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California advocacy and California climate change policy, natural climate solutions

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Midwestern regional issues

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Energy efficiency and decarbonization, buildings, food and agriculture, industrial policy and hydrogen

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Power sector, transportation and vehicles, renewable energy, nuclear power, energy transmission, RTOs, and siting

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China-based climate, energy and wildlife

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Water, Canada, toxics

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Environmental justice and Chicago-based environmental issues

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Emerging climate and energy policy

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Lands, oceans, wildlife, liquefied natural gas (LNG)

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Confusing Food Date Labels Are (Almost) a Thing of the Past

Press ReleaseSacramento
In a major victory for consumers and the environment, the California State Legislature passed the nation’s first mandatory food date labeling reform bill. Assembly Bill 660, which standardizes confusing date labels that result in unnecessary food waste, is now on…

USDA Unveils Historic $7.3 Billion Investment in Rural Clean Energy

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $7.3 billion in historic Inflation Reduction Act funding today for non-profit rural electric cooperatives through the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program.

NRDC, SELC Challenge FERC's Approval of CP2 LNG Project in DC Circuit

Press ReleaseUnited States
Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of impacted commercial Fishermen, landowners, Fishermen Involved in Sustaining Our Heritage, and For a Better Bayou, and in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council, challenged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)…

NRDC Report: Climate Law to Slash Power Sector Emissions 

Press ReleaseUnited States
The climate legislation and pollution standards adopted during the Biden administration have put the U.S. power sector on track to make unprecedented progress in cutting carbon dioxide emissions. 

The Cost of Slow-Walking Clean Energy in PJM

Press ReleaseUnited States
Yesterday PJM announced the results of its 2025/26 capacity auction, which revealed that costs will be roughly seven times greater than in 2024/25. The total capacity bill for the region will increase from $2.4 billion to about $14.7 billion, which…

Golden State Natural Resources Faces Community Opposition in South Stockton

Press ReleaseCalifornia
A coalition of environmental and environmental justice organizations are fighting a proposed new Golden State Natural Resources (GSNR) wood pellet storage and export terminal in Stockton, California. Today, amidst a troubling relationship with dirty British multinational bioenergy company Drax and…

Permitting Bill Is a Fossil Fuel Wolf in Clean Energy Clothing

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
WASHINGTON – This week Senators Joe Manchin and John Barrasso announced a permitting reform bill - the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 - that would dramatically alter the processes for reviewing the impacts of energy projects in the United…

Coal Plants Earned $1 Billion For Knocking Cheaper Midwest Wind Offline

Press ReleaseIndiana
CARMEL, IN – New analysis commissioned by the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) shows that customers throughout the central United States paid more than $1 billion in excess energy costs and lost out on nearly 400 megawatts of wind capacity…

OSHA Proposes Heat Protections for Workers

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Biden administration’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration proposed the first-ever federal standards to address the risks of heat to workers.

House Majority Puts Head in the Sand with New Appropriations Bills

Press ReleaseUnited States
With a climate-fueled heat wave creating emergency conditions across the nation, the House Appropriations Committee majority decided to release government appropriations bills that would inflict reckless spending cuts, halt efforts to fight climate change – and undercut work to conserve…

Senate Restores FERC to a Full Five Commissioners

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
WASHINGTON – Today the Senate confirmed three new commissioners to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC:) Judy Chang, David Rosner, and Lindsay See.

NRDC: Youngkin Goes Above the Law for Big Oil

Press ReleaseVirginia
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced today that he will halt Clean Cars Rules which aim to deliver cleaner cars and lower fuel costs to Virginians.

NRDC Report: Cleaner Cars Drive Benefits for Health and Wallets

Press ReleaseUnited States
WASHINGTON – The clean car policies of the Biden administration will deliver unprecedented benefits to the American people, including billions of dollars of savings, more vehicle options and less pollution, a new report from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) shows.