11/10/2009 - NRDC President's New Book Calls for Action on Climate Change

10/22/2009 - Polar Bear to Receive Habitat Protection

10/22/2009 - Following is a Statement by Daniel Lashof, Ph.D., director of NRDC's Climate Center on the Science Magazine article "Fixing a Critical Climate Accounting Error"

10/19/2009 - California Adopts Flawed Mileage-Based Auto Insurance Regulations

10/14/2009 - Latinos use Voces Verdes to Call for Strong Climate and Energy Legislation

9/25/2009 - On the Conclusion of Climate Week, Following is a Statement by Frances Beinecke, President of the Natural Resources Defense Council:

9/22/2009 - HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco Calls for International Action to Protect Arctic from Climate Change, New Industrial Threats

9/21/2009 - Yellowstone Grizzlies Back on Endangered Species List

9/21/2009 - Landmark Ruling: Court Holds Power Companies Accountable for their Global Warming Pollution

9/18/2009 - California Tunes Into Energy Saving Televisions

9/17/2009 - NRDC Releases New Economic Data on Clean Energy Legislation

9/15/2009 - Obama Administration Proposes First National Limits on Global Warming Pollution from Cars and Trucks

9/11/2009 - EPA Puts Brakes On Mountaintop Removal Mining

9/2/2009 - Made in America Jobs Tour Stops in Gary, Highlights Clean Energy in Indiana

8/10/2009 - Distribution Transformers Get Energy Boost from U.S. DOE

7/28/2009 - New Report Finds Transportation Efficiencies Can Contribute to Significant GHG Reductions and Consumer Savings

7/8/2009 - New Report: Dengue Fever a Looming Threat in the United States

7/7/2009 - New Report Cites Renewable Energy Development as Key for Growing Missouri's Rural Economy

6/26/2009 - House Passes ACES: A Dramatic Breakthrough for Clean Energy and Climate Protection

6/25/2009 - Report Provides Blueprint for Communities to Tackle Global Warming

6/16/2009 - New U.S. Government Report Confirms Urgent Need for Clean Energy and Climate Action

6/4/2009 - U.S. and Canadian Green Leaders Unite

5/18/2009 - White House Announces Ground-Breaking Global Warming Pollution Standards for Cars and Trucks

5/14/2009 - The Barton Plan: No Alternative to Real Climate and Energy Solutions

5/13/2009 - Congress to Move Ahead with Clean Energy and Climate Solutions for America

5/8/2009 - Problem for Polar Bears: Department of Interior Sticks with "Special Rule" Undercutting Protection

5/6/2009 - NRDC Announces Three Winners of the First-Ever "Growing Green Awards"

5/5/2009 - Administration Moves Ahead with First-Ever Global Warming Standards for Biofuels

5/1/2009 - Dirty Coal Plans Collapse: Mid-Michigan Cancels Plant

4/28/2009 - President Obama's First 100 Days: A Fast Start on Energy and the Environment

4/17/2009 - EPA Takes Big Step to Reduce Carbon Pollution

4/3/2009 - House and Senate Pass Budget

3/31/2009 - House Leaders Present a New Vision for America's Clean Energy Future

3/31/2009 - Groups Urge EPA to Release Renewable Fuels Standard Rulemaking

3/24/2009 - Coal Mining Companies Put On Notice by EPA

3/23/2009 - Obama's Budget Will Power a Brighter, Cleaner Energy Future for America

3/10/2009 - After Years of Delay, EPA Lays Foundation for Regulation of Global Warming Pollution

2/25/2009 - Salazar Sets New Course on Land Leasing to Protect Western Lands

2/17/2009 - EPA Takes a Critical Step Forward on Regulating C02

2/17/2009 - NRDC Responds to Western Business Roundtable Report on the Western Climate Initiative

2/9/2009 - NV Energy Postpones Construction of Coal-Fired Power Plant in Nevada

2/3/2009 - NRDC Identifies 13 Threatened Natural Areas in the Americas as “BioGems”

1/26/2009 - NRDC Statement on President Obama's Announcement to Fight Global Warming and Move to Clean Energy

1/25/2009 - Statement of NRDC President Frances Beinecke on Expected First Action by President Obama on Global Warming and Clean Energy

1/15/2009 - Business and Environmental Leaders Release Landmark Blueprint for Climate Protection Legislation

1/8/2009 - Environment and Labor Usher in Next Generation of Congressional Green Leaders

12/18/2008 - EPA Administrator Illegally Declares No Regulation for Carbon Dioxide

12/12/2008 - Cleaner Diesel Trucks Ordered By CA Air Board

12/12/2008 - At United Nations Conference, Developing Countries Moved Forward While Lame Duck Administration Quacked Through its Last Climate Negotiations

12/11/2008 - Landmark CA Global Warming Plan Adopted by Air Board

12/10/2008 - EPA Abandons Rules That Would Have Meant More Power Plant Pollution

12/4/2008 - "Reality" Coalition Launches Campaign Debunking "Clean Coal" Myth

12/3/2008 - Americans Want Clean Energy, Not More Oil to Solve Energy Crisis

11/25/2008 - Leading Environmental Groups Work with Obama's Team to Tackle Top Issues

11/25/2008 - Automakers Get Third Strike in California Car Litigation

11/19/2008 - CA Climate Summit Looks Beyond Borders to Fight Global Warming

11/19/2008 - NRDC Statement on New Business Coalition to Fight Global Warming

11/17/2008 - Another Big Gift for Big Oil: Bush Administration Hands Out New Oil Shale Regulations

11/10/2008 - Urgent Action Needed on Climate Protection and New Clean Power Grid

10/16/2008 - Don't Be Fooled by Bogus Renewable Energy Measures, Say California Conservation Groups

10/15/2008 - California Climate Plan is "Irreversible Momentum" in Fight Against Global Warming, Says NRDC

10/10/2008 - A Mixed Finish for 2008 Environmental Bills in California, Says NRDC

10/7/2008 - California Environmental, Public Health Laws Inconsistently Enforced, New Report Finds

10/6/2008 - Polar Bear Critical Habitat to be Designated

10/1/2008 - Historic Clean Trucks Plans Roll Through Ports of LA and Long Beach

10/1/2008 - California Law Will Reduce Climate Pollution Through Better Transportation and Land Use

9/25/2008 - Landmark U.S. Global Warming Plan for Power Plants Launches

9/25/2008 - NRDC Joins Aviation, Energy and Academic Leaders to Accelerate Development and Availability of Sustainable Biofuels

9/23/2008 - NRDC Urges Governor to Sign Bills to Reduce Global Warming and Ports Pollution

9/23/2008 - Western Climate Initiative Will Spur Energy Independence and Economic Growth, Says NRDC

9/10/2008 - Court Rules Against Truckers in SoCal Ports Clean Air Case

9/3/2008 - Mayor Bloomberg Signs First-of-its-Kind Energy Conservation Law

9/2/2008 - Anti-Sprawl Bill Passes California Legislature, Next Stop is Governor's Desk

8/26/2008 - Study Links California Hospitalizations to Hotter Weather

8/25/2008 - California Climate Land-Use Bill Passes Assembly, Next Step is the State Senate

8/6/2008 - Conservation Groups Say California Climate Land-Use Bill Needed to Achieve Pollution Reduction Targets of Global Warming Solutions Act

7/31/2008 - California Public Utilities Commission Adopts New Energy Efficiency Goals for Investor Owned Utilities

7/23/2008 - Hot Weather in Western States Threatens Trout Survival

7/17/2008 - Gore Issues Challenge for Electricity without Global Warming within Ten Years

6/26/2008 - California Climate Blueprint Puts State on Course to Curb Global Warming, Says NRDC

6/23/2008 - New Analysis Shows California's Landmark Global Warming Law Will Prevent Thousands of Illnesses and Save Billions in Health Costs

6/16/2008 - Environmental Groups to Defend Polar Bear Protections From Legal Challenge

6/6/2008 - U.S. Senate Vote Demonstrates Momentum toward National Limit on Global Warming Pollution

6/5/2008 - Public Interest Groups to Senate: End Climate Bill Filibuster; Americans Deserve Productive Debate on Global Warming Solutions

6/3/2008 - New Report: Millions of U.S. Workers Stand to Gain from Green Industries

5/28/2008 - New Report: Preparing for Sea Changes in Florida

5/28/2008 - Statement of David G. Hawkins, Director of Climate Programs at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) on the Markey Bill to Cut Global Warming Pollution

5/22/2008 - New Report Finds Doing Nothing on Global Warming Comes with a Huge Price Tag

5/21/2008 - Senate Committee Votes to Let California Enforce Clean Cars Global Warming Law

5/20/2008 - Environmental Groups Seek Full Protection for Polar Bear

5/14/2008 - Environmental Groups Win Protection for Polar Bear

5/13/2008 - New Analysis Shows Lieberman-Warner Bill Will Spark Major Transition to Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency

5/7/2008 - Environmental Groups Fight Attempt to Repeal Crucial Climate Provision from 2007 U.S. Energy Bill

4/30/2008 - New Department of Energy Study Shows Limit on Global Warming Pollution Compatible With Robust Economic Growth

4/29/2008 - Statement by Dale Bryk, senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) on President Bush's Press Conference on the Economy

4/29/2008 - Judge Orders Bush Administration to Stop Delaying Polar Bear Protection

4/9/2008 - Yellow-Billed Loon Finally On the Road to Protection

3/27/2008 - American West Heating Nearly Twice as Fast as Rest of World, New Analysis Shows

3/14/2008 - EPA Hides the Ball in Analysis of Global Warming Bill

3/12/2008 - Senators and Environmental Leaders Gather and Signal Unity for Action on Global Warming Legislation

3/10/2008 - Environmental Groups Sue Bush Administration to Force Polar Bear Protection

2/29/2008 - EPA to California: Drop Dead

2/28/2008 - 32 Coal-Fired Power Plants in 13 States Now Up in the Air After Major Court Ruling on Mercury

2/27/2008 - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Tax Breaks Pass House Vote

2/22/2008 - Oscar's Green Efforts Continuing for 80th Academy Awards

2/14/2008 - Ratepayer Risk: New Study, Internal Docs Show AMP Electric Costs Spiraling

2/8/2008 - Environmental Safeguards Under Attack

2/4/2008 - Acknowledging Growing Financial Risk, Top Banks Issue New Emission-Based Principles for Power Plant Loans

2/4/2008 - Bush Budget Rewards Relic Industries, Strapped Natural Resources Take a Hit

2/4/2008 - Bush Budget Guts Proven Energy Savers, Gives More Handouts to Coal, Oil and Nukes

1/24/2008 - NRDC Calls For a Legacy, Not Lip Service, in Bush's Final State of the Union

1/16/2008 - Alberta Premier to Visit Washington

1/10/2008 - NRDC Calls on Major Airlines to Steer Clear of Highly Polluting New Fuel Types

1/7/2008 - Bush Administration to Miss Deadline for Polar Bear Endangered Species Act Listing

12/19/2007 - Bush Administration Rejects California's Global Warming Clean Cars Rules

12/18/2007 - Good News, Bad News: Congress Passes Historic Clean Energy Bill, But Hands Out Billions to Dirty Industries

12/13/2007 - Senate Passes Energy Bill and Sends Final Vote Back to House

12/12/2007 - California Wins Global Warming Clean Cars Lawsuit

12/6/2007 - California Officials Set Specific Global Warming Pollution Targets for First Time

12/6/2007 - House of Representatives Gives Green Light to Energy Bill

12/5/2007 - Statement by David Hawkins, Director of the Climate Center at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) on the Climate Security Act of 2007

11/29/2007 - Leading Global Business Strategists Map U.S. Global Warming Solutions

11/21/2007 - Food Shopping Tips for a Cleaner, Greener, Healthier Holiday Season

11/17/2007 - Nobel-Prize Winning Science Panel Confirms Urgency of Global Warming

11/15/2007 - Court of Appeals Rejects Bush Administration's Weak Fuel Economy Standards

11/8/2007 - Feds Should Get Out of California's Way on Global Warming Rules for Cars

11/1/2007 - Statement by Dan Lashof, Science Director of the Climate Center at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) on the Climate Security Act of 2007

10/24/2007 - Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Testifies At Congressional Subcommittee Hearing On America's Climate Security Act

10/17/2007 - Statement by Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) on the Introduction of America's Climate Security Act by Senators Joe Lieberman and John Warner

10/17/2007 - New Maps Reveal Global Warming's Link to Allergies and Asthma

10/12/2007 - Applause for Gore, U.N. Nobel Peace Prize

10/5/2007 - NRDC Views Dingell/Boucher White Paper as Constructive Move Toward Dealing with Global Warming

10/3/2007 - PLUM Decision Reaffirms Need for New Environmental Study in Elephant Hill

9/28/2007 - Statement by David Doniger, policy director of the Climate Center at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), on President Bush's Comments at the Meeting of Major Economies

9/27/2007 - Statement by David Doniger, policy director of the Climate Center at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) on the Meeting of Major Economies on Energy Security and Climate Change

9/21/2007 - International Agreement Likely to Phase-out Ozone-Destroying Chemicals

9/20/2007 - Energy Efficiency Plan Will Save Californians Billions, Says NRDC

9/20/2007 - Less Auto-Dependent Development is Key to Reducing Global Warming Pollution, According to New Report

9/20/2007 - Polluting Ports Break Clean Air Promises, Fail to Curb Deadly Pollution

9/13/2007 - New Study: Smog Poses Greater Health Risk Because of Global Warming

9/12/2007 - Green Light for Vermont and California's Clean Car Standards

9/7/2007 - More than Half of Polar Bear Populations Extinct by 2050

9/4/2007 - Energy and Climate Expert Joins Natural Resources Defense Council

8/22/2007 - California Environmental Laws Survive Budget Deal, Says NRDC

8/22/2007 - Momentum Grows for Global Warming Action as Western States, Provinces Announce Pollution Reduction Goal

8/22/2007 - ConocoPhillips Refinery Faces Sharp New Legal Challenge Over Health Threats

8/6/2007 - SoCal Air Agency Approves Massive Pollution Initiative

8/5/2007 - House of Representatives Takes Historic Step Forward on Clean Energy, Passes Renewable Electricity Standard

8/2/2007 - Debate on Global Warming Solutions Takes Big Step Forward

8/2/2007 - Senate Republicans Hold California Budget Hostage, Demand Loophole for Global Warming Polluters

8/2/2007 - Press Conference and Rally with Community Advocates Calling on the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) to Reject Massive Pollution Initiative

7/25/2007 - Representatives Voice Opposition to Costly and Dirty Liquid Coal Process

7/19/2007 - EPRI-NRDC Report Finds Environmental Benefits of Deploying PHEVs

7/16/2007 - Poll Shows Arkansas Voters Strongly Support Measures to Reduce Global Warming

7/16/2007 - Poll Shows Georgia Voters Strongly Support Measures to Reduce Global Warming

7/16/2007 - Poll Shows Louisiana Voters Strongly Support Measures to Reduce Global Warming

7/16/2007 - Florida Gov. Crist Signs Bold Policies to Cut Pollution, Fight Global Warming

7/16/2007 - Polls Show Voters Around the Country Strongly Support Measures to Reduce Global Warming

7/16/2007 - Poll Shows Pennsylvania Voters Strongly Support Measures to Reduce Global Warming

7/16/2007 - Poll Shows Texas Voters Strongly Support Measures to Reduce Global Warming

7/16/2007 - Poll Shows Utah Voters Strongly Support Measures to Reduce Global Warming

7/13/2007 - SoCal Air Agency Forced to Reconsider Major Polluting Decision

7/11/2007 - Statement on the introduction of the Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007

7/10/2007 - Water Officials Warned: Get Used to Drought, Says New Climate Report

7/9/2007 - NRDC Launches Blog Site to Spur Conversation About Energy Solutions, Global Warming

7/3/2007 - Florida Utility Abandons Plans for Coal Plant Over Global Warming Concerns

6/27/2007 - Ford and Chrysler Join Call for Global Warming Cap

6/26/2007 - MTA Bus Fare Increases Challenged in Court by Environmental, Community Groups

6/22/2007 - Senate Takes Bold Step Forward on Fuel Economy, Leaves Out Other Global Warming, Environmental Provisions

6/21/2007 - Statement on the Senate Vote to Raise Fuel Economy Standards for the First Time in Decades

6/11/2007 - Controversial Oil Substitutes Sharply Increase Emissions, Devour Landscapes

6/7/2007 - G8 Climate Agreement: Bush Meets the Limits of 'No' as a Policy

6/1/2007 - New Report Shows California's Historic Global Warming Solutions Act Will Reduce Pollution While Creating Jobs and Growth

5/31/2007 - President Shows Up Late, Comes Up Short on Global Warming

5/30/2007 - NRDC Applauds Stanford University for Supporting Shareholder Resolution Targeting ExxonMobil's Position on Global Warming

5/30/2007 - ExxonMobil Shareholders Confront Management Over Global Warming Inaction

5/23/2007 - California Energy Commission Promotes Clean Electricity Under Landmark Global Warming Law

5/14/2007 - Administration's Half-Steps on Global Warming, Fuel Economy Fall Flat

5/8/2007 - Department of Energy Allowing America's Energy to Waste Away

5/4/2007 - New Bill Gets Biofuels Right

5/4/2007 - Science Panel: Inaction Will Mean Massive Increase in Global Warming Pollution

4/19/2007 - National Energy Policy Report Too Weak To Stop Global Warming

4/19/2007 - US Not Prepared for Peril from Global Warming

4/16/2007 - Former U.S. Generals Foretell Geopolitical Conflict

4/10/2007 - Administration Ignores Supreme Court, Punts on Global Warming, Oil Savings

4/9/2007 - Polar Bears Draw Record Public Response to Endangered Species Listing

4/2/2007 - Supreme Court Ruling Removes Obstacle to California Clean Cars Law; Justices Say Heat-Trapping Carbon Dioxide is Pollution

3/28/2007 - Sen. Bingaman's Bill Gets Biofuels Policy Wrong

3/21/2007 - Windows Vista Delivers Significant Energy Savings for Home, Business Users

3/14/2007 - New MIT Coal Report Sees Pressing Need for Global Warming Action

3/9/2007 - New Energy Efficiency Bill Draws Broad Support from Business, Conservation Groups

3/9/2007 - TXU Unveils Plan for Two New Power Plants with CO2 Emissions Capture Tech

3/8/2007 - Bush Administration Restricting Scientific Discussion on Polar Bears and Global Warming

3/8/2007 - Global Warming Hits Sports Illustrated Cover

2/27/2007 - NRDC Role Pivotal in Plotting Environmental Course for Record TXU Buyout

2/26/2007 - Western Governors Launch Global Warming Initiative

2/26/2007 - Record TXU Buyout Includes Unprecedented Global Warming, Emissions Plan

2/21/2007 - NRDC Launches Beat the Heat Interactive Global Warming Solutions Map

2/6/2007 - New Climate Committee Shows Congressional Commitment

1/25/2007 - New PUC Rule Targets Global Warming Emissions

1/24/2007 - Strong Actions Needed After Bush’s Warning on Global Warming

1/23/2007 - Cutting Gas Consumption Will Help Curb Global Warming

1/22/2007 - Major Businesses and Environmental Leaders Unite to Call for Swift Action on Global Climate Change

1/20/2007 - Joint Statement of the United States Climate Action Partnership

1/17/2007 - New Report Touts Vast Energy Efficiency Potential in Texas

1/16/2007 - Senators Set the Bar for Global Warming Solutions

1/16/2007 - Federal Court in Fresno Stays Automakers’ Lawsuit Against California Global Warming Law

1/12/2007 - New Global Warming Bill Signals Momentum Growing for Effective Reductions

1/9/2007 - California Governor Announces World’s First Global Warming Pollution Standard for Motor Fuels

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