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NRDC Annual Energy Report: The U.S. "Clean Energy Revolution" Is Making Historic Gains and Will Not Be Reversed

December 5, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – America’s transition to a clean energy economy is irrevocably underway and delivering deep pollution reductions, with coal use at record lows but renewable energy higher than ever, according to the Fourth Annual Energy Report released today by the…

Illinois General Assembly Passes Essential Clean Energy Bill

December 1, 2016 Press Release

SPRINGFIELD, IL – After more than a year of intensive stakeholder negotiations, the Illinois General Assembly passed a sweeping energy bill today. The Future Energy Jobs Bill contains essential changes to the state’s stalled renewable energy policies and significantly increases…

President’s Actions to Accelerate EV Deployment Exemplify Sprint-To-The-Finish Attitude

November 3, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (Nov. 3, 2016) -- The White House today announced a broad package of initiatives to foster the development of electric vehicles, including a nationwide infrastructure system to support them.

New Poll Shows Robust Support for Permanently Protecting Arctic, Atlantic from Drilling

October 13, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Most Americans—especially millennials—would support a move by President Obama to permanently protect the Arctic and Atlantic oceans by barring future offshore leasing for oil and gas drilling, according to a new Hart Research poll commissioned by the Natural…

80,000 Americans, Mayors, Clean Tech Groups, State and City Leaders Call for a Cleaner Transportation System

August 23, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – More than 80,000 Americans joined dozens of mayors, business leaders, environmental and consumer groups, and state and city transportation officials in calling on the Obama administration to reduce carbon pollution from the nation’s transportation system and promote cleaner…

New York Gets Historic “50 by 30” Clean Energy Standard

August 1, 2016 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK – The New York Public Service Commission today issued an order requiring that 50 percent of New York’s electricity come from renewable, clean energy resources like wind and solar power by 2030.

All-Encompassing Climate Fight Includes Curbing Carbon Pollution from Airplanes

July 25, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration today released a scientific conclusion that carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft contributes to climate change, setting the stage to consider federal standards that would begin curbing that climate pollution.

New Report: U.S. Power Sector Continues Significant Reductions of Air Pollutant Emissions

July 13, 2016 Press Release

BOSTON, MA – The nation’s largest electric producers continue to substantially reduce emissions of key air pollutants, the latest comprehensive analysis of U.S. power plant emissions shows.

Energy Bill Moving Forward, But Environmental Provisions Must be Fixed

July 12, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Senate is moving toward conferencing with the House on a major energy bill, after Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) secured an agreement to remove provisions that were likely to draw a…

North American Clean Energy Pledge Shows the Promise of Paris

June 29, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON –The leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada today unveiled an array of new commitments to combat climate change and speed our transition to renewable sources of energy.

Gov. McAuliffe’s Smart Climate Move Shows Clean Energy Can’t Wait

June 28, 2016 Press Release

RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe today formally assigned the state Secretary of Natural Resources to lead a state plan to reduce carbon pollution and increase clean energy.

NRDC President: New Energy Goal “Achievable” with Renewables, Efficiency and 21st Century Technologies

June 27, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON –The White House said today that President Obama intends to set ambitious new goals for how we generate electricity that will help us combat dangerous climate change.

NRDC Joins PG&E, Labor & Other Enviro Groups in Historic Proposal to Replace California Nuclear Plant with Efficiency, Renewables

June 21, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO—The Natural Resources Defense Council today signed a historic proposal with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), labor unions, and other environmental groups to replace Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant with zero-emissions energy--including energy efficiency, wind, and solar power--within…

Just-for-Show Hearing Won’t Stop Clean Energy and Climate Action

June 9, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – In response to today’s Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the implications of the Supreme Court ‘stay’ of the federal Clean Power Plan, David Doniger, director of the Climate and Clean Air Program at the Natural…

Federal, State Offshore Wind Announcements will Benefit New Yorkers

June 2, 2016 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK – The U. S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced a proposed lease sale for commercial offshore wind energy off the coast of Long Island by the end of 2016 and the New…

New Analysis: Electric Sector on Track to Meet Clean Power Plan

June 1, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Market forces and newly extended federal incentives are driving an unprecedented growth in clean energy that is creating good jobs, reducing harmful carbon pollution and helping the United States transition from dirty fossil fuels to clean power, according…

Court Action May Speed up Resolution of Clean Power Plan

May 16, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 16, 2016) –The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said today that the full court will hear oral arguments on the Clean Power Plan on September 27th, 2016. A three-judge panel had been…

California Budget Should Include Investments for Water and Communities

May 13, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – Gov. Jerry Brown today released release a revised state budget, reinforcing fiscal conservatism and highlighting investments in affordable housing, strengthening transportation infrastructure and fighting climate change.

Despite Kasich Vow to Veto Extending the Clean Energy Freeze Legislature Considers Keeping Ohio on Ice

May 11, 2016 Press ReleaseChicago

CHICAGO, IL – Ohio’s House and Senate are scheduled to hold hearings on legislation that would extend the state’s freeze on renewable energy and energy efficiency today. Senator Bill Seitz is proposing to extend the freeze another three years (SB…

New Reports: India is Open for Clean Energy Business

May 3, 2016 Press Release

NEW DELHI, INDIA – India’s goal to dramatically ramp-up solar and wind energy capacity could get a major boost through two fast-growing financing innovations—green banks and green bonds—according to new analysis released by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency in…