From climate change to renewable energy, the environment is a major focus of state and government action.
From climate change to renewable energy, the environment is a major focus of state government action. Stay up to date on the latest news and developments on environmental policy with our comprehensive coverage of state legislatures. Our articles provide in-depth analysis of the environmental issues facing different state governments across the country.
Photo credit: iStock.com/Scharfsinn86 On February 15, 2023, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) signed numerous executive orders (EOs) to advance clean energy and zero-emission vehicles, as well as beginning the stakeholder process that sets the [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli The Gulf Coast has experienced increasingly frequent and costly weather events. Coastal states have endured rough hurricane seasons in 2020, 2021, and 2022 with Hurricanes like Delta, Laura, Zeta, [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/syahrir maulana Flood events totaled over $3 billion in damages in 2021. That same year, flooding caused 146 deaths, the second-highest flood-related deaths since 1995. In response, several states have introduced legislation to [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/sarawuth702 Electric vehicles (EVs) have grown in popularity as the United States attempts to reduce carbon emissions. From 2017 to 2021, the United States grew from 3,000 EV charging stations to 22,000 EV [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Mirko_Rosenau Every weekend in the United States, about 54 million Americans mow their lawns, using 800 million gallons of gas annually and producing air pollutants, including carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides. Lawn equipment [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/egdigital Over 18 million mattresses are thrown away in the United States each year, and over 50,000 mattresses entering landfills daily. Additionally, almost 17 million mattresses are sold each year in the U.S. [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/KenKPhoto State legislatures are looking into possible solutions to address the adverse effects of per- and poly-fluoroalkyls (PFAS). PFAS are human-made chemicals found in many everyday products linked to increased risks of diseases [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Liudmila Chernetska Contaminants in supplies of drinking water remain a regulatory challenge at both the state and federal levels. Recent legislation in California is the first of its kind to regulate microplastics [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/Stefan Dinse Many states are considering improving power system resiliency to reduce electrical outages. Several state legislatures are discussing offshore wind energy as a new way of increasing energy sector jobs while simultaneously [...]
Photo credit: iStock.com/현경_윤 Between 2018 and 2019, around 24 million students used a bus to get to school. The Environmental Protection agency has aimed to significantly reduce carbon emissions by promoting switching from diesel fuel [...]
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