Oil and Gas Industry Halts Its Efforts to Use Seismic Blasting in the Atlantic Ocean
In rare good news, the permits that allow fossil fuel companies to use deafening airguns—which harm many marine species—will expire on November 30 and not b...
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EPA Tries to Sign Away Authority to Regulate Water-Polluting Uranium Mining
Every single instance of uranium mining leads to the contamination of the surrounding aquifer. Yet the agency is leaving the industry virtually unchecked. ...
NRDC and Partners Sue—Again—Over Flawed Keystone XL Pipeline Approvals
Despite losing in court multiple times, the Trump administration is continuing to try to push through the dirty tar sands pipeline. ...
In Landmark Victory for Indigenous Communities, Dakota Access Pipeline Ordered to Shut Down
The dangerous crude oil pipeline threatened the water supplies and ways of life for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. The win underscores the power of dogged defen...
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....