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EPA Greenlights More Toxic Tailpipe Pollution

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed delaying new standards that would limit toxic tailpipe pollution that cause soot and smog.
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The Cost of the United States’ Dependence on Oil

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesAlexandra Adams
The country's entire economy is more vulnerable to oil price and supply shocks. In a global market, that means there’s one solution: Reduce dependence on oil.

Trump Administration Repeals Landmark Public Lands Rule

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Department of the Interior repealed the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, eliminating the regulatory requirement that conservation be weighed alongside mining, drilling, timber, and grazing across 245 million acres of public lands.

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NRDC Rebuts Trump EPA’s Bid to Brush Off Climate

Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.
In hundreds of pages of detailed comments filed with the EPA, NRDC and its partners detailed the legal and technical flaws with the Trump administration’s plan to rescind the determination that climate change poses a threat to human health and…

Congress Passes Historically Ruinous Tax Bill

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
In the final legislative step, the House passed a massive tax package that will cut taxes for the wealthiest while gutting incentives for clean energy and electric vehicles and establishing the largest auction in U.S. history of public lands and…

The Pulse on California’s Legislative Session

BackgrounderCaliforniaVictoria Rome

The state's environmental and climate advocates, as well our allies in the legislature, are working to advance environmental goals, protect public health, and bolster community resilience to our changing climate.

New Federal Vehicle Charging Funds Halted

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
The Federal Highway Administration halted new funding for state programs to install tens of thousands of new vehicle chargers along highways and at rest stops across the nation. 

Trump Moves to Deny Americans Cleaner Vehicles

Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.
President Trump announced executive actions today that could severely curtail the availability of federal incentives for electric vehicles and lead to the dismantling of standards that are helping drive the clean vehicle transition and saving drivers money at the pump.