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Wisconsin Addresses Flooding Through Wetland Protection Programs
April 16, 2024
States Are Bridging the Wildlife Habitat Gap with New Funding and Infrastructure in 2024
April 10, 2024
States are Investing in Green Banks to Maximize Federal & Private Funding
April 9, 2024
Washington Enacts Bill to Join the California-Quebec Carbon Market
April 8, 2024
Puerto Rico Bill Grows Climate Resilience Through Education
April 5, 2024
The Heat is On: A 2024 Outlook on State Geothermal Energy Policies
March 20, 2024
Coastal States Working to Expand Offshore Wind
March 19, 2024
States Move Forward With Protecting Endangered Species
March 18, 2024
Oregon Ends 2024 Session After Passing Multiple Environmental Bills
March 15, 2024
Understanding RTOs: Southeast
April 25, 2024
2024 Mid-Session Highlights
April 22, 2024
America the Beautiful For All Coalition: 2024 Fly-In and Policy Agenda
April 15, 2024
Three Takeaways from the Tribal Energy Equity Summit
Legislator Spotlight: Representative Lisa Marten, Hawaii
April 4, 2024
Habitat Connectivity: A Win for Biodiversity
March 14, 2024
Legislator Spotlight: Senator Mary Boren, Oklahoma
March 6, 2024
Ensuring Climate-Smart Transportation Planning
March 5, 2024
Increasing Transmission and Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETs)
February 26, 2024
New Report: State Policy Leadership To Conserve Nature
April 11, 2024
Legislators in PJM Region Join Together to Push for Greater Transparency
February 6, 2024
State Legislators Praise Administration’s Decision Around Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit
December 22, 2023
NCEL Response to FERC Re: Sign-on Letter on the Regional Transmission Planning Rule
November 20, 2023
Legislators from 41 States Call for Stronger Efforts for Endangered Species Recovery
November 6, 2023
NCEL Board Elects New Leaders, Emphasizes Importance of State Policymakers in 2024
October 12, 2023
State Legislators Call on FERC to Strengthen and Finalize Transmission Planning Rule
October 4, 2023
Legislators From 38 States Show Support for Federal Proposal to Make Water Heaters More Efficient
September 26, 2023
State Legislators Call on Biden Administration to Declare Ohio Train Derailment a Major Disaster
September 24, 2023
State lawmakers want to peel back the curtain at the nation’s biggest electrical grid operator
February 27, 2024
Lawmakers in 5 states seek to force utilities to reveal their PJM votes
February 7, 2024
5 PJM States Considering Bills to Require Utilities to File Stakeholder Votes
California moves forward with landmark plastic waste reduction law
January 30, 2024
EPR, bottle bills and right-to-repair legislation make a return in 2024 with nuanced new details
January 29, 2024
Democrats call on FERC to swiftly finalize regional transmission, cost allocation planning rule
January 17, 2024
Hydrogen tax rules draw fire from industry
January 9, 2024
Utility Dive: Proposed transmission planning rule is a ‘chief’ priority for FERC’s Phillips
November 21, 2023
Stateline: Despite setbacks, states are still counting on offshore wind
Youth Outdoor Policy Playbook Relaunch
April 18, 2024
NCEL Webinar: Why Are Insects Important and What Can States Do About It?
NCEL Webinar: Advancing a One Water Future – State Options for Sustainable Water Resource Management
Drivers of the Biodiversity Crisis: America at a Crossroads Webinar Series – Florida in Focus
NCEL Briefing: How States Can Support Young Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture and Leverage Federal Resources
February 14, 2024
NCEL Briefing: Climate Finance & the States
January 5, 2024
NCEL’s 2024 Annual Legislator Briefing
December 5, 2023
2024 National Forum
December 4, 2023
Post-Sackett: What Can States Do To Protect Wetlands?
November 30, 2023