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Clean Energy Now for a Safer Climate Future

ReportUnited StatesJacqueline Ennis, Amanda Levin
Pathways to net zero in the United States by 2050

The EPA’s Power Plant Carbon Rules Can Be Built to Last

Issue BriefUnited StatesLissa Lynch, David Doniger
The EPA has a firm legal basis for strong power sector standards that will accelerate the sector’s ongoing reduction of carbon pollution and help meet the urgent threat of climate change

Tapping the Power of Wetlands to Secure a Thriving Planet

Issue BriefUnited StatesKate Poole
Even though wetlands cover only about 5 percent of the land in the coterminous United States, they support nearly half of all species federally listed as threatened or endangered, harbor more than 30 percent of plant species, and provide essential…

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Complaint Against CA DPR Policy on Pesticide Treated Seeds (PDF)

Legal filings
Complaint filed February 17, 2023 to challenge a California Department of Pesticide Regulation's policy allowing pesticide-treated seeds—one of the largest uses of pesticides in the state—to go unregulated by the agency.

Edwards Coal-Fired Plant Settlement

Legal filingsIllinois, PeoriaSelena Kyle, Jared Knicley, Alyssa Brown
In 2019, the court approved a settlement that required the E.D. Edwards plant to close and provides $8.6 million in funding for projects to benefit the Peoria region. Read more about these programs and grantees.

Complaint Challenging NEPA Review for Lease Sale 258 (PDF)

Legal filings
Complaint filed by NRDC and partner organizations challenging the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Lease Sale 258 in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), threatening the...

EPA, NRDC, Others Reach HFC Leak and Reclaim Agreement (PDF)

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NRDC and a coalition of states and cities have reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, whereby the agency agreed to a timeline for implementing a congressional mandate to issue federal standards curbing leaks of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), super-potent climate-warming...

CAFE Penalty Rule Case Documents

Legal filingsUnited States
Browse some of the cases and documents related to our efforts to protect and strengthen the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that benefit consumers, public health, and the planet.

IUU Fishing Poll Memo 2022 (PDF)

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In May 2022, FM3 completed a survey of 1,812 likely November voters in the Pacific Northwest to assess views of Congressional action that would address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and associated human rights abuses in the global seafood...

Review of the Pebble Mine Project Economic Contribution Assessment (PDF)

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This technical memorandum, prepared for NRDC by Richard Borden of Midgard Environmental Services, LLC, summarizes conclusions from a review of the Economic Contribution Assessment completed by IHS Markit in February 2022 for Northern Dynasty Minerals Limited (NDM).