The US solar industry is getting a shot of adrenaline from South Carolina, which is adding another new solar factory to its roster along with 500 new jobs.
NRDC FOIA’ed the DOE to learn why it canceled billions in clean manufacturing awards. Here’s what we found. By Ian Wells, Federal Industrial Lead, Climate & Energy, NRDC Last year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) went on a funding cancellation spree. In May 2025, Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced … [continued]
Lawsuit Challenges Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards That Will Drive Up Costs for American Drivers WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of environmental and consumer protection organizations filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration’s final rule rolling back federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, a move that will make new … [continued]
Rule Will Drive Up Costs at the Pump for Families Already Struggling with High Prices WASHINGTON, D.C. — [On Saturday], Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the Trump administration has finalized a rule rolling back federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, making vehicles less fuel efficient and forcing … [continued]
Washington, DC — A new report released today by Senate Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee puts a dollar figure on the greed and corruption of the fossil fuel industry and the Trump administration. According to the report, fossil fuel interests and affiliated groups spent an estimated $201 … [continued]
Providence, RI — A Trump-appointed judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island ruled against the Trump administration’s attempt to slash $7 billion of funding for solar energy projects. The Solar For All program provides grant funding to regions across the country in order to expand affordable … [continued]
Governor Braun celebrated the illegal extension, which will raise costs for Hoosiers INDIANA — The Trump Administration and Department of Energy (DOE) has announced its fourth illegal extension for the Culley and Schahfer coal-fired power plants. First ordered to stay operating in December 2025, the extension follows the DC Court of Appeals’ … [continued]
Canada is laying plans for a massive offshore wind project in Nova Scotia that far exceeds the province's energy demand, with a ripple effect on access to clean power in the US (screenshot via YouTube).
Nova Scotia is laying plans for a massive offshore wind project that far exceeds the Canadian province’s electricity demand, with a ripple effect on access to clean power in the US.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is finalizing two new regulations that will undermine the implementation of federal protections for wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the nation’s cornerstone conservation law. One rule rescinds the longstanding blanket 4(d) rule, ending the practice of automatically extending key ESA protections from killing, injury, … [continued]
Sierra Club & partners are challenging the repeal in court as states & lawmakers move to reverse it WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Trump administration rule attempting to rescind the federal regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act goes into effect today. The change removes language that made clear … [continued]
Washington, D.C. — According to reporting, Donald Trump’s administration will propose to repeal the Endangerment Finding for power plants today — a move that would permanently strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas power plants under the Clean Air Act. This … [continued]
