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NRDC and Partners Sue Trump Administration for Unlawful Delay of Fuel Economy Penalties

September 7, 2017 Press Release

Natural Resources Defense Council and two other groups today sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), accusing it of unlawfully delaying a rule that would increase penalties for carmakers that violate fuel economy standards. The agency's delay is letting…

Revisiting the Concluded Review of Clean Car Standards is a Waste of Taxpayer Resources

September 6, 2017 Press Release

EPA Should Listen to Americans that Support Clean Cars and Healthier Communities

Illinois’ First Fracking Permit Is a “Shoddy” Mess

September 1, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources today approved its first permit under the state’s high volume fracking law. Experts at the NRDC had criticized the controversial permit application submitted by Woolsey Energy as lacking in key pieces of information.

Flawed Perry Grid Study Finally Released

August 24, 2017 Press Release

“Disjointed attempt to support outdated, uncompetitive, and highly polluting power plants"

Chicago’s Southeast Side Community Urges City to Take Action on Manganese, Create Broader Protection

August 23, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

RGGI States Plan to Cut Power Plant Pollution Another 30%

August 23, 2017 Press Release

NEW YORK - The nine states in the groundbreaking Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to cut carbon pollution--Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont – today proposed a bold plan to lower their power plant…

Chef Dan Barber Joins Ad Council and NRDC to Launch Phase Two of Successful “Save The Food” National Public Service Campaign

August 17, 2017 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK, NY – Ad Council and the Natural Resources Defense Council today launched the second phase of their Save The Food national public service campaign, aimed at combatting America’s food waste problem from its largest source—consumers. In doing so…

New Budget Poll: Americans United Against Cuts to EPA, Infrastructure, Climate and Clean Energy Solutions

August 10, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – With Congress headed to a fall showdown over the federal budget, a new poll carries an unmistakable message: Americans strongly oppose cuts to funding for environmental protections, clean energy and climate solutions, and investments in transit infrastructure.

Court Strikes Down Sensible Limits of Super-Pollutant HFCs

August 8, 2017 Press Release

Groups Sue Trump Admin. for Risking Americans’ Health by Suspending Transportation Clean Air Safeguards

July 31, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Trump administration put Americans’ health at risk by abruptly suspending a federal safeguard intended to curb a major source of climate-changing emissions, the pollution from cars and trucks on the national highways, according to a lawsuit filed…

Report: Homeowners Trapped by Repeated Flooding Under Troubled Flood Insurance Program

July 25, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

CHICAGO – The nation’s flood insurance program has repeatedly rebuilt some of the most flood-prone properties in the country, unintentionally trapping owners of modest homes who would prefer to move out of harm’s way, according to a new national report…

Report: Ameren Illinois May Impede Job and Economic Growth by Significantly Reducing Energy Efficiency Programs

July 18, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

Ameren Illinois Plans to Drastically Scale Back Energy Efficiency Targets set by Illinois’ Future Energy Jobs Act which can Add an Average of 7,000 Jobs and $700 Million to the State’s Economy Annually Through 2030

Four Out of 10 Americans Live in “Double Whammy” Climate Hot Spots Where Smog and Ragweed Threaten Health

July 11, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Four out of 10 Americans live in “double whammy” counties where unhealthy smog and pollen-producing ragweed– both tied to the growing climate crisis – combine to threaten respiratory health, a Natural Resources Defense Council mapping project released today…

Cap-and-Trade Extension Links Air Quality Gains for Progress in Fight for Clean Air and Climate Stability

July 11, 2017 Press Release

SACRAMENTO, CA – California leaders have proposed legislation to extend California’s cap-and-trade program, which acts as a backstop for the state’s comprehensive program to cut the dangerous emissions driving climate change, through 2030 as part of a two-bill package that…

“Killer Summer Heat” Report: 14,000 Americans Could Die Annually by Mid-Century Without Paris Climate Pact Protections

June 29, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON —President Trump’s plan to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement could seriously harm public health for decades, worsening summer heatwaves that could kill 13,860 Americans each year by mid-century, and as many as 29,850 a year by…

Report: “Baseload” an Outdated Term for Today’s Changing Electricity Grid

June 26, 2017 Press ReleaseNew York

Flexibility key to delivering cost-effective & reliable service

Burger King to Clean Up Antibiotics Practices in Chicken Supply by 2018

June 22, 2017 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO – The parent company of Burger King and Tim Hortons has committed to ending the use of all antibiotics important to human medicine in their chicken supply by the end of 2018, according to news reports today.

Decision Upholding PJM Rules Hurts Clean Energy Innovation and Consumers’ Pocketbooks

June 20, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON –- A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals here today upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of new electricity market rules for the PJM region, which includes 13 states in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions, and…

New Report: U.S. Power Sector Emissions Decline as the Generation Mix Continues to Evolve

June 14, 2017 Press Release

BOSTON, MA – The nation’s largest electricity producers continue to substantially reduce emissions of key air pollutants, the latest comprehensive analysis of U.S. power plant emissions shows.

NRDC & Other Environmental and Consumer Groups, 11 States & NYC Sue Over Stalled Efficiency Standards

June 13, 2017 Press Release

Bill savings and pollution reductions from 5 standards at risk