Today the senate passed Senate Bill 551 in a bipartisan vote of 22-8 to reduce the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of single-use plastic pollution. Championed by Senator Janeen Sollman, this … Read more
More than 800 businesses and organizations across the United States have signed a letter urging Congress to reject further attacks by the Trump administration on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric … Read more
Today, California failed to meet a critical deadline to implement the nation’s leading plastic reduction law because Governor Gavin Newsom intervened to prevent CalRecycle from submitting finalized regulations required by Senate … Read more
Today, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Md., and Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Tex., along with over 70 cosponsors, reintroduced the “Farewell to Foam Act,” which would prohibit the sale and distribution of … Read more
Today the Trump administration issued layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), following similar cuts at other departments and agencies. NOAA is a world-renowned science agency that positions … Read more
Today, groups concerned about the threats from offshore drilling filed the first environmental legal challenge against the new Trump administration. One group is challenging an illegal order by President Trump … Read more
Today, President Trump issued an executive order to end the U.S. government’s purchasing of paper straws and offering them within federal buildings. The order also calls for the development of … Read more
