Taxonomy Archives: Washington D.C.

Short-term progress, long-term problem: EPA leaves hundreds of PFAS out of toxics law

Environmental groups urge approval of new NEPA rule 

SELC statement on Presidential veto of resolutions stripping ESA protections for northern long-eared bat, lesser prairie chicken

WASHINGTON— Today, President Joe Biden vetoed a set of resolutions meant to undo federal protections for two endangered species.

U.S. House bill will limit CAFO spending and protect vulnerable communities from harmful water and air pollution

WASHINGTON— The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Improvement Act introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives would direct more federal conservation funding to agriculture proj...

Reed Environmental Writing Award announces 2024 call for nominations

Supreme Court allows construction of Mountain Valley Pipeline through Jefferson National Forest

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Today the U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency stay of an order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that had halted construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeli...

D.C. Circuit rules FERC’s approval of Southern utilities’ scheme is unlawful

WASHINGTON--Last week, the D.C. Circuit agreed with a coalition of environmental organizations, clean energy advocates, consumer advocates, and clean energy trade groups by ruling that the Federal Ene...

New rule from U.S. Fish and Wildlife helps conserve Southern species from climate change 

WASHINGTON-- This week U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published new rules on where the agency can reintroduce threatened and endangered species into the wild. Those changes will help the agency manage...

Endangered Species Act changes ‘step in the right direction’ towards protecting Southern wildlife

WASHINGTON-- Today U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced proposed changes to their regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act. These ...

Direct Pay Expands Access to IRA Benefits: 

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released new guidance on key provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act that would expand clean energy tax...