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States Can Act Now to Create Workplace Heat Standards

BackgrounderUnited StatesJuanita Constible
There are several pathways to heat standards, which vary by the different buckets of state plan states and territories.

Trump EPA Rejects Hawaiʻi's Clean Air Plan, Preventing Utility's Own Requests to Retire Aging Oil-Burning Plants

Press ReleaseHonolulu
The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency finalized its rejection of Hawaiʻi's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan on Friday.

House Transportation Bill Would Stick Americans With New Fees, Higher Costs

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released legislation that would set priorities and funding for federally funded transportation over the next five years.

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NRDC President: After COP26 the Climate Fight Begins Anew

Press ReleaseInternational
COP26, the global climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, is concluding with modest successes on nations committing to stronger climate measures; to expand clean energy; to end financing fossil fuel projects overseas; to ramp up sales of all-electric vehicles; and other measures…

COP26: U.S. & China Pledge Climate Action this Decisive Decade

Press ReleaseChina, United States
The United States and China announced plans today at global climate talks in Glasgow to work together this decade on controlling climate pollution, reducing deforestation and advancing clean energy to address the climate crisis.

COP26: Move to Clean Vehicles Surges, Boosting Jobs & Climate Action

Press ReleaseInternational
At COP26 today, six major automakers — among them Ford, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors and Volvo — and 30 national governments, including Canada, the UK, India and Mexico, committed to 100 percent sales of electric vehicles by 2040 globally, and by…

Michigan Governor Whitmer Issues Order for Safe Drinking Water

Press ReleaseMichigan
To ensure every Michigan community has access to safe drinking water, today Governor Whitmer issued a multi-pronged directive to strengthen the state’s rules, regulations, and policies. The state is providing free bottled water to Benton Harbor, Michigan, due to high…

NRDC President: At COP26 Biden Launches Assertive Climate Plan

Press ReleaseUnited States, International
President Biden rolled out a broad package of U.S. climate action before leaders gathered for global climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, saying the forum must kick off “a decade of ambition and innovation to preserve our shared future.” He announced…

NRDC President: Historic Climate Progress Must be Enacted

Press ReleaseUnited States
White House and congressional negotiators agreed to a framework for the budget reconciliation package that will pair with bipartisan infrastructure legislation to enact the core of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.

Colorado Energy Office Report a Green Light for Clean Trucks

Press ReleaseColorado
The Colorado Energy Office released a report prepared by MJ Bradley & Associates showing that adopting two new policies to get clean trucks on the road can save Coloradans up to $20.4 billion over the next 30 years. The Advanced…

Governor Cooper Must Sign Revised Energy Bill

Press ReleaseNorth Carolina
The North Carolina General Assembly has passed HB951, a bill that was previously a give-away to Duke Energy and the fracked gas industry, but has since undergone intense revisions. If signed, the bill would codify parts of Governor Cooper’s Clean…