Jul 22, 2026
by Paige Knappenberger, PSR Environment & Health Director Like many families across the Northeast, ours had our plans upended in July by smoke from wildfires burning nearly 2,000 miles away in Ontario. Instead of spending the weekend outdoors, we kept our kids...
Jun 23, 2026
Trump’s EPA is trying to delay multipollutant standards for cars by two years, leaving the health and safety of Americans in the balance during that time. This delay would increase levels of hazardous pollutants such as smog-forming nitrogen oxides and particulate...
Jun 15, 2026
The Trump administration seems to be giving a new handout to polluters on a daily basis at this point. A new proposed rule from EPA is no exception to this dangerous trend. This proposal would allow facilities like power plants, factories, and data centers to commence...
May 21, 2026
Back in February, Billionaire Shark Tanker Kevin O’Leary announced a partnership with a Utah developer to build a data center complex twice the size of Manhattan in Box Elder County. The Stratos artificial intelligence data center project will have a footprint of more...
May 20, 2026
by Paige Knappenberger, Director, Environment & Health Program A tick fell on my husband’s face last weekend as we watched our sons play on our back patio in Northwest Washington, DC. I grew up in Arizona, so ticks were never something I worried about as a kid....
May 7, 2026
After decades of advocacy, we won strong, health-protective coal ash standards in 2015 and 2024. Now, EPA wants to roll them back. Earlier this year, we asked you to submit comments in defense of federal protections when they proposed a delay of enforcement. EPA’s...