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New Jersey Stepping up to Establish Data Center Guardrails

Press ReleaseTrenton, New Jersey
Gov. Mikie Sherrill and state legislators outlined a promising platform today proposing protections for New Jerseyans, and their water and electricity resources, from potential data center development impacts

“Deeply Disappointing” New York State Enacted Budget Weakens its Climate Law

Press ReleaseNew York, Albany
New York State’s finalized Fiscal Year 2027 budget includes substantial rollbacks to the state’s landmark Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), but retains some important climate protections.

UN General Assembly Reinforces Accountability for Climate Polluters

Press ReleaseNew York, International
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution yesterday affirming the International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have an obligation to reduce carbon pollution within their borders and are legally responsible to live up to climate pledges, while reducing…

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Trump Launches All-out Assault on Our Health, Environment and Climate

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President Trump reportedly will sign an executive order Tuesday directing his administration to rewrite the Clean Power Plan; roll back carbon standards for new power plants; stop the current court cases; throw out the government’s method for counting the benefits…

NRDC, Partners Poised to Defend New England Ocean Monument in Court

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WASHINGTON – Three environmental groups, along with a naturalist in Maine who leads whale watch tours, are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit challenging President Obama’s creation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. Fishing groups sued earlier…

Hyderabad Promotes Cool Roofs to Protect Citizens from Extreme Heat

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HYDERABAD, INDIA (Mar. 22, 2017) –Faced with increasingly high summer temperatures, the city of Hyderabad is promoting a common sense strategy known as “cool roofs” to better shield its residents from the dangers of severe heat, and also save energy…

Pruitt Should Protect, Not Harm, Public Health and the Environment

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WASHINGTON – More senators voted against a president’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency today than in the agency’s 46-year history. It’s no wonder, because Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is unfit for the job as EPA administrator.

Senate Democrats Right to Block GOP Rushed Vote on Pruitt

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WASHINGTON – Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today blocked a GOP-led rush to vote on the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

U.S Instrumental in Protecting Antarctic Waters

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WASHINGTON – An international Antarctic commission has agreed to declare 1.1 million square kilometers of the Ross Sea in the Southern Ocean as a fully protected marine reserve. The move to conserve the area comes after extensive international negotiation. It…