Action for a greener, healthier Nevada

Report: U.S. Toxic waste cleanup is underfunded and lagging behind

Companies have left behind thousands of toxic sites—but cleanup has slowed to a crawl, putting our health at risk.

President Biden restores Great American Outdoors Act to protect public lands

The greatest conservation victory in a generation has been saved from a last-ditch effort to undermine it.

Going to court to protect water- and energy-saving appliances

To protect our climate and environment, we'll need to use less energy and less water. Showers and clothes washers and dryers use lots of both.

Court strikes down Trump administration's 'Dirty Power Plan'

Dirty power plants won't get a free pass after all.

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It’s Time for Whole Foods to Break Up With Single-Use Plastic Packaging

As an ode to the planet we love, we launched a Valentine's Day week of action to encourage Whole Foods to prioritize its relationship with the planet over plastic.

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Cleaning up the mess of weakened efficiency standards

Looking to save money, water and energy? You shouldn’t have to look to showerheads of the past.

News Release | Environment America

Statement: Bold climate bill aims for zero carbon emissions by midcentury

WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee released the new CLEAN Future Act on Tuesday. This comes after a year of input from stakeholders nationwide, following the release of a version of this bill in 2020. The legislation lays out a path for the United States to reach economy-wide emissions reduction targets that would allow the country to hit net zero emissions by 2050.

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Chaco Canyon, a priceless desert park and cultural site, wins reprieve from oil and gas drilling

A one-year pause on drilling isn’t enough — Chaco needs permanent protections, now.

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A new beginning for climate action

When President Joe Biden was sworn into office last month amid a masked and eerily quiet Washington D.C., I wasn’t expecting immediate, far-reaching action on climate. I had become so accustomed to the executive branch ignoring the existential threat of a warming planet that I forgot what was possible at the federal level. President Biden reminded me.

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.