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Policy Update

Building Climate Resilience in 2025: States Address Wildfires, Heat, and Flooding

April 14, 2025

Policy Update

New Mexico Modernizes Wildlife Agency and Species Protection With Bipartisan Bill

April 11, 2025

Policy Update

Western States Weigh Transmission Authorities to Strengthen the Grid

April 3, 2025

Policy Update

States Act to Align Data Center Energy Demand with Climate Goals

April 2, 2025

Policy Update

Hawaii Advances Bill to Increase Water Safety and Boost Water Recreation

April 2, 2025

Policy Update

States Introduce Legislation to Increase Transparency in PJM Interconnection

March 10, 2025

Policy Update

Polluters Pay: How States Are Filling the Federal Climate Funding Gap in 2025

March 3, 2025

Policy Update

Washington Passes Legislation to Phase Out 6PPD

January 28, 2025

Policy Update

Michigan Creates First-of-Its-Kind Tribal Legislative Liaison Office

December 17, 2024

Blog

Three Ways States Are Strengthening Their Wildlife Agencies in 2025

April 9, 2025

Blog

COP16 Takeaways: U.S. States Help to Rebalance Biodiversity on a Global Scale

April 7, 2025

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30×30 Midpoint: Are States on Track to Conserve 30% of Land and Waters by 2030?

April 4, 2025

Blog

Convening State Legislators on Energy Successes in Hawai’i

March 13, 2025

Blog

NCEL’s Year in Review – 2024

December 19, 2024

Blog

Convening Mid-Atlantic Legislators Around Transmission and Energy Policy: PJM Interconnection Tour

December 18, 2024

Blog

States Will Continue to Push Environmental Action Forward in 2025

December 17, 2024

Blog

Agrivoltaics Garden Tour

December 6, 2024

Blog

Federal Funding to Support Solar for Schools

December 6, 2024

Press Release

State Legislators Call on FERC to Require Dynamic Line Ratings for Increased Grid Capacity

October 15, 2024

Press Release

State Legislators Call for a Stronger National Old Growth Amendment

September 19, 2024

Press Release

NCEL and University of Hawaiʻi Announce Partnership to Provide State Legislators with Research Expertise Enabling Strong Policymaking

August 4, 2024

Press Release

NCEL Announces 2024 Awards to Seven State Legislators For Exceptional Environmental Leadership

August 2, 2024

Press Release

State Legislators Call on PJM to Quickly Implement FERC Order No. 1920

July 15, 2024

Press Release

Supreme Court Weakens Environmental Protections with Chevron Deference Reversal; Attention Now Turns to States

July 1, 2024

Blog

NCEL and Native Americans in Philanthropy Announce Renewal of Partnership

June 28, 2024

Press Release

New Report: State of the States: A Look at How Far U.S. State Habitat Connectivity Legislation Has Advanced and What is Working

May 14, 2024

Press Release

FERC Releases New Rule to Improve Transmission Planning in U.S. States

May 13, 2024

NCEL in the News

State lawmakers want to peel back the curtain at the nation’s biggest electrical grid operator

February 27, 2024

NCEL in the News

Lawmakers in 5 states seek to force utilities to reveal their PJM votes

February 7, 2024

NCEL in the News

5 PJM States Considering Bills to Require Utilities to File Stakeholder Votes

February 7, 2024

NCEL in the News

California moves forward with landmark plastic waste reduction law

January 30, 2024

NCEL in the News

EPR, bottle bills and right-to-repair legislation make a return in 2024 with nuanced new details

January 29, 2024

NCEL in the News

Democrats call on FERC to swiftly finalize regional transmission, cost allocation planning rule

January 17, 2024

NCEL in the News

Hydrogen tax rules draw fire from industry

January 9, 2024

NCEL in the News

Utility Dive: Proposed transmission planning rule is a ‘chief’ priority for FERC’s Phillips

November 21, 2023

NCEL in the News

Stateline: Despite setbacks, states are still counting on offshore wind

November 21, 2023

Events

Academic-Public Partnerships for Policy

January 14, 2025

National Forum

2025 National Forum

January 13, 2025

Events

NCEL Webinar: How States Can Protect Our Waters Post-Sackett

January 10, 2025

Events

Legislator Workshop: Learn About the NCEL Network and State Policy Trends

December 2, 2024

Events

Native Americans in Philanthropy and NCEL Learning Series: Policy Essentials for Strong State/Tribal Relations

November 25, 2024

Events

Legislators from the Mississippi River Corridor Gather to for Annual MRLC Forum

September 28, 2024

Events

Webinar: More Rooftop Solar, Less Red Tape

September 13, 2024

Events

NCEL Webinar: Tackling Aquatic Invasive Species in Trade with Legislative Tools

August 29, 2024

Events

The Role of States in Advancing a National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy

August 14, 2024

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