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Trump’s EPA Shows Clean Car Standards Work

March 6, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency today released a report showing that automakers continue to improve the fuel economy of their vehicles and cut the harmful carbon pollution coming from tailpipes.

Federal Government Attempting to Strip Protections from Gray Wolves…Again

March 6, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

For the second time in five years, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has released a proposal to strip gray wolves of Endangered Species Act protections in the lower-48 states. The Endangered Species Act requires federal agencies to…

Conservation Groups Sue Trump Administration to Protect the Gulf of Mexico Whale

February 21, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Federal agency ignored deadline to list imperiled species as Endangered

“Issue With Tissue” Sustainability Scorecard Flunks Charmin and Other Toilet Paper Brands

February 20, 2019 Press ReleaseCanada

NRDC/Stand.earth Report Exposes the “Tree-to-Toilet Pipeline” Destroying Canada’s Boreal Forest

Trump Administration Recklessly Rushing Review of Proposed Alaskan Copper Mine

February 20, 2019 Press ReleaseAlaska

The Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement for Pebble Mine, a highly controversial proposed gold and copper mine in Bristol Bay Alaska less than one year after notifying the public of its intent do so.

Groups seek court order blocking Atlantic Seismic Blasting

February 20, 2019 Press ReleaseSouth Carolina

A group of conservation organizations today asked a federal judge to block the start of harmful seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic Ocean until the case can be fully heard in court.

Senate Passes Biggest Public Lands Package in Decades

February 12, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States, Utah

The Senate today passed a massive bipartisan package of bills that would protect vast swaths of public lands and wilderness in Utah and permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, among other important environmental strides.

Rep. Huffman Introduces Bill to Restore Protections to the Arctic Refuge

February 11, 2019 Press ReleaseArctic

Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) is introducing a bill today that would restore protections to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

New York State Legislature Passes Offshore Drilling Ban

February 5, 2019 Press ReleaseNew York

The New York State Senate today passed legislation blocking any offshore drilling activity off the state’s coastline, including pipeline permits and state leases that could potentially support oil and gas development.

Trump Nominates Another Industry Lobbyist as Secretary of Interior

February 4, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Trump today nominated acting Secretary David Bernhardt as the next Secretary of the Interior.

Canadian Logging Company Attack on Environmentalists’ Free Speech Fails

January 23, 2019 Press ReleaseCanada

In a victory for free speech, a U.S. federal court dismissed all claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in a lawsuit brought by a Canadian logging company against environmental groups Greenpeace and Stand.earth, advocates seeking to…

Vineyard Wind, Conservation Groups Reach Historic Agreement to Protect Right Whales

January 23, 2019 Press ReleaseMassachusetts

Vineyard Wind and the Natural Resources Defense Council, the National Wildlife Federation, and Conservation Law Foundation today entered into an unprecedented agreement to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.

NRDC Sues Interior Department for Failure to Protect Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Endangered Pollinator Lacks Critical Habitat Necessary for its Survival

January 15, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Today, the Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, against the United States Department of the Interior for its failure to designate critical habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumble…

China Customs Cracks Down on Trafficking of Totoaba Swim Bladders

January 4, 2019 Press ReleaseChina, Mexico

The smuggling of endangered species’ organs threatens the vaquita

Report: Giraffes Among Ten Species Imperiled by the Trump Administration

December 18, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Securing Protections for the Long Necks Is Crucial to Its Survival

Mid-Atlantic, Northeast in the Fast Lane for Clean Transportation, Climate Action

December 18, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

A bipartisan group of governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C. announced groundbreaking plans today to clean up transportation systems in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, reducing harmful climate pollution from vehicles and creating more equitable, livable and cleaner communities.

Report: Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Among Ten Species Imperiled by the Trump Administration

December 18, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Securing Its Habitat Is Crucial to Its Recovery

Don’t Let the $139,000 Door Hit You on the Way Out, Secretary Zinke

December 15, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Ryan Zinke, who will leave his post as Secretary of the Interior by the end of the year, had no business leading that agency.

Trump to Move to Increase Water Pollution

December 11, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Trump Administration will propose today to gut key safeguards in the Clean Water Act. The Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers are set to issue a proposed rule that would exempt oil drillers, industrial sites, developers and…

Farm Bill Negotiators Ditch Environmental Rollbacks

December 11, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Congressional negotiators released a compromise farm bill today that largely steers clear of undercutting bedrock environmental protections.