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The Trump administration wants to auction nearly 100 million acres of Pacific Ocean seafloor near American Samoa and the Northern Marianas Islands for deep-sea mining—damaging vital marine ecosystems and threatening the Pacific Islander way of life. https://t.co/FNHXJed6Yd

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California’s coastal habitats just gained protections: The Mishopshno and Point Sal State Marine Conservation Areas have been approved. This marks a new era in ocean conservation, as these are the first Tribally led marine protected areas for the state.

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Our Executive Director Christy Goldfuss, Director of Federal Affairs for Environmental Health Katie Hobbs, and Director of Video Adam Abel talk about the cascading impacts of Trump’s deregulatory agenda—from the Arctic to your backyard. Listen to the latest episode of What the Earth: https://t.co/U6G3ZvPR86

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Under the Trump administration’s new rules, coal and gas power plants in every corner of the country will now be allowed to spew as much carbon dioxide as they want, worsening the climate crisis and endangering local communities.

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Food waste is a missed economic opportunity that could be supporting local communities. New research suggests that comprehensive food waste policies in states like Illinois could generate 14,000 jobs across Illinois.
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While the current permitting bill would deliver transmission benefits, some of the language around environmental and public health safeguards requires changes. Our experts across sectors have broken down the details, examining its policy impacts and the improvements we need to make.
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Many are facing opposition, including lawsuits from the U.S. government, Republican-led states, and the fossil fuel industry. But they’re fighting back.

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We’re all paying the price of climate change, but we shouldn’t have to foot the whole bill. These new laws will help protect communities before the next disaster strikes and fend off some of the worst damage. 👇🧵

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Vermont and New York are currently the only states that have passed polluters pay laws, but 11 other states are working on similar legislation: California, Connecticut, Hawai'i, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Virginia.

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Read the details on the true costs of this power plant pollution. https://t.co/GzNnAD7UwX

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Unsurprisingly, releasing unlimited carbon emissions is a very, very expensive move. The policy would increase everything from electricity bills and climate disasters to hospital visits and health care costs. But they’re ignoring the data to save polluters a bit of money.

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Cancer is an epidemic in the United States. Yet, the Trump administration continues to wage a relentless attack on the nation’s cancer protections, while uplifting the very industries poisoning our water and air with carcinogens. Read our newest report: https://t.co/RPe2grCjQX

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The Trump administration’s policies to promote fossil fuels and stop renewable energy are directly impacting our health—leading to 35,000 additional early deaths, 70,000 new asthma patients, and 42,000 emergency room visits by 2035. Read the full report: https://t.co/223nKP0vKf

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California is weighing new marine protections that could safeguard vital coastal habitats, help restore marine life, and give Tribes a greater role in ocean stewardship.

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UK energy company Drax has proposed a tree-burning, dangerous datacenter that could produce nearly double the emissions of all Gatwick flights, making it “one of the dirtiest datacenters out there.”
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The short story on the permitting bill – major upsides for transmission and clean energy and major downsides that will mean more fossil fuel gets built. Can we trust that the upsides will play out in a system that is so thoroughly captured by oil, gas, and coal?
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Power plants produce nearly a quarter of U.S. carbon emissions. Now, as AI and data centers drive energy use to new heights, the Trump administration is trying to erase limits on carbon pollution for gas and coal power plants. We’re taking them to court to stop them.