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Court Overturns DOE Order Forcing Michigan Coal Plant to Stay Open

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., Michigan
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of the Michigan Attorney General’s office and environmental groups, including NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), by overturning the Department of Energy’s “emergency” order that sought…

Chemours Agrees to Record Settlement for PFAS Damages in North Carolina

Press ReleaseRaleigh, North Carolina
Chemical manufacturer Chemours has agreed to a $590 million settlement over its toxic ‘forever chemicals’ pollution from its Fayetteville Works plant.

Cheat Sheet on the EPA’s Repeal of Power Plant Carbon Emissions

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesMeredith Hankins
The Trump administration is moving to gut standards that address the largest industrial source of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Court Overturns DOE Order Forcing Michigan Coal Plant to Stay Open

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., Michigan
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of the Michigan Attorney General’s office and environmental groups, including NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), by overturning the Department of Energy’s “emergency” order that sought to keep…

UN Overshoot Report is a Rallying Cry, Not a Death Knell

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., New York, International
Global temperatures will likely exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in the next few years, but it is not too late to bring temperatures back down over the longer-term, according to a new United Nations report

NRDC Joins Coalition Letter in Support of Wildfire Bill

Press ReleaseSacramento
NRDC joined a coalition of public interest groups on a letter to Governor Newsom and state leadership supporting SB 492, the bill that is the result of end of session negotiations on wildfire funding and liability. The letter urges decisonmakers…

EPA Must Keep Truck Pollution Standards

Press Release
Environmental and health groups are urging the Trump EPA not to weaken life-saving air pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicles like buses, garbage trucks, and long-haul semi-trucks.

Labeling Lies: Circular Meets Cynical

BackgrounderUnited StatesRachel Fullmer, Daniel Rosenberg, Renée Sharp

Two bills are championing anti-consumer, misleading policies tied to the promotion of a massive increase in plastic production and incineration under the false branding of “recycling.”

California Legislature Passes the Home Energy Choice Act

Press ReleaseSacramento
Today, the California Legislature passed the Home Energy Choice Act (AB 2313), authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park). This popular, commonsense legislation will offer California homeowners the choice and the support needed to electrify their homes.

Let’s Get Georgia Moving

BackgrounderGeorgiaPatrick King II

Georgia’s continued economic success depends on a transportation system that moves both people and goods efficiently. To do this, it must have a dedicated source of recurring state funding for public transit operations.