Newswatch Environment State-by-State
Alaska
Don Jr Blamed for Trump Alaska Mine Block That Gives China Critical Minerals Edge
March 27, 2026 11:39 AM EDT
Inkl
The Trump administration is defending a Biden-era EPA veto blocking Alaska's Pebble Mine, citing environmental concerns and past opposition from Donald Trump Jr.
Alaska
As waters around Alaska warm, algal toxins are turning up in new places in the food web - Chilkat Valley News
March 27, 2026 03:43 AM EDT
the Chilkat Valley News
The St. Paul die-off was not a one-time incident. In August of 2025, tribal residents found 21 dead fur seals on a beach at St. George Island, a sister island of St. Paul. Along with the seals were two dead fin whales, a dead sea lion and several dead seabirds.
Arkansas
EPA watchdog's report finds waste sites in high risk areas | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
March 31, 2026 04:41 AM EDT
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
WASHINGTON -- About 100 of the nation's most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans in surrounding communities, the internal watchdog at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found.
Arkansas
Trump team seeks waive of conservation law | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
March 28, 2026 04:56 AM EDT
Northwest Arkansas Newspapers.
A judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration can convene a meeting next week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
California
Gavin Newsom's Presidential Ambitions And Pro-Scarcity Democrats Behind California's Worsening Energy Crisis
March 31, 2026 11:01 AM EDT
public
The governor’s closure of refineries, which he sold as a way to lower prices, is the underlying cause of $5.86/gallon gasoline
California
California Bets on an Obscure Tool to Replace Clean Air Authority Trump Revoked - edhat
March 31, 2026 10:41 AM EDT
Edhat.
Assembly bill 1777 would give California air regulators authority to hold ports, warehouses and railyards accountable for the pollution
California
California Congressmembers Say Offshore Drilling Threatens Military Readiness, Coastal Economies
March 27, 2026 05:53 PM EDT
The Independent.
Santa Barbara’s Representative Salud Carbajal calls the Trump administration’s plan “federal overreach.”
California
Chevron Warns California Risks Fuel Crisis Unless Iran War Eases
March 25, 2026 10:20 AM EDT
Insurance Journal.
Chevron Corp. is warning that California is careening toward an energy crisis because of the Iran war and that the company may quit refining oil in the
Colorado
Trump's Patriotic Purge Comes For The American Pika | Colorado Pols
March 31, 2026 04:41 PM EDT
Colorado Pols.
As Ryan Spencer reports for the Summit Daily, the Trump administration's scrutiny of national parks, monuments, and other federally-funded points of historical interest for materials considered offensive to Trump's grade-school jingoistic view of American history, which we've discussed in this space a few times, rolls on beneath the din of…
Colorado
Community members gather at Colorado Springs City Hall for the No Kings Rally to voice their concerns
March 28, 2026 09:00 PM EDT
KOAA News 5
Community members gathered at City Hall in Colorado Springs for the No Kings Rally to voice concerns over politics, climate change, and democracy.
Colorado
Plug-in solar panels, coming to an apartment balcony near you | Rocky Mountain PBS
March 26, 2026 08:00 AM EDT
Rocky Mountain PBS.
A bill making its way through the Colorado legislature would legalize balcony solar, expanding lower-cost panels to renters across the state.
Colorado
Wolf activity condenses in northwest Colorado as one wolf explores in the south
March 25, 2026 04:13 PM EDT
Post Independent.
As denning season begins, Colorado’s collared gray wolf activity has condensed into pockets of the state’s northwest and southwest counties. This is according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s latest wolf activity map, which shows the...
Connecticut
CT officials celebrate powering of Revolution Wind, offshore wind farm that faced legal challenges
March 26, 2026 04:27 PM EDT
New Hampshire Public Radio
The wind project, located off the coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island, will eventually generate enough electricity to power 350,000 homes.
Florida
Florida 'Monkey Whisperer' Heading To Federal Prison For Illegal Wildlife Trafficking - Tampa Free Press
March 27, 2026 10:42 PM EDT
Tampa Free Press.
A Florida man known as “The Monkey Whisperer” is trading his exotic animal compound for a federal prison cell. Jimmy Wayne Hammonds, 62, Parrish, was
Florida
Federal jurisdiction over developing Florida's wetlands is upheld
March 27, 2026 03:22 PM EDT
WUSF Public Media.
The ruling upheld a previous judge's ruling that said the federal government giving control over building in Florida's wetlands to the state could imperil endangered species like the Florida panther.
Hawaii
'We Lost Everything': Hawaii Swamped by Worst Flooding in 20 Years | Common Dreams
March 25, 2026 05:56 PM EDT
Common Dreams NewsCenter
Experts agree that the climate emergency caused by the burning of fossil fuels is making extreme rainfall events on the islands wetter and more common, reigniting the debate about who should foot the bill.
Illinois
Responding to federal threat, legislation would protect Illinois waterways
March 29, 2026 01:46 AM EDT
The Journal Courier.
Farming and business interests are pushing back, and the governor has yet to make his intentions clear, due to concerns over spending and potential costs.
Illinois
Energy choice and economic impact commission proposed in Illinois
March 27, 2026 01:46 PM EDT
The Center Square.
(The Center Square) – A proposal to create a new energy commission has renewed policy debate over the economic and environmental impact of state policies.
Illinois
Climate change is fueling a surge in Illinois home insurance premiums
March 27, 2026 06:35 AM EDT
operated by Chicago Public Media
Between 2021 and 2024, home insurance costs increased by about 50% in Illinois, and this year, the state’s insurance rates are expected to climb about 5%.
Iowa
EPA Must Protect Iowans from Cancer-Linked Nitrate Contamination
March 30, 2026 08:09 PM EDT
Food & Water Watch
Food & Water Watch sent EPA a notice letter announcing intent to sue over nitrate-impaired waterways that were delisted from Iowa’s 2024 Impaired Waters List.
Iowa
Iowa farm groups welcome ethanol, biodiesel blending requirements
March 27, 2026 06:33 PM EDT
The Des Moines Register.
Iowa farm groups welcome the Trump administration's record renewable fuel blending requirements. But they warn ag needs a year-round E15 solution.
Iowa
Federal biofuel move seen as win for Iowa farmers
March 27, 2026 04:41 PM EDT
The Gazette.
Iowa officials applaud new biofuel standards, but critics say trade policies and rising costs still threaten farmers’ livelihoods.
Kentucky
Kentucky group joins legal challenge of loosened EPA coal plant rules
March 31, 2026 05:05 AM EDT
The Courier-Journal.
Kentucky Resources Council and a slew of environmental and health groups are going to court to block the EPA from easing power plant regulations.
Kentucky
Donated Christmas trees become 'home' for fish across Kentucky
March 30, 2026 12:29 PM EDT
WXIX-TV
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s Christmas for the Fishes just wrapped up its 9th season. It’s a program in which crews take donated Christmas trees and drop them in lakes around Kentucky to restore fish habitat.
Louisiana
Annual Mud Fest brings hands-on environmental education to City Park
March 28, 2026 01:26 PM EDT
WVUE Fox 8 News.
Louisiana Children's Museum event teaches kids about coastal land loss, recycling and more
Maine
Could Maine make polluters pay for the cost of climate change? Lawmakers want to study it first.
March 31, 2026 03:36 PM EDT
The Portland Press Herald.
The Legislature on Tuesday passed a measure to study how much greenhouse gas emissions are costing the state, with Republicans opposed.
Massachusetts
Federal headwinds threaten the emerging Mass. climate tech industry
March 26, 2026 02:10 AM EDT
WBUR.
Under the Trump administration, many entrepreneurs working on climate tech, renewable energy or environmental justice have found their grants delayed, threatened or rescinded. The federal headwinds threaten to slow Gov. Maura Healey's plans to make Massachusetts the global hub for climate tech.
Minnesota
Farmer co-ops gain traction in Minnesota with new funding, report finds
March 31, 2026 06:31 AM EDT
Agweek.
The Minnesota Farmers Union Foundation Cooperatives for Climate grant program awarded up to $30,000 to seven early-stage farmer cooperatives across Minnesota.
Missouri
Congress weighs funding to reduce wildlife crashes in Missouri
March 25, 2026 07:34 AM EDT
KTTN Radio.
(Missouri News Service) - As wildlife-vehicle collisions continue to rise across the United States, lawmakers in Congress are advancing bipartisan
Montana
Groups sue Trump admin to halt Montana minerals project
March 31, 2026 04:04 PM EDT
Environmental News Network.
The coalition argues the Libby exploration project in the Kootenai National Forest violates federal law and threatens vulnerable species.
Montana
BLM abandoned best-available science for Wyoming, Montana sage grouse, lawsuit argues
March 30, 2026 02:00 PM EDT
Buffalo Bulletin.
A new lawsuit argues that the Bureau of Land Management’s recently revised sage grouse plans for Wyoming and Montana are inadequate to reverse population declines that have continued to plague
Montana
Efforts to restore herd of Montana bison stumble into Trump-era politics of land
March 25, 2026 04:30 AM EDT
The Globe and Mail
Conservationists in Montana say Washington has decided to favour ranchers and cattle at the expense of a native species
Nevada
Judge closes Nevada lithium mine case, sides with BLM
March 30, 2026 04:51 PM EDT
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Ioneer, an Australian mining company, has permits to build a lithium mine in Esmeralda County. It now can proceed.
New Hampshire
N.H. officials warn of prolonged drought through June - The Boston Globe
March 31, 2026 12:15 PM EDT
The Boston Globe.
Despite snowmelt, drought conditions persist in New Hampshire. Experts urge water conservation measures with predictions the drought could last through June.
New Hampshire
Catherine Corkery: Rolling back emissions testing would be a step backwards
March 31, 2026 12:00 AM EDT
The New Hampshire Union Leader
New Hampshire prides itself on our state’s high living standards and clean air. But we haven’t maintained our state’s health and natural beauty by doing nothing. Decades ago, in response
New Mexico
Opinion: Why climate stability matters for New Mexico's future
March 28, 2026 05:58 AM EDT
The Albuquerque Journal.
As gas prices rise and winters warm, an Albuquerque columnist argues New Mexico needs clear climate rules to protect families and jobs.
New York
Climate-law fix will help New Yorkers with affordability | Editorial
March 30, 2026 03:01 AM EDT
The Journal News.
Gov. Kathy Hochul presides over an Empire State in an affordabiltiy crisis. Her proposal to amend state climate law can help everyday New Yorkers.
New York
New York Climate Policy Is Paving The Way For Progress
March 24, 2026 08:23 PM EDT
Evergreen Action
New York, at this moment, can lead the nation by showing that clean energy and cutting costs go hand in hand.
North Carolina
Outrage builds over Trump's billion-dollar bribe to stop wind farms
March 26, 2026 12:04 PM EDT
People's World
WASHINGTON—The BlueGreen Alliance of unions and environmental groups and Public Citizen slammed Donald Trump’s latest anti-green move: A $928 million payment to TotalEnergies to stop its construction and cancel its leases for wind farms off the coasts of New York and North Carolina, and its prom...
North Dakota
North Dakota Farmers Union applauds increase in renewable fuels mandate
March 27, 2026 03:01 PM EDT
The Jamestown Sun
JAMESTOWN — North Dakota Farmers Union applauded the Trump administration’s announcement on Friday, March 27, of higher renewable fuel volumes to be blended into the U.S. fuel supply.
Ohio
Voters in Vance's hometown furious at Trump admin siding with 'horrible' polluter
March 29, 2026 12:22 PM EDT
Raw Story.
The Donald Trump- JD Vance administration has sentenced Middletown, Ohio — Vice President JD Vance's hometown — to decades of environmental devastation by canceling a $500 million federal grant that would have transformed a major steel plant into the world's cleanest industrial facility.Instead, Cle...
Ohio
A costly plan will keep a steel plant in JD Vance's hometown running. Locals are aghast: 'It's horrible'
March 29, 2026 09:00 AM EDT
The Guardian.
Fossil-fuel burning at Ohio facility could burn longer, leaving Middletown residents to face environmental risks
Oklahoma
EPA Finalizes Historic New Renewable Fuel Standards to Strengthen American Energy Security, Support Rural Economies - Oklahoma Farm Report
March 27, 2026 01:52 PM EDT
Oklahoma Farm Report.
Today at the White House Great American Agriculture Celebration, President Trump announced that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the historic Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) “Set 2” final rule. The final rule realigns the program with Congress’ original intent—increasing the use of homegrown American biofuels—putting American farmers first and promoting American energy independence. In
Oregon
Amazon to Pay $20.5 Million in Settlement of Class Action Suit Over Pollution in Eastern Oregon
March 31, 2026 01:32 PM EDT
Rolling Stone
Amazon has reached a settlement agreement in a class action suit over how its data centers allegedly contribute to water pollution in Eastern Oregon.
Pennsylvania
Why a Pa. environmental group wants to press pause on data center development
March 26, 2026 10:22 AM EDT
The Allegheny Front
PennFuture called for a moratorium on data centers across Pennsylvania, citing concerns like water use, electricity prices and increased pollution.
Pennsylvania
Bruce Ledewitz: Pennsylvania is the climate change problem
March 26, 2026 12:30 AM EDT
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Why has there been so little progress combatting climate change in America? It’s not because the whole thing is a hoax, as President Donald Trump...
Rhode Island
Winter's storms proved offshore wind is our energy future | Opinion
March 29, 2026 06:04 AM EDT
The Providence Journal.
Revolution Wind will power 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut, proving offshore wind's reliability.
South Dakota
80% of S.D. waterways are polluted. We cannot allow our water to get filthier. We must mandate riparian buffers — The South Dakota Standard
March 28, 2026 06:06 AM EDT
San Diego Standard Now.
While South Dakota continues to allow its waterways to deteriorate, becoming filthier and filthier, Donald Trump is hastening the demise of the entire planet. Those who once waded and swam and fished in South Dakota’s water can no longer allow their children to do so. And the most recent news is th
South Dakota
State commission replaces controversial wildlife predator bounty with new programs
March 27, 2026 06:45 PM EDT
Capital Journal.
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission has voted to narrow a controversial nest predator trapping program, but the state intends to pay as much for bounties as it did
Utah
Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites | WWJ Newsradio 950
March 31, 2026 08:16 PM EDT
Audacy, Inc
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Utah
Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites
March 31, 2026 08:16 PM EDT
Yahoo! Inc.
President Donald Trump's administration will move the U.S. Forest Service headquarters out of the nation's capital to Salt Lake City as part of an organizational overhaul that involves shuttering rese...
Utah
Opinion: What Utah leaders are doing to power the AI race
March 30, 2026 06:42 PM EDT
Deseret News.
As demand for energy increases, Utah leaders are working to strike the right balance — encouraging innovation and economic growth while ensuring transparency and responsible stewardship of resources.
Utah
Utah's historic snow drought is one that trees will likely never forget
March 27, 2026 02:37 PM EDT
KUER 90.1
Tree rings offer scientists a history book that lays out centuries of forest health. This warm, dry year is poised to leave a lasting mark.
Vermont
Vermont defends climate superfund law in federal court
March 30, 2026 06:16 PM EDT
WCAX-TV
Attorneys defended Vermont's landmark climate superfund law on Monday, as it faces a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration.
Vermont
ISO-NE CLG Speakers Stress Grid Resilience amid Climate Damage
March 26, 2026 08:08 PM EDT
RTO Insider, LLC.
The spring quarterly meeting of the ISO-NE Consumer Liaison Group revolved around the growing risks of climate-driven extreme weather events in Vermont.
Vermont
Petition: Protect Vermont's Climate Superfund Act From Big Oil Influence
December 31, 2025 07:10 AM EST
One Green Planet
Vermont’s climate law forces Big Oil to pay for damage, but the DoJ wants it gone. Urge them to protect it and sign the petition now.
West Virginia
Wyoming County resident documents widespread water contamination in 3-year study
March 30, 2026 06:49 PM EDT
WVVA Television.
A local environmental advocate says three years of testing shows widespread water contamination across southern West Virginia counties
West Virginia
MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to Open 16th International Conference on Climate Change
March 25, 2026 09:13 AM EDT
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
Program of two-day conference April 8–9 in Washington, DC also includes 2022 Nobel Prize-winning physicist John Clauser and West Virginia Gov. Patrick...
Wisconsin
Clean Wisconsin sues EPA over rollback letting power plants release more mercury, arsenic into air
March 31, 2026 06:48 PM EDT
WKOW 27 News.
MADISON (WKOW) — Clean Wisconsin has joined a coalition of public health, environmental and community advocates to file a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of standards that limit mercury,
Wisconsin
Wisconsin farmers celebrate nationwide E15 waiver. But some worry about long-term environmental impact.
March 27, 2026 06:00 AM EDT
Wisconsin Public Radio
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it would temporarily allow nationwide sales of E15.
