Environment America
Environment America is a federation of state-based, citizen-funded environmental advocacy organizations. Our professional staff in 27 states and Washington, D.C., combines independent research, practical ideas and tough-minded advocacy to overcome the opposition of powerful special interests and win real results for the environment. Environment America draws on 30 years of success in tackling environmental problems.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Wednesday, September 23, 2020 'Climate Week' Panel: The Fierce Urgency of Fire, Explained As 78 wildfires burned across nearly every state in the Mountain and Pacific Time Zones and Tropical Storm Beta churned up the Texas coast, experts from Environment America hosted a web panel Tuesday to discuss the phenomenon behind this severe weather—climate change—and what we can do about it. “... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, September 21, 2020 Environment America Unveils New Initiatives During Climate Week One of the largest climate summits of the year, Climate Week NYC, kicks off this week, as fires continue to burn across the American West, hurricanes brew in the Atlantic and heat records are broken across the country. Environment America and its state affiliates are using this event and the... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, August 24, 2020 Environment America joins lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s push to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Environment America along with other environmental organizations and the Gwich’in Steering Committee filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration over plans to begin oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The suit argues that the government is running afoul of... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, August 17, 2020 Statement: Opening Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Oil Drilling is a Catastrophic Decision The Department of the Interior said Monday that it will begin an oil leasing program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, according to multiple media reports. The 1.5 million-acre coastal plain of the refuge has been in the crosshairs of oil and gas companies for decades. With this decision, oil... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, July 31, 2020 House Spending Bill Goes Big on Climate, Clean Energy and Transportation The U.S. House passed a major climate-focused appropriations bill today that moves the country forward on clean energy and transportation. The bill authorizes billions of dollars in spending that would help rebuild and modernize the United States. The money is intended to expand access to clean... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, July 30, 2020 Appeals Court Again Deals Major Blow to Exxon's Attempt to Avoid Responsibility for Record-Setting Clean Air Act Violations In another stinging setback for ExxonMobil Corporation in a long-running environmental enforcement case, the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected nearly every argument Exxon raised in its appeal of the $19.95 million penalty previously imposed by a federal trial court judge. That trial... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Environment America Joins Lawsuit Challenging NEPA Rollback Environment America joined a nationwide coalition of environmental organizations Wednesday, led by Earthjustice and the Western Environmental Law Center, in filing a suit to strike down the federal government’s recent rule gutting the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The suit was filed in... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, July 24, 2020 House Votes to Stop Harmful EPA Soot Rule The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to stop funding the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to institute a new rule regulating soot. Technically known as particulate matter 2.5 (PM 2.5), this air pollution is harmful to human health at the levels being considered by the EPA. Peer-... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, July 22, 2020 More Than 10,000 Americans Call for a Boost to Clean Energy as Part of COVID-19 Recovery Legislation Led by Environment America, more than 10,000 Americans this week called on Congress to use the power of the federal government to boost clean energy. Specifically, the petitioners are pressing for Congress to extend solar and wind energy tax credits; expand incentives for electric vehicles and... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Decision to Rollback NEPA Is Misguided and Dangerous Despite the critically important role the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has played in protecting the environment, the Trump Administration today rolled back the key regulatory policy. As a result, certain construction projects that are not substantially funded by the government will no... Read more |