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New Analysis Shows Momentum Building to Decarbonize the Power Sector

July 8, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

Before the pandemic, power sector emissions fell eight percent as the economy grew. Coal generation continued to decline as renewable energy expanded and more corporations committed to net-zero carbon emission goals.

In Yet Another Blow to Keystone XL, Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Revive Key Water Crossing Permit

July 6, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

Court Rejects Push from Trump Admin to Allow Construction of KXL Through Waterways Amid Appeal

With Atlantic Coast Pipeline Canceled, Time to Pivot to Clean Energy

July 5, 2020 Press ReleaseWest Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia

Faced with rising costs and opposition, the builders of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline reportedly are canceling the project that would have traveled 600 miles from West Virginia through Virginia into North Carolina.

Court Ruling Gives People Say in FERC Pipeline Decisions

June 30, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

A federal court today struck down a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission practice that gave preliminary approval to pipeline developers, allowing them to begin construction and seize private property through eminent domain, but did not issue a final decision that could…

PA Attorney General Calls for New Protections Against Fracking Industry

June 25, 2020 Press ReleasePennsylvania

Attorney General Josh Shapiro today unveiled a new report that examines the shortcomings of existing fracking regulations in Pennsylvania, chiefly the state’s lack of adequate safeguards to protect public health.

Cut Carbon Not Forests: Hard-Hitting Campaign Urges UK Policymakers to Build a True Clean Energy Economy and End Dirty Biomass Subsidies

June 22, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited Kingdom

A coalition of environmental advocacy groups have launched Cut Carbon Not Forests, a hard-hitting campaign to expose the UK’s wasteful subsidies for companies that burn trees for electricity and to put pressure on policymakers to support reform. In the face…

Pipeline Backers Face More Obstacles Despite Court Win

June 15, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision today with respect to management of the Appalachian Trail for a crossing of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, but the fracked gas pipeline still faces many obstacles due to its threats to the environment…

Biogas and Synthetic Gas Not the Solution to Polluting Natural Gas in Today’s U.S. Energy System

June 15, 2020 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Neither synthetic gas nor biogas derived from food scraps, animal waste, or woody biomass are viable replacements for America’s consumption of polluting natural gas, according to a report published today by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). These resources may play…

FERC Sued to Stop Unlawful Jordan Cove LNG Terminal

May 28, 2020 Press ReleaseOregon

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) filed a lawsuit today against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over its unlawful approval of a liquefied natural gas export facility near Coos Bay in Oregon.

Appeals Court Upholds Order Blocking Keystone XL Water Crossing Permit

May 28, 2020 Press ReleaseMontana

Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit left in place a district court decision blocking a key water crossing permit for Keystone XL and other oil and gas pipelines while a full appeal of the decision…

Brouillette Comments on Arctic Oil & Gas Financing Deeply Offensive

May 18, 2020 Press ReleaseArctic

In offensive comments published today, Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette likened the reluctance of major banks to finance oil and gas development in the Arctic to the discriminatory practice of redlining.

Gov. Cuomo Blocks Williams Pipeline for Third Time

May 15, 2020 Press ReleaseNew York

Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today blocked the Williams Pipeline from moving forward. This decision comes after nearly three years of unrelenting grassroots advocacy in opposition to the fossil fuel project, and…

Court blocks the use of Nationwide Permit 12 for pipeline water crossings

May 12, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

A federal judge today largely upheld an April 15 ruling vacating Nationwide Permit 12, a key water crossing permit used by TC Energy’s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and many other pipelines nationwide. The April ruling held that the Corps…

No Stealth Bailouts for Oil Companies

May 1, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Federal Reserve expanded the scope and eligibility of its Main Street lending program today, which would enable the fossil fuel industry to access cheap capital intended for companies reeling from the COVID crisis.

FERC Sued Over Unlawful Rule that Props Up Gas, Coal Plants

April 21, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund and the Union of Concerned Scientists sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over its de facto bailout of coal and gas power plants at the expense of state clean energy…

NRDC, Coalition Ask Court to Block EPA’s Dirty Energy Plan

April 17, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

A coalition of environmental and public health groups, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals here to vacate the Environmental Protection Agency’s “unlawful replacement” for the Obama-era Clean Power Plan.

Yet Again, Federal Court Invalidates Key Permit for Keystone XL

April 15, 2020 Press ReleaseMontana

A federal judge ruled today that the US Army Corps of Engineers violated the law when it approved Nationwide Permit 12, a key water crossing permit for TC Energy’s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and many other pipelines nationwide. The…

Alberta Announces Massive Subsidies for Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

March 31, 2020 Press ReleaseAlberta

The government of Alberta announced today that it is making a direct investment of more than $1 billion into the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and a further $4.2 billion in loan guarantees. NRDC will continue to fight this project…

Gov. Wolf Vetoes Harmful Petrochemical Bill

March 27, 2020 Press ReleasePennsylvania

Governor Tom Wolf today upheld his promise to veto HB 1100 – a bill that would give tax breaks to fossil fuel plants that use fracked gas to manufacture petrochemicals. This comes at a time when Pennsylvanians increasingly want the state to…

Electricity Customers Pay Billions for Unneeded Power

March 16, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The electricity grid operator PJM’s capacity market has been overcharging tens of millions of customers to prop up unneeded dirty power plants, a new analysis found.