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EPA Greenlights More Toxic Tailpipe Pollution

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed delaying new standards that would limit toxic tailpipe pollution that cause soot and smog.
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The Cost of the United States’ Dependence on Oil

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesAlexandra Adams
The country's entire economy is more vulnerable to oil price and supply shocks. In a global market, that means there’s one solution: Reduce dependence on oil.

Trump Administration Repeals Landmark Public Lands Rule

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Department of the Interior repealed the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, eliminating the regulatory requirement that conservation be weighed alongside mining, drilling, timber, and grazing across 245 million acres of public lands.

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Keystone Light Tar Sands Pipeline: Same Problems, Different Name

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., Canada
President Trump signed off on a key permit to construct the Bridger Pipeline Expansion project, often referred to as “Keystone Light” because it would pump huge volumes of Canada’s sludgy tar sands oil along a portion of the controversial canceled…

House Farm Bill Fails Farmers and Rural Communities

ReactionWashington, D.C.
The House approved its version of the 2026 Farm Bill today that would roll back environmental safeguards and programs that help farmers lower their energy bills and invest in affordable, reliable clean energy.

Statement from NYLCV, EANY, TNC, EDF, and NRDC on Drive Clean Rebate Program

Press ReleaseNew York
New York League of Conservation Voters, Environmental Advocates NY, The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defense Fund, and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) released the follow statement is response to Governor Hochul’s announcement of $30 million for electric vehicle rebates.

New York’s Budget Must Not Sacrifice Climate Goals

Ed Board MemoNew YorkSamantha Wilt
New York State the 11th hour of budget “negotiations” on Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed changes to New York’s landmark nation-leading Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). The following outline provides key considerations that should drive any outcomes in these…

Congress Should Reject President Trump's Skewed Budget

ReactionWashington, D.C., United States
President Trump sent budget priorities to Congress today that featured a sharp uptick in military spending, paid for in large part by cuts in public health and environmental programs. NRDC experts say Congress should reject it.

NRDC Remembers Environmental Policy Pioneer Richard Ottinger

ReactionNew York City
The environmental movement lost one of its earliest and most active champions with the passing of Richard Ottinger this week. The former Congressman from New York championed a healthy Hudson River, helped usher some of the foundational environmental laws through…

Trump EPA Misses Legal Deadline to Reduce Deadly Air Pollution

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to meet a Feb. 7 deadline to designate areas in violation of the strengthened 2024 national air quality standard for soot.

House Passes the SPEED Act

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
Permitting reform effort “was never a serious solution."

New York State Energy Plan Lacks Focus on Renewable Energy, Climate Change

Press ReleaseNew York
The New York State Energy Planning Board today adopted a State Energy Plan that NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) experts point out fails to prioritize proven, cost-effective clean energy solutions and instead opens the door to increased, unnecessary, fossil fuel investments.

Paris Climate Agreement, Ten Years on

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
Today marks the 10 year anniversary of the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, which charted a new course in the effort to combat global climate change, and continues to reverberate today as clean energy dominates new energy production around the world…