling new grounds for the Supreme Court to stay EPA’s carbon pollution standards.| Legal Planet
With climate change driving hotter, drier summers across the West, the intensity of recent fire seasons is outpacing workers’ ability to track and analyze fires with the traditional methods. But government agencies and private sector companies like Garimella’s are adapting artificial intelligence technologies in their wildfire monitoring and fighting strategies.| North Dakota Monitor
The EPA is seeking comment on whether to grant California a waiver to enforce the Advanced Clean Fleets rule.| FreightWaves
Oregon’s plan to regulate fossil fuel companies and reduce greenhouse gases is ready for public comment following a lawsuit seven months ago.| Washington State Standard
In a landmark decision aimed at safeguarding public health, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced updated regulations on drinking water quality standards across the United States. This significant development comes in response to growing concerns over the presence of harmful contaminants in drinking water supplies and underscores the agency’s commitment to ensuring the safety […]| The Catalyst
The more time passes, the more Nixon looks like a strange, unlikely political ally.| The Hastings Center for Bioethics
A natural gas boom in the U.S. is changing the power sector in the country. It's credited with bringing down American carbon dioxide emissions more than any other factor. But, one difficult to control component of the natural gas industry threatens to undermine those gains.| Inside Energy
