EPA Hands Oil and Gas Industry a Pass on Methane Gas Pollution
The industry can now ignore wasteful leaks of the potent greenhouse gas, posing a significant threat to our climate and the health of fenceline communities. ...
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Trump Takes Moment of National Crisis to Give Polluters an Unprecedented Pass
Amid widespread racist violence and a deadly pandemic, the president has chosen to sidestep bedrock environmental laws that protect the environment and public h...
NRDC and Partners Take Trump Administration to Court for Reversing Clean Car Standards
The latest lawsuits aim to reinstate rules that save consumers billions of dollars at the pump and spare the climate millions of tons of carbon pollution....
NRDC Sues After EPA Gives Industry a Pass on Leaks of HFCs, a Potent Climate Pollutant
Easily preventable hydrofluorocarbon leaks add up to the same amount of carbon pollution from more than half a million cars each year. ...
The EPA Just Refused to Reduce Levels of Soot During a Pandemic Made Worse by Air Pollution
Airborne soot is already responsible for tens of thousands of American deaths each year—and new research shows it could make Covid-19 more deadly. So why is t...
Victory! Court Reinstates Limits on Potent Climate-Polluting Refrigerants
Hydrofluorocarbons pack up to thousands of times the planet-warming punch of carbon—and safer alternatives already exist....