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Air Pollution is Killing Millions around the World, says World Health Organization

March 25, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 25, 2014) – An estimated seven million people around the world in 2012 died prematurely as a result of air pollution– making dirty air the largest single environmental health risk we face, the World Health Organization reported today…

NJ Court: Gov. Christie Illegally Repealed Climate Change Pollution Rules

March 25, 2014 Press Release

TRENTON (March 25, 2014)—A New Jersey court ruled this morning that the Christie Administration broke the law when it excused power plants from complying with regulations limiting dangerous climate-changing pollution.

Willie Nelson Joins Fight Against Mountaintop Removal in Video

March 24, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 24, 2014)--Country music legend Willie Nelson is joining the fight in Congress to protect Appalachian communities from the impacts of the devastating mining practice of mountaintop removal.

Clean Jobs Illinois Survey Finds Clean Energy Industry Employs More Than 96,000 in Illinois, With 9 Percent Employment Growth Expected

March 20, 2014 Press Release

CHICAGO (March 20, 2014) – The first comprehensive survey of Illinois’ clean energy industry found that 96,875 people currently work in the clean energy sector of the state’s economy, a figure that surpasses the state’s combined total of real estate…

NRDC Analysis: More Solutions, Cheaper and Cleaner Ways to Cut Carbon Pollution Under EPA Power Plant Standards

March 20, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 20, 2014) – A ground-breaking Natural Resources Defense Council proposal on how to cut carbon pollution from America’s power plants can achieve even greater reductions than previously thought—and at less cost, NRDC said today as it released an…

California Announces 15 New Appliance Efficiency Standards, Saving Consumers Billions Nationwide

March 19, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

AN FRANCISCO (March 19, 2014)—The California Energy Commission’s announcement today that it will establish efficiency standards for 15 product categories including lighting, consumer electronics, and water-using products will result in $2 billion in energy bill savings in the state and…

Federal Court Clears Path for Pioneering Cape Wind Offshore Wind Project

March 14, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 14, 2014) – A federal court today overwhelmingly rejected efforts of opponents to defeat Cape Wind, an offshore wind project in Nantucket Sound that has been in development for more than a decade.

Carbon Capture and Storage Can Help Power Plants Reduce Carbon Pollution

March 12, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 12, 2014) – Carbon capture and storage technology has a proven track record and is ready to be deployed to help new power plants meet proposed federal standards to limit dangerous carbon pollution, a Natural Resources Defense Council…

Indian City Prepares for New Season of Dangerous Heat with Innovative Early Warning System

March 11, 2014 Press Release

AHMEDABAD (March 11, 2014) – Building off of last year’s successful launch of South Asia’s first-ever early warning system and preparedness plan for extreme heat events, the Indian city of Ahmedabad, along with the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar…

California’s Recycling Goal is a Jobs Creator

March 11, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO (March 11, 2014) – More than 110,000 jobs could be created as a result of California’s goal to achieve 75 percent solid waste recycling by 2020, according to a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)…

House Votes to Block Historic Safeguards Against Carbon Pollution

March 6, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 6, 2014) – The House today passed a destructive bill to block the first-ever national safeguards against carbon pollution, which would represent a major weakening of the Clean Air Act, the Natural Resources Defense Council said.

Planning Commission and Key State Leaders Urge Shift to Energy Efficient Buildings to Curb India’s Soaring Energy Demand

March 3, 2014 Press Release

NEW DELHI (March 3, 2014) – India’s soaring energy demand is projected to double by 2027, adding new urgency to calls to increase the energy efficiency of buildings in cities across the country. The Planning Commission held a high-level roundtable…

New Gasoline and Auto Pollution Standards Will Clean Our Air, Protect Our Health and Save Money

March 3, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 3, 2014) – The Environmental Protection Agency's new standards for gasoline and vehicle emissions announced today will dramatically reduce harmful air pollution such as smog-forming chemicals and dangerous soot.

EPA Takes Next Step Necessary to Protect Bristol Bay

February 28, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 28, 2014) - Responding to public demand to protect Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska from the proposed Pebble Mine, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said today it is taking the first step in a process under the federal…

Legislature is Right to Speed California Drought Relief Package to Gov. Jerry Brown

February 27, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO (February 27, 2014) – The Legislature today sped a $687 million relief package to California Gov. Jerry Brown to aid those suffering from the unprecedented drought crisis.

New Poll: Nearly 75% of California Voters Choose Improving Local Water Supplies as Top Solution to Drought

February 25, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO (February 25, 2014) – California voters are more concerned about the drought than any other major issue and an overwhelming majority favor strategies to stretch local water supplies, including recycling, rainwater harvesting and efficiency measures, as the top…

NRDC Calls on Senator Steinberg to Keep California Climate Program Strong -- No Exemptions for Oil Industry

February 20, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO (February 20, 2014) – California Senate pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) offered a proposal today that could exempt the oil industry from carbon pollution limits and jeopardize the future path of California’s landmark initiatives to combat climate change and…

President Obama Driving America to Cleaner Energy Future

February 18, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 18, 2014) – President Obama’s newly announced fuel-efficiency standards for heavy trucks will help such vehicles go farther on less fuel while further curbing carbon pollution from America’s transportation sector, the largest source of carbon pollution after power…

New Report: Food Expiration Date Confusion Causing up to 90% of Americans to Waste Food

September 18, 2013 Press Release

NRDC & Harvard Reveal Costs of Mass Consumer Confusion; Offer New Plan for Commonsense Food Date Labeling

Robert Redford Calls on President to Fight Climate Change Now with Limits on Power Plant Carbon Pollution

June 11, 2013 Press Release

In TV and online ads, actor, conservationist, NRDC trustee says, “I just hope the president has the courage of his convictions.”