Maxine Joselow

The move to repeal the ‘roadless rule” would pave the way for road construction and logging in nearly 45 million acres of untouched back country.

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration on Tuesday advanced a plan to open nearly 45 million acres of wilderness in national forests to road construction

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when it approved a deal to allow a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

Court blocks road through Alaskan wildlife refuge

At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has long led the nation in environmental protections.

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has taken a series of extraordinary steps to attack California's position as a national leader in environmental

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has taken a series of extraordinary steps to attack California's position as a national leader in environmental

A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, August 16, 2026 thru Sat, August 22, 2026.

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate a federal requirement that states publicize and solicit public input on applications for air pollution permits for a range of industrial facilities, including new data centers and the power plants needed to run them.

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is moving to make it harder for communities to weigh in on proposed data centers, even as a backlash against the behemoth projects grows across the country.