A year of progress for the environment
As we come together with family and friends at the end of the year, we can be thankful for some real progress for environmental protection and conservation in 2022.
Milestones
Milestones we’ve shared on the path to a greener future.
Cleaner air to breathe and cleaner water to drink. Cleaner energy to power our lives and a more livable climate for our children and their children. A greater abundance of open spaces and wildlife. These are among the milestones that our staff, members and supporters have achieved on the path to a greener, healthier future.
The Latest on Milestones
Statement: Fed govt. approves nation’s largest wind farm off Virginia’s coast
EPA finalizes protections for Bristol Bay from the Pebble Mine
Updates
Last coal-fired power plant in New England slated to close
Solar on parking lots: an idea whose time has come
California offshore wind lease sale scheduled
Featured Resources
The Great American Outdoors Act
The Latest
Environment America announces new push for state 100% renewable energy targets in 2023
National group redoubles multistate campaign to repower states with clean renewable energy
Looking ahead: 2023 environmental priorities
Below are Environment America’s priority campaigns for 2023 and beyond. Please contact us for data, context or quotes on any of the issues listed below.
From Earth Day 1970 to 2022: A story of progress
The rise of solar power since the first Earth Day is just one example of how far we’ve come
Four decades later, another win for the Boundary Waters
The Biden administration canceled mining leases near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness -- a place that our network first helped protect way back in 1978.
Environment America launches new state group in Alaska
Environment America is launching Alaska Environment as the organization’s 30th state-level group.