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Wheeler Suspends Protections from Toxic Coal Ash

July 18, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency said today that it is delaying important safeguards from the toxic waste festering in about 2,000 dangerous coal ash ponds. EPA is eliminating testing requirements and allowing industry to continue operating storage pits that can leak…

The Endangered Species Act Under Attack in Congress

July 12, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Congressional Western Caucus today announced a package of nine bills to gut the Endangered Species Act, the most effective law for protecting wildlife from extinction.

Barrasso Bill Courts Extinction for American Wildlife

July 2, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Endangered Species Act has saved 99 percent of listed species

NRDC: Scott Pruitt Attacks Clean Water Yet Again  

June 29, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers proposed, once again, to repeal the Clean Water Rule, which provides important protections for wetlands and streams that feed the drinking water supplies of 117 million Americans.  

Pruitt Moves to End Protections from Waste Dumping

June 27, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

In his latest attempt to save his job, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced efforts today to limit EPA’s ability to stop highly destructive activities such as mountaintop-removal coal mining from destroying streams, estuaries or other rich water bodies.

Major U.S. Companies Urge Canadian Governments to Sustainably Manage Boreal Forest

June 25, 2018 Press ReleaseCanada

Seventeen companies representing a range of sectors using paper and pulp products that may be sourced from Canada’s boreal forest, including Gap Inc., Hallmark, Seventh Generation, and Clif Bar & Company, urged government leaders in Canada to protect threatened areas…

Legal Fight Expands Over New York Ban on Ivory, Rhino Horn

June 22, 2018 Press ReleaseNew York

Conservation, Animal Groups Defend Protections for Elephants, Rhinos

House Farm Bill Includes Dangerous Attacks on Health and Environment

June 21, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The deeply flawed farm bill that squeaked through the House of Representatives today contains extraneous provisions that would threaten public health, harm bees and endangered species, and pollute our environment.

Groups Rally to Oppose Oil and Gas Drilling in the Arctic Refuge 

June 15, 2018 Press ReleaseArctic

Demonstration Marks Final DOI Scoping Hearing on Proposed Lease Sale 

NRDC, 19 Other Groups Challenge EU’s Mistaken Climate Decision

June 14, 2018 Press ReleaseInternational

European Union policymakers agreed late last night on a new Renewable Energy Directive that failed to fix Europe’s broken bioenergy policies. The decision to mistakenly continue to label the indiscriminate burning of wood as “carbon neutral” jeopardizes the EU’s environmental…

First Quantum Minerals Abandons Pebble Mine

May 25, 2018 Press ReleaseAlaska

In the latest departure from the proposed Pebble Mine project near Bristol Bay, Alaska, First Quantum Minerals announced today it will terminate its agreement to invest in the dangerous mining project.

Lawsuits Seek to Restore Protections for Migratory Birds

May 24, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

A coalition of national environmental groups today filed litigation, Natural Resources Defense Council v. Department of the Interior, in the Southern District of New York challenging the Trump Administration’s move to eliminate longstanding protections for waterfowl, raptors, and songbirds under…

Failed House Farm Bill Included Dangerous Attacks on Health and Environment

May 18, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The deeply flawed farm bill that failed in the House of Representatives today contained extraneous provisions that would have threatened public health, harmed bees and endangered species, and polluted our environment.

Largest Area of Boreal Forest in the World Protected Under Partnership with Alberta, Tallcree First Nation

May 16, 2018 Press ReleaseCanada

The world’s largest area of protected boreal forest will be created in partnership with the Government of Alberta, the Tallcree First Nation and the Canadian government, along with an industry group and environmental organization.

Montanans Support Pallid Sturgeon over Dam in New Poll

May 8, 2018 Press ReleaseMontana

Montana voters support removing the Intake Diversion Dam on the Yellowstone River and replacing it with a pump alternative, according to a recent poll conducted by Tulchin Research.

Alaska Native Leaders and Fishermen Tell First Quantum: Dump Pebble Mine

May 3, 2018 Press ReleaseAlaska

A delegation representing Alaskan business leaders, Bristol Bay Tribes, commercial fishermen and conservation organizations will appear today at the annual meeting of First Quantum Minerals to give shareholders a message: the Pebble Mine is a bad investment.

Dominion Plans to Shut One of Largest U.S. Biomass Plants

May 3, 2018 Press ReleaseVirginia

Dominion Energy said it intends to shutter one of the largest wood-burning power plants in the U.S., underscoring the increasing competitiveness of wind and solar power in our nation’s energy mix.

Pruitt’s Scorched-Earth Approach to Our Forests

April 23, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency's administrator, said today that when forest materials are burned to produce electricity the EPA would deem that to be carbon neutral.

Washington Voters Value Wild Salmon Over Lower Snake River Dams

March 29, 2018 Press ReleaseWashington

New poll shows 4 out of 5 voters believe preventing extinction of wild salmon is very important

Lawsuit Demands Ban on Mexican Shrimp, Other Seafood to Save Vanishing Porpoise

March 21, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today for failing to follow federal law and ban shrimp and other seafood imported from Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California and harvested with gillnets that drown the vaquita porpoise.