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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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Letter in Support of the MOVE Culver City Initiative (PDF)

Letters
Letter submitted to the Culver City Council expressing support for the MOVE Culver City initiative, and raising concerns about a potential decision to remove dedicated bus and bike lanes and to expand vehicular capacity on principle arterial highways through Culver...

Coalition Letter Urging the Defeat of HR 1 - Letter (PDF)

Letters
A letter sent to Congressional representatives from NRDC and nearly 100 partner groups calling for the defeat of H.R. 1, the so-called "Lower Energy Costs Act," and summarizing what’s wrong with the bill.

Letter to EPA Regarding New Approach Methods for Chemical Testing

Letters
Letter submitted to EPA Administrator Michael Regan from 38 environmental, health, and justice organizations. The letter asks for a meeting with EPA leadership to convey shared concern regarding EPA’s efforts to prematurely reduce or eliminate whole rodent testing of chemicals...

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...