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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The Department of the Interior repealed the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, eliminating the regulatory requirement that conservation be weighed alongside mining, drilling, timber, and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.

Trump Advisors Recommend FEMA Cuts in New Report

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
A report from the group created to advise President Trump on the future of the federal disaster response endorsed slashing the FEMA budget and foisting costs and responsibility on states.

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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…

Congress Moves to Open Boundary Waters to Pollution from Toxic Mining

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Senate passed House Joint Resolution 140, a dangerous measure that would strip protections from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, and open the door to toxic copper mining at the headwaters of this iconic wilderness area, threatening…

Minnesotans Overfill First Oversight Hearing on Polluter Capture

Press ReleaseMinnesota
For the first time in years, the Minnesota Senate held an oversight hearing on Polluter Capture – when polluting companies exert too much influence over how our Minnesota State government agencies do, or do not, enforce the law. Community members…

NRDC Statement on CARB Proposal to Delay Electric Climate Credit Relief

ReactionSacramento
NRDC and partner organizations have sent a letter to CARB (California Air Resources Board) in response to the agency’s proposed amendments to the Cap-and-Invest program, which would delay the transition of resources from gas corporations to electric distribution utilities by five…

Assemblymember Berman Introduces Legislation to Electrify California Homes

Press ReleaseSacramento
Today, Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) introduced the Home Energy Choice Act (AB 2313), offering California homeowners the opportunity to electrify their home appliances when their utility is scheduled to replace the natural gas line connected to their homes. This…