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New NRDC Report: China’s Ports Play Major Role in Country’s Air Pollution Problems

October 28, 2014 Press Release

NEW YORK (October 28, 2014) – China’s largely unregulated ports and shipping system generate significant air pollution that imposes a huge health and environmental burden and contributes to the country’s over 1 million pollution-related deaths each year, according to a…

FRACKING REPORT: 5.4 Million Californians Now Live Within a Mile of Oil or Gas Wells, Majority are People of Color

October 22, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

LOS ANGELES (October 22, 2014) – Nearly five and a half million Californians now live within a mile of an oil or gas well, including nearly 4 million who are people of color. Approximately one-third of those living near wells…

Groups Petition FDA to Ban Toxic Chemicals Used in Pizza Boxes and Other Food Packaging

October 16, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (October 16, 2014) – The Natural Resources Defense Council and several groups today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban several toxic chemicals allowed in food packaging, citing their potential to harm fetal development, male reproductive…

New Report: Positive Energy Trends Continue to Bode Well for U.S. Security and the Economy

October 16, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (October 16, 2014) – The United States is reducing oil dependence, slowing the growth of electricity needs, and making energy services more affordable to all Americans--and our smarter use of energy is the single most important contributor to these…

NRDC Sues EPA to Block New Pesticide That Threatens Monarch Butterflies, Human Health

October 15, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (October 15, 2014)—The Natural Resources Defense Council today filed suit to block the use of a powerful, newly approved weed killer that will wreak further destruction on monarch butterfly populations already devastated by agricultural chemicals and poses risks to…

NRDC President: “Stamp out our carbon footprint - in our lifetime”

October 15, 2014 Press Release

NEW YORK (October 15, 2014) - In an assertive bid to put the brakes on the fossil fuel pollution driving global climate change, NRDC President Frances Beinecke has called for the United States to stamp out its carbon footprint --…

NEW POLL: 8 in 10 New Yorkers Support State’s Fracking Moratorium

October 7, 2014 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK (October 7, 2014) – A new statewide poll of New Yorkers found that nearly eight in 10 support the state’s moratorium on fracking, amidst widespread concern over the safety of the practice. At the same time, the overwhelming…

NRDC President Demands Climate Denier Group Erase Erroneous Claims

October 1, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (October 1, 2014) – Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, today demanded that the American Legislative Exchange Council immediately stop misrepresenting NRDC’s position on renewable energy, and urged the group to clear up other false claims…

Governor Brown Calls for Real Antibiotic Stewardship with Veto of SB 835

September 30, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO (September 30, 2014) – Jonathan Kaplan, director of the Food and Agriculture program at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), issued the following statement today after Governor Brown last night vetoed SB 835, authored by Senator Jerry Hill, which…

New Report: India’s Expanding Solar and Wind Energy Markets Jumpstarting Job Growth

September 29, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (September 29, 2014) – In advance of the first meeting between President Obama and newly-elected Indian Prime Minister Modi today, a new report finds that India’s rapidly growing solar and wind programs are creating enormous economic opportunity, providing significant…

ALEC’s Latest Antics: Falsely Claiming Agreement with NRDC on Environment and Energy Policies

September 26, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (September 26, 2014) – The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released a position statement on renewables and climate change on Thursday that included the claim that its roof-top solar position is similar to those of the Natural Resources Defense…

NRDC President: Historic March Calls for Immediate, Decisive Action on Climate

September 21, 2014 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK (September 21, 2014) – Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council retiring in December after forty years with the organization, issued the following statement today as she joined more than 100,000 people in New York City…

Climate Change Expected to Raise U.S. Wildfire Costs by $10 Billion- $60 Billion per Year in Just Four Decades

September 16, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (September 16, 2014) – Climate change could take a serious toll on the U.S. economy by expanding by 50 percent the area that wildfires burn —and raising projected damages by tens of billions of dollars a year by 2050…

Climate Deniers Are Uninterested in Debating the Need to Address Climate Change, Public Health

September 2, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (September 2, 2014) -- The following is a statement from Ed Chen, federal communications director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, in response to an announced Republican congressional investigation of NRDC’s role in combating climate change and protecting public…

America’s Data Centers Consuming Massive and Growing Amounts of Electricity

August 26, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO (August 26, 2014) – Much of the massive amounts of electricity that America’s data centers devour to support our business and online activity is being wasted running computer servers doing little or no work most of the time…

India’s Burgeoning Solar and Wind Energy Markets to Boost Employment, Finance a Concern – Mr. Suresh Prabhu

August 25, 2014 Press Release

New Delhi (25 August 2014) – Mr. Suresh P. Prabhu, head of the Advisory Group for Integrated Development of Power, Coal and Renewable Energy, and former Union Minister, released a series of reports on Renewable Energy Jobs and Finance published…

FERC Order 1000: Unanimous Court Decision a Victory for Clean Energy, Consumers

August 15, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (Aug. 15, 2014) – A three-judge federal appeals court today upheld the Federal Energy Commission (FERC) Order 1000, a set of reforms issued two years ago that require large-scale regional planning of the nation’s electric grid and more clean…

Conan O’Brien Urges Californians to Save Water During Historic Drought

August 5, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

LOS ANGELES (Aug. 5, 2014) – Iconic comedian and television talk show host Conan O’Brien and sidekick Andy Richter may always be looking for laughs, but they’re taking California’s historic drought seriously by joining the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)…

NRDC Report Helps Guide Major Fuel Buyers to Sustainable Biofuels Procurement

July 29, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (July 29, 2014)—Amid increasing interest in alternative transportation fuels, a new report shows how federal agencies and other large commercial customers can buy sustainably produced biofuels and avoid those linked to major deforestation, destroyed wildlife habitat and fouled waterways.

Review Period for Deeply Flawed Bay Delta Conservation Plan Ends Today

July 29, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

LOS ANGELES (July 29, 2014) – The opportunity for public input on the controversial, poorly-designed Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) ends today after a 228-day public review and comment period, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The proposed…