Environment
Senate Seeks Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Reauthorization
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee convenes today for a Great Lakes restoration hearing that arrives as federal funding for one of the...
Environment
Senate Democrat Plans Vote to Reverse Trump EPA's Rejection of Colorado Clean Air Plan
Sen. Michael Bennet is using a rarely-invoked legislative tool to push back on the Trump administration's decision to kill Colorado's regional haze plan.
Environment
Congress Races to Catch Up on Deep-Sea Mining
The U.S. is moving to open the ocean floor to commercial mining — and Congress is only now beginning to grapple with what that means scientifically,...
Environment
Undersea Cable Protection Act Passes House: Bill Strips NOAA Permit Authority Over Fiber Optic Cables in Marine Sanctuaries
The House squeezed H.R. 261 — the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 through on a 218–212 vote, sending a bill to the Senate that would strip NOAA of its...
Environment
Wildlife Bills Spark Hope for Bipartisan Conservation Effort
A legislative hearing conservation effort brought House lawmakers together to examine four critical wildlife protection bills, signaling a rare moment of...
Congress
**EPA's Historic Endangerment Finding Repeal Triggers Legal Battles as Congress Watches From the Sidelines — Legis1 Environment Roundup**
1. EPA's endangerment finding repeal hits the Federal Register. The agency's formal rescission of its 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding — which the...
Legislative Activity
**Bipartisan Congress Defends Public Lands Funding as Regulatory Rollbacks Reshape Western Land Management: Legis1 Public Lands and Water Management Roundup**
The big picture: The most consequential action in public lands management this month centers on three colliding forces: a bipartisan congressional rejection...
Public Lands and Water Management
Congress Bans Together to Try To Save Sequoias
These are trees that can live more than 3,000 years. Their total population of large, mature individuals is estimated at roughly 75,000. Every loss is...
Environment
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Lobbies on Trail Funding Amid Threats
Trail funding advocacy intensifies as Rails-to-Trails Conservancy spent $63,527 lobbying in Q4 2025 amid threats from the Trump administration and Congress.
Congress
Senate Panel Takes Aim at Endangered Species Act as EPA Rollbacks Reshape Environmental Policy
Why it Matters The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee's Fisheries, Water and Wildlife Subcommittee's hearing arrives as the Trump administration...
Commerce
Plastics Industry Association Lobbies on Recycling as Regulations Tighten
Plastics recycling lobbying intensifies as the Plastics Industry Association spent $50,000 in Q4 2025 amid congressional debates on waste policy and regulations.
Environment
House Panel Reviews Bird Treaty Act Enforcement
House panel examines Migratory Bird Treaty Act enforcement as North America faces biodiversity crisis with 3 billion birds lost since 1970. Bipartisan bill seeks clarity.
Environment
Senate Pushes Water Resources Development Act
Water Resources Development Act hearing confronts $2 trillion infrastructure gap, Colorado River crisis, and Army Corps accountability as Senate EPW examines WRDA 2026.
Environment
House Subcommittee Weighs Water Crisis as Contamination Fears Mount
House subcommittee examines drinking water infrastructure challenges including aging systems, lead contamination, PFAS threats, and cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Science
American Thoracic Society Lobbies on Respiratory Health
Respiratory health lobbying by the American Thoracic Society targets clean air enforcement, NIH funding, and Medicare oxygen coverage amid regulatory threats.
Environment
Environmental Working Group Lobbies on Chemical Safety Issues
Chemical safety advocacy by Environmental Working Group intensifies as EWG spent $111,537 lobbying in Q4 2025 on PFAS regulation, food additives, and cosmetic safety.
Environment
Ventura County Hires Lobbyist for Infrastructure Push
Ventura County’s water infrastructure lobbying intensifies as California faces federal funding threats and drought challenges under 2026 WRDA development.
International Affairs and Foreign Aid
Deep Sea Mining Showdown: U.S. Weighs Economic Imperative Against Ecological Risk
Based on the comprehensive data provided, I'll draft the hearing article following the specified structure: **Deep Sea Mining: U.S. Confronts Critical Minerals...
