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Whitmer Budget Address Focuses on Key Water Issues

February 8, 2023 Press ReleaseMichigan

Governor Whitmer outlined her budget proposal for the State of Michigan today. Her address outlined a number of important water-related investments.

EPA Offers Remedy for Inequitable System That Has Left Low-Income Residents Nationwide with Polluted Water and Unaffordable Water Bills

February 1, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released new guidelines on how to protect low-income communities from sewage pollution without making utility bills unaffordable for low-income residents.

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)…

NRDC Argues EPA Failure to Regulate Perchlorate is Unlawful

January 27, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

In arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, today lawyers for NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) told a three-judge panel that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision against regulating the toxic chemical perchlorate…

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

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.

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…

3M Ending PFAS Manufacturing Paves Way for Chemical Market Shift

December 21, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

ST. PAUL, MINN.– Leading chemical manufacturer 3M announced it will exit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturing and work to discontinue the use of the “forever chemical” across its product portfolio by the end of 2025. 3M’s decision signals a…

Countries Mobilize Financing for Vietnam’s Transition to Renewable Energy

December 14, 2022 Press ReleaseInternational

A coalition of countries and the private sector announced today it will mobilize $15.5 billion of public and private finance over the next three to five years to help Vietnam shut down coal power plants, constrain natural gas power plants…

EPA Will No Longer Defend Weak Trump Administration Drinking Water Rule in Court, Expected to Strengthen Lead in Tap Water Health Protections

December 9, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today informed a federal court the agency will no longer defend the drinking water lead regulation set by the Trump Administration, and instead will propose a new rule by September 2023.

Youngkin’s Air Board Action Endangers Virginia’s Climate Progress

December 7, 2022 Press ReleaseVirginia

RICHMOND, VA — The Air Pollution Control Board voted to advance a proposed regulation today attempting to undo Virginia’s Regional Greenhouse Initiative (RGGI) law. Two board members abstained from voting due to their concerns about Youngkin’s legal authority to override…

NY Crypto Moratorium Gets Governor’s Signature

November 22, 2022 Press ReleaseNew York

ALBANY, NY – Today Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a limited, two-year moratorium on crypto mining operations in New York State. Under the new bill, the Department of Environmental Conservation will also be required to study the environmental impacts…

Poll: Access to Safe Drinking Water Is a Top Priority Across America

November 15, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

Safe drinking water is a top concern nationwide, according to a new poll released today by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), with most respondents indicating that lead pipes in drinking water systems are either a crisis or a major problem.

COP27: Indonesia Will Get Public and Private Financing to Shift from Coal to Clean Energy

November 15, 2022 Press ReleaseInternational

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt— A coalition of countries announced today that they will mobilize $20 billion of public and private finance to help Indonesia, the world’s 5th largest greenhouse gas emitter, shut down coal power plants and ramp up investment in…

COP27: NRDC: Presidents Biden and Xi Agree to Tackle Global Climate Crisis

November 14, 2022 Press ReleaseInternational

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt —U.S. President Biden and China President XI met today at the G20 meeting in Bali and agreed to work together again to address the global climate crisis.

At COP27: EPA Moves to Cut Climate-Warming Methane Pollution

November 11, 2022 Press ReleaseInternational

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT - At the COP27 international climate talks today, the Environmental Protection Agency released an updated proposed rule to cut methane and other harmful pollutants from oil and gas operations across the U.S. This proposal will help address…

PA General Assembly Passes Flawed Tax Credit Bill

October 26, 2022 Press ReleasePennsylvania

HARRISBURG, PA - Today the General Assembly passed HB 1059, a bill that establishes and expands several state tax credits, some of which would benefit highly speculative petrochemical facilities and the fracked gas industry without regard for Pennsylvania’s environment, community…

One Year Later: Benton Harbor’s Lead Water Pipes Nearly 100% Removed, Setting a New Standard for Michigan and the Nation

October 19, 2022 Press ReleaseBenton Harbor

Nearly every lead drinking water line in Benton Harbor has been replaced, just one year after community activists, alarmed by three consecutive years of high lead levels found in Benton Harbor’s tap water, petitioned federal and state officials to fix…

More Than 100,000 Comments In Support Of DOT Greenhouse Gas Rule Submitted During Comment Period

October 14, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

More than 100,000 comments in support of the Department of Transportation’s proposed greenhouse gas rule were submitted during the comment period that ended yesterday.