U.S. District Court judge revokes historic oil and gas leases in the Gulf
This could be the beginning of the end of offshore drilling
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We’re focused on building a greener, healthier future, but we shouldn’t miss the positive environmental stories we’re seeing — and making — along the way.
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Statement: United Nations agree to framework for historic treaty to reduce global plastic pollution
Statement: PIRG, Environment America welcome Coca-Cola’s commitment to reuse
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New interactive dashboard documents renewable energy growth
President Biden could designate his first national monument … in Colorado
U.S. House passes first climate bill in a decade
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New dashboard finds US wind, solar tripled over past decade
In 2021, America produced three times as much renewable electricity from the sun and the wind as in 2012.
Victory for Nature: Monuments Restored
President Biden delivers a major conservation win, a thrill to all who worked on this
Colorado governor signs groundbreaking single-use plastic bill into law
Colorado first to strike down a state preemption law, restoring right of local municipalities to enact their own plastic regulations.
Colorado House advances historic plastic pollution reduction bill
Statement: Major public lands package up for vote in House of Representatives
If passed, the legislation will designate 1.49 million acres of public land as wilderness.