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“Under the Rug” Report Reveals G7 Nations Financed $42 Billion in Coal Development Worldwide, Contradicting Climate Goals

May 24, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 24, 2016) – In a blatant contradiction of their public declarations to limit dangerous carbon pollution and other greenhouse gases, Japan and Germany are quietly financing the global development of coal-fired power plants and coal mining, a new…

EPA Announces Standards for New Sources of Methane Pollution in Oil & Gas Industry

May 12, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency today released final Clean Air Act standards for reducing methane pollution from new oil and gas production, processing and transmission equipment nationwide.

Groups Sue EPA Over Dangerous Drilling and Fracking Waste

May 4, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – A coalition of community and environmental organizations filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today calling for regulations to stop oil and gas companies from disposing and handling drilling and fracking wastes in ways that…

Senate’s Energy Bill Would Weaken Environmental Protections, Expand Dirty Energy

April 20, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON—Marc Boom, associate director of Government Affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council, today made a statement upon the U.S. Senate’s passing of the energy bill.

Obama Administration Floating Bold Idea to Reduce Transportation Pollution

April 18, 2016 Press Release

The End of Coal as We Know It: Peabody Energy Files for Bankruptcy

April 13, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC (April 13, 2016) Peabody Energy, the world’s largest publicly traded coal company, today became the fifth big coal operator to declare bankruptcy in the United States during the last year. As Peabody reorganizes to shed debt during bankruptcy…

Keystone Clunker: Pipeline Spill and Shutdown Spotlights Needed Reviews and Protections

April 4, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (April 4, 2016) – TransCanada’s first Keystone pipeline was closed over the weekend after a leak was detected on the tar sands pipeline in South Dakota.

Mexico Should Adopt Overdue Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Standards

March 29, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 29, 2016) – Leading U.S. and Mexico clean air and health advocates today urged the Mexican government to stand up to polluters and finalize long-delayed heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards, critically needed to address the country’s harmful air pollution…

Lawsuit Challenges Air Board’s Failure to Protect Southern California from Oil Refinery Pollution

March 9, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

LOS ANGELES— Community and conservation groups today sued the South Coast Air Quality Management District for allowing L.A.-area oil refineries and power plants to continue spewing massive amounts of smog-forming pollutants, threatening the health of millions of people already breathing…

Ahead of Trudeau White House Visit, Environmental Groups Unveil New Proposed “Climate Test”

February 23, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 23, 2016) – Leading U.S. and Canadian environmental groups urged their countries’ leaders to adopt a new “climate test” to ensure that proposed energy infrastructure projects and policies are evaluated for their climate impacts, and against the…

Governor Pledges $176.6 million for Exide Clean-Up

February 17, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO (February 17, 2016) — California Governor Jerry Brown today announced that he’d seek $176.6 million in additional funding for clean-up in the community around the now-closed Exide lead-acid battery recycling plant.

SoCal Gas Temporarily Stops Natural Gas Leak from Aliso Canyon Well

February 11, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

PORTER RANCH, CALIF. (February 11, 2016) – Southern California Gas today announced it has temporarily stopped the leak that has been spewing natural gas into Porter Ranch and surrounding communities since October.

Obama Budget Sets Priorities to Continue Progress

February 9, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 9, 2016) – President Obama today submitted a budget proposal that would double funding for clean energy research, create a $1.65 billion fund for infrastructure projects to lessen the impacts wrought by climate change, impose a $10-per-barrel tax…

Clean Power Plan Will Prevail on Legal Merits

February 9, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 9, 2016) -- The Supreme Court today blocked implementation of President Obama's Clean Power Plan, pending litigation in the lower courts over a challenge by the coal industry.

NRDC, Allies Urge Supreme Court to Deny Industry’s Bid to Block Carbon Pollution Limits

February 4, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 4, 2016) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a coal industry request to block President Obama's Clean Power Plan, saying the industry’s assertions of irreparable harm have no substance.

Obama’s Plan to Increase Transportation Investments also is Good for Climate

February 4, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 4, 2016) -- President Obama in his budget proposal next week will propose increased U.S. investments in public transit, high-speed rail and a new generation of energy-efficient cars, trucks and aircraft, to be paid for with a $10-per-barrel…

Clean Power Plan Ruling a “Huge Win” for Clean Air and Climate Action

January 21, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (January 21, 2016) –The U.S. Court of Appeals today rejected a stay requested by opponents seeking to block implementation of the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, which will cut dangerous carbon pollution from America’s power plants.

Coal Leasing Moratorium is Good for Taxpayers and Climate

January 15, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (January 15, 2016) –The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the Obama Administration's moratorium on issuing new leases for coal extraction on federal lands:

Cuomo Lays Out Promising Clean Energy, Environmental Goals in 2016 State of the State Address

January 13, 2016 Press ReleaseNew York

ALBANY, N.Y. (January 13, 2016) – Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced plans to grow the state’s clean energy economy and protect its environment in his annual State of the State address.

TransCanada Seeks $15 Billion from U.S. Taxpayers for Its Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Mistake

January 6, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (January 6, 2016) -- TransCanada Corp. today filed suit against the United States seeking $15 billion in compensation as a result of the U.S. rejection of its Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.