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The Clean Air Act has protected Americans and the air we breathe from harmful pollution for 40 years. Some members of Congress are now attempting to weaken and dismantle this time-tested safeguard of public health. Read more >

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Wildlife Services: Scientific Consensus and Public Consensus Converge
posted by Andrew Wetzler, 7/2/13
Andrew Wetzler, Director, Land & Wildlife Program, Chicago: Normal 0 false false false ...
New tools bring more jobs and local, clean energy to your town
posted by Pierre Bull, 7/2/13
Pierre Bull, Policy Analyst, Air & Energy, New York City:   Hey, New York ...
Society of Automotive Engineers' Final Report Backs Climate-Friendly Coolant While German Car Makers Flout European Rules
posted by David Doniger, 7/2/13
David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.: Updating ...
Clean Energy Industry, Already 1 Million Strong, Poised to Grow Further Under Carbon Plan
posted by Lauren Kubiak, 7/2/13
Lauren Kubiak, Energy Fellow, New York: Last week, President Obama pledged to reduce ...
Less Carbon, More Jobs, Lower Bills: Protecting Americans from Dangerous Power Plant Carbon Pollution
posted by Laurie Johnson, 7/2/13
Laurie Johnson, Chief Economist, Climate Center, Washington, DC: Today, for the sake ...
President Obama's Giant Step to Give Our Kids a Healthier, Low-Carbon Future
posted by Kim Knowlton, 7/1/13
Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist, New York: President Obama is taking a giant step to ...
Presidents Climate Speech Hits NRDC's Blogosphere
posted by Tiffany Traynum, 7/1/13
Tiffany Traynum, Program Assistant, San Francisco: Last Tuesday NRDC’ers brimmed ...
The Wall Street Journal anoints the US Congress as a scientific body
posted by Laurie Johnson, 6/29/13
Laurie Johnson, Chief Economist, Climate Center, Washington, DC: The Wall Street Journal ...
Flaring hell for those who live in the oil and gas patch
posted by Amy Mall, 6/29/13
Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C.: NRDC experts have blogged about ...
Progress in Bangkok: India Begins Looking Beyond HFCs
posted by Anjali Jaiswal, 6/29/13
Anjali Jaiswal, Senior Attorney, San Francisco: Guest Blog by Bhaskar Deol, NRDC India ...

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A Shift in the Wind: Mourning the Arizona Wildfire Hotshots
posted by Michael Kodas, 7/2/13
By Michael Kodas “We are the land of the free because of the brave,” ...
A Sound Settlement to Protect Whales from Big Oil’s Noise
posted by Jason Bittel, 6/27/13
By Jason Bittel No one ever said the search for fossil fuels in ...
Don't Hold the Anchovies
posted by Jocelyn C. Zuckerman, 6/26/13
By Jocelyn C. Zuckerman A day or two earlier, I would have looked ...

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Plan de acción climática beneficia a la comunidad latina
posted by Adrianna Quintero, 6/27/13
En un discurso histórico el 25 de Junio, el presidente Obama presentó un plan para combatir ...
Para repensar el futuro energético de Chile es necesario comenzar con decisiones apropiadas ahora
posted by Carolina Herrera, 6/19/13
Con abundantes recursos de energía renovable a lo largo y ancho de la región, América ...
¿Tiene hijos? Evite los pesticidas. ¡Por orden médica!
posted by Diana Donlon, 6/18/13
Si su pediatra recomienda que sus hijos coman más frutas y verduras tome nota: cuando sea ...
Con dieciocho años cumplidos, la protección de Cabo Pulmo sigue siendo una tarea crítica
posted by Carolina Herrera, 6/14/13
En el mes de junio ​​se cumplen dos aniversarios importantes para el Parque Nacional Cabo Pulmo de ...

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Two Zijin Senior Staff Fined 1.15 Million RMB and Other Recent China Environmental Law, Public Participation, and Climate Change News
posted by Greenlaw, 1/14/11
紫金矿业两高管被罚115万以及其他最近的中国环境法、公众参与及气候变化的新闻 Two Zijin senior staff fined 1.15 million RMB, Zijin to donate ...
NRDC Beijing Office-DSM Staff Engineer – Job Opening
posted by JingJing Qian, 1/12/11
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is seeking a full-time staff engineer for the Demand Side ...
The Warriors of Qiugang – A New Documentary on the Struggle to Save China’s Environment
posted by Alex Wang, 1/10/11
A great deal has been written about the struggles to resolve China’s overwhelming environmental problems, ...
Progress and Retreat for Environmental Transparency in China: Announcing the 2009-10 Pollution Information Transparency Index (PITI) Results
posted by Alex Wang, 1/4/11
Environmental transparency in China showed both progress and retreat over the past year, and many ...

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