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DOE Freezes Energy Waste with New Standards for Refrigerators and Freezers

February 10, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 10, 2023) – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced updated energy efficiency standards for residential refrigerators and freezers today that are projected to save consumers more than $1.8 billion per year while preventing 179.2 million tons…

Building on the Strong State of Climate Investments

February 8, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Biden highlighted last year’s historic climate legislation, clean energy investments and efforts to replace lead water lines during his State of the Union address tonight.

Deese Instrumental in Delivering Critical Climate Action

February 3, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Brian Deese is stepping down as director of the White House National Economic Council, President Biden has announced.

Destructive Alaska Oil Expansion Has No Place in Energy Future

February 1, 2023 Press ReleaseAlaska

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Biden administration is expected to take a step toward a massive expansion of oil drilling on Alaska’s Western slope, according to media reports, with the imminent release of a final environmental impact statement on ConocoPhillips’ destructive…

EPA Protects Bristol Bay, Alaska with Pebble Mine Veto

January 31, 2023 Press ReleaseAlaska

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden Administration today dealt a blow to the massive and controversial gold and copper mining project in Bristol Bay, Alaska called the Pebble Mine. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Final Determination under Section 404(c)…

FDA Can Curtail Antibiotic Crisis by Ending Misuse in Livestock Animals, Say Health Advocate Groups in New Lawsuit

January 24, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – To protect the safety of consumers, meat processing workers and farming communities, a coalition of public health advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and its Center for Veterinary Medicine…

NEW REPORT: Powering Toward 100% Clean Power by 2035

January 23, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

Modeling Finds Ambitious Carbon Standards Are Critical for U.S. to Achieve an 80% Clean Grid by End of this Decade and Keep Biden’s Climate Targets Within Reach

New York City Votes to “Skip the Stuff” in Take-Out Orders

January 19, 2023 Press ReleaseNew York City

NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Council voted (43-7) today in favor of the “Skip the Stuff” bill (Intro 0559), which would prohibit takeout and delivery services from providing plastic utensils, condiments, or napkins unless explicitly requested by…

Legal Arguments Begin in Case Challenging EPA’s Decision to Authorize Medically Important Antibiotic as Citrus Pesticide

January 18, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

SAN FRANCISCO – On January 23, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral argument challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the medically-important antibiotic streptomycin as a pesticide on citrus crops. The lawsuit, brought by farmworker and…

NRDC Expands Food Matters City Partnerships to Reduce Food Waste Across the U.S.

January 18, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

NEW YORK, NY – After more than seven successful years of working in over 20 select cities on food waste reduction, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) is expanding its Food Matters program across the United States. This next phase of…

Report: Clean Truck Rules in New Mexico Could Deliver $3.3 Billion in Benefits and Avoid 28,000 Illnesses

January 13, 2023 Press ReleaseNew Mexico

SANTA FE, NM - New Mexico can generate $3.3 billion in public health, environmental, and economic benefits and avoid more than 28,000 respiratory illnesses by 2050 by transitioning to zero-emission electric trucks, according to a new study evaluating the impact…

NRDC Statement on PJM Outages During Winter Storm Elliott

January 11, 2023 Press ReleaseTennessee, North Carolina

NEW YORK - Members of PJM met today to review operational challenges during Winter Storm Elliott from December 23-25, which resulted in rolling outages in Tennessee and North Carolina.

Hochul’s State of the State Takes on Climate Change

January 10, 2023 Press ReleaseNew York

ALBANY, NY – In her 2023 State of the State Address, Governor Hochul announced an ambitious climate-focused agenda that includes establishing a cap-and-invest program with protections for disadvantaged communities; building 800,000 fully sustainable, new housing units with smaller buildings being…

Biden’s Historic Transportation Plan

January 10, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration released a historic plan today to put the nation on the path to eliminating carbon pollution from transportation. This is the first time that four federal agencies have come to together on a joint approach…

CEQ Guidance Grounds Federal Decisions in Climate Science

January 6, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued new guidelines today that improve the way climate considerations are weighed in federal permitting and decision making, replacing guidance put in place in 2016.

NY’s New Rule Paves the Path for Clean Cars

December 28, 2022 Press ReleaseNew York

ALBANY, NY – Today, New York State became the latest state to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars II rule, which ensures that by 2035 every new car and truck sold in the state will be zero-emission. This will result in a reduction in harmful greenhouse…

McDonald’s Quietly Updates Policies on Antibiotic Use in Beef Supplies, Continues Touting Empty Promises

December 20, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

CHICAGO – After a two-year delay in releasing reduction targets related to its 2018 antibiotic use policy for beef supply chains, McDonald’s has pivoted and quietly published a new, weaker approach, instead. While the new policy encourages U.S. suppliers to…

U.S. Postal Service Finally Gets the Message on Clean Vehicles

December 20, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Postal Service announced that it plans to significantly increase its purchases of electric delivery vehicles as it transitions to buying nearly all electric vehicles in a few years.

EPA’s Truck Rules Leave More to Be Done

December 20, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency issued new standards that would curb dangerous tailpipe pollution from trucks in the coming years, the first time it has updated these standards in more than two decades.

Approval of Scoping Plan Paves Way to Bold Climate Action

December 19, 2022 Press ReleaseNew York

ALBANY, NY – Today New York’s Climate Action Council voted on a final iteration of the Scoping Plan containing its recommendations for implementing the state’s landmark 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. The Act tasked the Council with developing…