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EPA Greenlights More Toxic Tailpipe Pollution

May 14, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed delaying new standards that would limit toxic tailpipe pollution that cause soot and smog.

House Farm Bill Fails Farmers and Rural Communities

April 30, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C.

The House approved its version of the 2026 Farm Bill today that would roll back environmental safeguards and programs that help farmers lower their energy bills and invest in affordable, reliable clean energy.

Statement from NYLCV, EANY, TNC, EDF, and NRDC on Drive Clean Rebate Program

April 23, 2026 Press ReleaseNew York

New York League of Conservation Voters, Environmental Advocates NY, The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defense Fund, and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) released the follow statement is response to Governor Hochul’s announcement of $30 million for electric vehicle rebates.

As Diesel Prices Soar, A California Bill Aiming to Make Electric Trucks More Affordable Wins Unanimous Support at Committee

April 16, 2026 Press ReleaseSacramento

California’s Senate Environmental Quality Committee has unanimously approved a bill introduced by Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes designed to make zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles more affordable for California’s fleet operators. The Committee passed the bill by consent, a testament to…

Trump's Attack on Affordable Energy and Our Health

March 20, 2026 Ed Board MemoInternational, United StatesAlexandra Adams, Amanda Levin

The administration’s actions are set to raise average energy costs by hundreds of dollars per household a year—in addition to the current spike in prices at the pump.

New Mexico Leaders Support Cutting Industrial Emissions—and the Bipartisan Work Will Continue, Despite a Veto

March 12, 2026 BackgrounderNew MexicoAlexis Mena, Dharma Santos-Santiago

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham vetoes a landmark law that would have established four new industrial decarbonization programs.

New NRDC Study: Cutting Food Waste in Illinois Could Add 14,000 Jobs and Grow the Economy

February 25, 2026 Press ReleaseChicago

A new study, commissioned by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), shows that Illinois can turn its trash into a major win for the state. By stopping food from rotting in landfills, Illinois can create thousands of jobs, grow the economy…

Nitrogen Pollution Reduction Act to Protect California's Drinking Water is Introduced in the State Assembly

February 23, 2026 Press ReleaseSacramento

Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan has introduced the Nitrogen Pollution Reduction Act (AB 2447), sponsored by the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Soil Health Team (NRDC). The bill requires the State Water Resources Control Board and California's regional water quality control boards to…

House Majority's Farm Bill Leaves Farmers Behind

February 19, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C.

NRDC Reacts to House Agriculture Committee Majority’s 2026 Farm Bill

EPA Unravels Climate Protections

February 12, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

Today the Trump EPA rescinded the 2009 endangerment finding that determined that climate pollution is a threat to public health and welfare and is core to much of the climate policy that followed.

Colorado Can Join Leading States by Curbing Second “Silent Spring” Pesticide Pollution

February 11, 2026 Ed Board MemoColoradoDaniel Raichel

SB26-065 would reduce Coloradoans’ exposure to neonic pollution by adopting a model where neonic seed coatings could be used only when they’re the right solution for a verified pest problem.

NHTSA Urged to Maintain Fuel-Economy Standards 

February 4, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

A coalition of health, consumer, and environmental groups told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that its plan to gut fuel-economy standards for cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks is irrevocably flawed and should be withdrawn. 

Judge Protects Billions for Reliable EV Charging: Cleaner Air and Lower Driving Costs Across the Country

January 28, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

The order permanently bars the U.S. Department of Transportation from withdrawing states’ funds, canceling implementation plans, or otherwise interfering with the program in violation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

A Year of Betrayal: EPA Under Lee Zeldin

January 28, 2026 Ed Board MemoUnited StatesJustin Bar

Administrator Zeldin has put the agency to work for polluters, putting our health and that of our children at risk.

5 Facts About the Endangerment Finding

January 21, 2026 Ed Board MemoUnited StatesMeredith Hankins

If the EPA scraps the endangerment finding, this would fundamentally undermine the nation’s safety, health, and economic well-being.

Trump’s Actions Will Raise Drivers’ Costs

January 16, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

Freedom’s just another word for paying more at the pump with the Trump administration’s moves to gut fuel economy, emissions standards.

Settlement Requires Minnesota Agriculture Agency to Account for Impacts of Toxic Neonic Seed Treatments

January 15, 2026 Press ReleaseMinnesota

A proposed settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Agriculture over the agency’s inadequate regulation of toxic neonicotinoid pesticide-coated crop seeds.

NRDC Reacts to Governor Newsom's 2026–27 Budget Proposal

January 9, 2026 Press ReleaseCalifornia

In his final state of the state address, Governor Newsom touted the state’s commitments to clean energy, health, affordable housing, and climate leadership.

Governor Pritzker Signs Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act into Law

January 8, 2026 Press ReleaseIllinois

Governor Pritzker today signed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act into law, a major step to rein in rising electricity costs while making one of the largest clean energy investments in Illinois history.

Major Environmental Organizations Sue Trump Administration Over Hold on Billions for Electric Vehicle Charging

December 17, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

Sierra Club, Climate Solutions, NRDC, and Earthjustice filed a new challenge to the Trump administration’s hold on $2.5 billion in federal funding through the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant program.