WISCONSIN – In a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee markup, all Republican committee members voted in favor of an amendment which would nullify the Roadless Rule and put 45 million acres of national forests at risk, including the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted to advance legislation that would eliminate the Roadless Area Conservation Rule after Republicans attached a last-minute amendment to the previously bipartisan Wildfire Prevention Act. The amendment passed on a party-line vote and would strip protections from millions of acres of roadless national forest lands.
NEW YORK, NY — The 17th edition of the Banking on Climate Chaos (BOCC) report released today finds that the world’s 65 largest banks committed $906 billion to fossil fuel companies in 2025, an increase of 8% from the previous year. Since the Paris Agreement was signed a decade ago, these banks have channeled $8.7 trillion into oil, gas, and coal operations.
According to reporting from Bloomberg, the United States will not renew the trilateral trade agreement it has with Canada and Mexico, known as the USMCA. At the time USMCA was negotiated, Trump declared it “the greatest trade deal ever,” but the U.S. trade deficit has increased under the deal.
Washington, D.C. - In a historic first, solar energy outperformed coal in the United States in May 2026. This milestone arrives despite Donald Trump’s anti-renewable energy policy.
Salt Lake City – The 90-day ordinance adoption period for the Utah Renewable Communities (URC) program concluded on Tuesday, June 2 after the city of Midvale unanimously voted to adopt the program, bringing the total number of participating communities to 16.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to reporting from The New York Times, the Trump Administration is preparing to open millions of acres of national forest lands, including areas recommended for wilderness protection, to unsustainable off-road vehicle use. The proposal would direct the U.S.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Trump Administration invoked its so-called “energy emergency” to force the Stanton coal plant in Orlando to remain open beyond its planned retirement at the end of May 2026.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump administration held an oil and gas lease sale for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, continuing its efforts to expand drilling across Alaska's public lands despite ongoing legal challenges, widespread public opposition, and concerns from Indigenous communities and conservation advocates.