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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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Gas and Electric Decoupling Across the United States - Map (PDF)

Fact Sheet
Using energy more efficiently is the cheapest and cleanest way to serve America's energy needs. For instance, by making energy-saving improvements in buildings, processes, and devices served by America's electric and natural gas utilities, there's potential to save nearly $700...

Mother's Day Letter to Murkowski (PDF)

Letters
This Mother's Day, the United Tribes of Bristol Bay sent a letter to Senator Murkowski regarding the settlement reached by EPA and the Pebble Limited Partnership.

Supplemental Brief in Clean Power Plan Litigation (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and partners filed a brief with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, arguing that the court should decide the pending challenges to the landmark Clean Power Plan and not delay resolution of key legal...

Rules at Risk from RAA - Summary (PDF)

Summary
An NRDC analysis of the health, safety and environmental regulations that could be affected by the so-called “Regulatory Accountability Act.”

133 NGO Letter to Secretary Zinke Opposing the Expansion of Offshore Drilling

Letters
133 nonprofit organizations from across the United States sent a letter to Interior Secretary Zinke in opposition to the expansion of offshore drilling. "Offshore drilling brings unacceptable risks to our oceans, coastal residents, communities, existing economies, and our climate," the...