Judge Halts Action on Utah Helium Drilling
NRDC and partners today headed off an attempt by the Trump administration to rush approvals for new helium drilling operations within one of America’s newest ...
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Trump Administration Eyes Forests for Oil and Gas Drilling
The Bureau of Land Management is poised to finalize a new rule that could devastate large areas of forest—and exacerbate the climate crisis....
New Legislation Answers Urgent Need to Protect Birds
Federal legislation introduced this week reaffirms America’s commitment to conserving migratory birds and reverses unprecedented rollbacks by the Trump admini...
Factory Butte Should Stay Off-Limits to Off-Roading
NRDC and the Southern Utah Wilderness Association are suing the BLM for ignoring the environmental harms of off-road vehicle use around the iconic Utah landmark...
The Fight Goes On: Keystone XL Heads Back to Court
The Trump administration is determined to build this dirty tar sands oil pipeline. But we’re even more determined to stop it from ever happening....
Could “Liking” an Anti-Pipeline Facebook Post Soon Be Illegal?
A new South Dakota law—written in consultation with the company that owns Keystone XL—could punish people for exercising their right to peaceful protest. Is...