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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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...
Court Deals Another Blow to Keystone XL, Invalidates Key Permit
Siding with NRDC and our partners, a federal court agreed that the Nationwide Permit 12 allows dangerous pipeline projects to skirt environmental laws. ...
Top New York State Environmental Priorities for 2020
NRDC's New York State environmental priorities for 2020 include building on the sweeping climate progress made in 2019, tackling the biggest sources of climate ...