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Trump Administration Auction is a Bust, Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain for Oil Drilling Receives Few Bids

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Bureau of Land Management announced today the results for an oil and gas lease sale in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, offering for bids 58 tracts across nearly 700,000 acres.

Governor Pritzker Pauses Data Center Tax Incentives, Outlines Path Forward for Consumer and Climate Protections [NRDC Response] 

ReactionIllinois
Governor Pritzker paused data center tax incentives today and laid out a policy framework to help Illinois address the impact of data centers on the environment and communities, in the wake of inaction from the Illinois General Assembly.
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500 and Counting: Tracking an Unprecedented Assault on Public Health, the Environment, and Good Governance

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesAlexandra Adams
The Trump administration has taken roughly one harmful action every day since President Trump returned to office.

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Cleaning Up Tailpipe Pollution from Trucks, Buses

Press ReleaseUnited States
The White House is announcing new measures to cut tailpipe pollution from trucks and spur the spread of zero-emitting buses to communities across the nation.

UN Scientists Map Global Misery, Urgent Climate Action Needed

Press ReleaseInternational, United States
Climate change is causing grievous harm and growing costs to nature and people around the world, according to scientists in the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. They also warned that there are limits in the ability…

IBEW, NRDC Call on Congress to Pass Build Back Better

Press ReleaseUnited States
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) sent a letter to members of Congress this week urging swift passage of the Build Back Better Act.

USPS Delivers Bad News on Clean Trucks

Press ReleaseUnited States
The U.S. Postal Service finalized its decision to lock-in the purchase of gas-guzzling vehicles, ignoring the wealth of evidence that transitioning to an electric fleet would save money while cutting pollution and protecting public health.

Lightfoot Administration Announces Denial of General Iron Permit

Press ReleaseChicago
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced today that it has denied RMG/General Iron’s operating permit bringing an end to a years-long struggle between Southeast Side residents and the massive metal shredding operation that sought to relocate from Lincoln…

FERC Sets a New Path on Gas Pipelines

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission laid out a new policy for reviews of gas pipelines, one that will for the first time consider the real public interest when deciding if this new infrastructure should be approved.

The Missing Link in Biden’s Climate Agenda: Letting Older Trees Grow

Press ReleaseUnited States
A coalition of more than 70 groups launched a new campaign Tuesday called the Climate Forests Campaign. They are calling on the Biden administration to take executive action to protect mature trees and forests on federal lands, which are critical…

Vehicle Charging Gets a Big Boost

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Departments of Transportation and Energy are laying out ambitious plans today to get the electric vehicle charging network built across the nation.

NRDC Analysis: Maine to See 3,600+ New Jobs from Build Back Better Act

Press ReleaseMaine
A new NRDC analysis shows that the Build Back Better Act, as it currently stands, has the potential to significantly accelerate clean energy investment, economic activity, and job growth in Maine. The Senate’s passage of the Build Back Better Act…