WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Lung Association posted the following news release: * * * American Lung Association: EPA's Plan to Roll Back Critical Clean Air Protections is a Tragedy for Health Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 31 planned actions to roll back and undermine various rules and programs that protect health from pollution. In response, the American Lung Association's President and CEO Harold Wimmer issued the following s  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Aspen Economic Strategy Group, a program of the Aspen Institute, issued the following news release: * * * Aspen Economic Strategy Group Welcomes New Members Leading policymakers, business executives, and academics join bipartisan group dedicated to promoting evidence-based solutions to America's economic challenges. The Aspen Economic Strategy Group (AESG) today announced that eleven new members have joined the bipartisan group of distinguished leaders and thinker  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Urges Colleagues to Keep Montana's Bull Mountains Mine Open " It is the lifeblood of Musselshell County" U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today urged his colleagues on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to pass his crucial legislation, S.362, to keep Montana's Bull Mountains Mine open, which would protect Montana jobs and energy security. He also spoke with President o  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Donald Trump's 'Historic' Wholesale Attack on the American People Washington, D.C. - Today, Donald Trump's EPA announced 31 deadly and dangerous actions the agency is taking, including attacking safeguards to limit pollution from power plants and vehicles, methane and other deadly emissions from oil and gas sources, Mercury and Air Toxics standards, the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, wa  more

NEW YORK, March 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EPA Administrator Zeldin's Plan Will Increase Pollution in Daily Lives (Washington, D.C. - March 12, 2025) EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin today unveiled a plan to attack dozens of the nation's most successful and vital environmental protections addressing industrial pollution - pollution limits that have saved lives, protected millions from severe health problems, helped America  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * EPA Announces It Will Reconsider 2024 Water Pollution Limits for Coal Power Plants to Help Unleash American Energy (ELG: Steam Electric) WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will revise costly wastewater regulations for coal burning power plants issued in 2024. This action advances the goals of President Trump's Unleashing Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces Swift Actions on Coal Ash Program (Coal Combustion Residuals) WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is prioritizing a number of timely actions on coal ash, including state permit program reviews and updates to the coal ash regulations. "Under President Trump's leadership, EPA will advance cooperative federalism to allow states to lead the  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * EPA Launches Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History Administrator Zeldin Announces 31 Historic Actions to Power the Great American Comeback WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will undertake 31 historic actions in the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history, to advance Preside  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Fedorchak applauds EPA's deregulation agenda Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) today praised the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) latest efforts to roll back heavy-handed regulations that have stifled North Dakota's energy producers and farmers. The Trump administration's action aims to overturn 31 regulations, including six harmful rules identi  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Joins the National Corn Growers Association's "Cobcast" to Talk Year-Round E15 U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined the National Corn Growers Association's "Cobcast" to discuss her bill securing the year-round, nationwide sale of E15. During the episode, she emphasized the vital role ethanol plays for Nebraska producers and rural communities. She highlighted her decade of advocacy for pe  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following statement on March 12, 2025: * * * President Trump's EPA Takes Steps To Rebalance Harmful PM2.5 Rule That Stifles Manufacturing Growth National Association of Manufacturers Led National Campaign to Defeat Burdensome Rule That Prevents Manufacturers from Investing Across the Country Washington, D.C. - In response to an announcement--spurred by National Association of Manufacturers-led advocacy--by the Envir  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Renewable Energy Boom Could Bring Thousands of Jobs to Utah and Wyoming Salt Lake City, UT - Today the Sierra Club, in partnership with Current Energy Group, published a new report, Utah and Wyoming: Economic Opportunities in PacifiCorp's Renewable Energy Transition that provides a detailed analysis of how investments in renewable energy could create thousands of long-term, good-paying job  more

NEW YORK, March 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Restarting Dirty Coal Plants Will Mean More Pollution, Health Harms, Higher Costs for Americans " Restarting old, dirty coal plants will bring more pollution and higher costs for American families. It will mean more smog, more asthma attacks for kids, more heart problems for older Americans, and more toxic mercury that's a danger to the brain development of young children. "  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Subcommittee on Environment Holds Hearing on Renewing Brownfields Sites, Discusses Redevelopment of American Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing titled Maximizing Opportunities for Redeveloping Brownfields Sites: Assessing the Potential for New  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Unleashes Horrific Roll Back of Bedrock EPA Standards Washington, D.C. -- In response to today's announcement from the Trump administration's EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to roll back 31 bedrock EPA rules that protect our environment, ensure access to clean air and water, and protect the health and safety of our communities, the League of Conservation  more

NEW YORK, March 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Shutters Environmental Justice Offices, Cancels Grants WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved to cancel $2 billion in grants to help communities burdened by pollution and will shutter every environmental justice office nationwide, according to published reports. The following is a reaction by Matthew Tejada, Senior Vice Pres  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump EPA to Reconsider Biden-Harris MATS Regulation That Targeted Coal-Fired Power Plants to be Shut Down WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will reconsider the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) from the Biden-Harris Administration that drew a lawsuit from 23 states. The Trump Administration is considering a 2-year compl  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump's EPA Rollbacks Yet Another Attack on American Safety MADISON, Wis. - Today, Donald Trump's EPA announced 31 deadly and dangerous actions the agency is taking, including attacking safeguards to limit pollution from power plants and vehicles, methane and other deadly emissions from oil and gas sources, Mercury and Air Toxics standards, the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, wastewater   more