EPA Issues Unprecedented “License to Pollute” During Pandemic
Amidst a public health crisis, the agency will indefinitely suspend environmental protections that help keep our air and water safe....
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Court Requires EPA to Protect Communities Against Worst-Case Chemical Spills
Millions of people will soon be safer from the thousands of dangerous chemical facilities that sit in flood-prone areas. ...
The Energy Department’s Continued Attacks on Energy-Saving Light Bulbs Are Illegal
NRDC and partners are suing the agency for its refusal to update energy efficiency standards that would save U.S. consumers billions of dollars and spare the pl...
States Should be Allowed to Protect Their Residents from Dirty Tailpipe Emissions
The EPA is trying to prevent states from setting their own clean car standards that protect our health and climate. So NRDC is taking the agency to court. ...
Another Forest, This Time Alaska’s Tongass, May Be Destroyed—All for Profit
On October 28, 2020, the Trump administration announced it will open the state’s pristine old-growth rainforest—the largest in the United States—to the lo...
Pennsylvania to Join Regional Effort to Slash Climate-Damaging Power Plant Pollution
Turning away from its fossil fuel past, the Keystone State is preparing to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative—a significant win for our climate and p...