STATEMENT: EPA acts to protect drinking water from PFAS
The EPA proposed the first-ever national limits on 6 forever chemicals in drinking water.
Media Statements
Statement: EPA moves to protect waterways from toxic power plant pollution
The EPA proposed a new rule on Wednesday to dramatically reduce toxic pollution flowing from coal plants into the nation’s waterways.
Statement: Biden administration moves Western Arctic Willow project forward
Proposed arctic drilling project on federal lands contradicts Biden’s goals to curb climate change
EPA finalizes protections for Bristol Bay from the Pebble Mine
The EPA released a final determination protecting wild Sockeye Salmon headwaters from a proposed gold and copper mine
Statement: Biden Administration Restores Protections To 9.2 Million Acres Of Roadless Forest
Reinstated rule for Southeast Alaska’s Tongass provides safeguards to critical wild habitat, massive carbon sink
Statement: USDA announces plans to protect mature forests while addressing wildfire
Groups welcome new focus on mature, old-growth and highlight need for protections from logging.
Statement: EPA issues new Clean Water Act rule
The EPA has replaced the Trump administration’s Dirty Water Rule with a new Clean Water Act definition that restores protection to some wetlands and other waters.
Drilling in Cook Inlet should be left in the past
Scheduled offshore drilling lease sale poses risk to belugas, sea otters and more
EPA directs states to curb PFAS pollution
The EPA is calling on states to enforce existing laws to reduce releases of toxic PFAS, often known as "forever chemicals."