The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act has passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

The SPEED Act, sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), would update the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act, which many in the oil and gas industry blame for delays in ...

Americans across the country agree that our permitting system is broken, and I’m proud to have passed a solution that reasserts American industry as a global leader ...

Colorado River states have been given less than two months to agree on how to share water cuts from the shrinking river. ● Homeland Security waives environmental laws to speed the construction of a ...

Learn about environmental impact statements, their purpose, benefits, and how they guide federal projects in minimizing ecological harm while maximizing benefits.

Trump suspended the diversity visa lottery after Brown University and MIT shootings. 131,000 winners affected. What this ...

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, we look at how America’s stance on environmental policy has shifted under ...

The Trump administration has aggressively pulled America away from its global role in climate and environmental research, ...

EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) recently announced a major shift in the agency’s approach to environmental enforcement, emphasizing swift, efficient achievement of ...

The sweeping changes have affected everything from coal plant retirements to international diplomacy over shipping emissions.

Climate and frontline groups warn the permitting bill would gut public oversight, fast track polluting projects, and undermine one of the nation’s foundational environmental laws.

The U.S. Justice Department has released tens of thousands more documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, but added little new revelatory information to the long-anticipated public file.