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Regulators Move to Reject Proposed LNG Storage Facility in Albuquerque

February 21, 2024 Press ReleaseNew Mexico

A top hearing examiner today recommended that the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission reject a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas storage facility in northwest Albuquerque on grounds that it is not needed, provides no public benefit, and has…

NRDC Backs WH Pause on LNG Exports Far into the Future: "The Stakes Could Not Be Higher”

January 26, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States, International

WASHINGTON (Jan. 26, 2024) - The Biden administration hit pause on new LNG export permits while it revaluates the criteria by which it determines whether it’s in the public interest to permit massive new projects that would expand exports of…

“State of the Forest” Report Countering Canada's Annual Account of Logging’s Sustainability

January 18, 2024 Press ReleaseCanada

In a first-of-its-kind joint report released today, leading North American environmental organizations have challenged the Canadian federal government’s annual account of the country’s forestry sector that understates the impacts of industrial logging.

FERC approves Major Milestone for Western Grid Integration

December 21, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – Federal regulators yesterday approved a new program that will allow utilities in the western U.S. to share resources more efficiently. The new Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM) allows utilities to buy and sell electricity for the following day, helping…

Biden Administration Announces Action to Protect Old Growth Forests

December 19, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — The Department of Agriculture unveiled a proposed nationwide forest plan amendment focused on protecting federal old-growth forests. The proposal would amend all land management plans governing the National Forest System with new directions for the management of old growth…

NRDC: COP28 Sends Clear Message: Twilight for Fossil Fuels

December 13, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON — Global climate talks concluded in Dubai with an agreement to triple renewable energy, double the pace of energy-efficiency gains, phase-out fossil fuels, and end deforestation and forest degradation as part of a larger long-term strategy to steadily reduce…

Countries Establish Historic Loss and Damage Fund

November 30, 2023 Press ReleaseInternational

DUBAI - On the opening day of the COP28 UN climate summit, governments adopted the governing instrument to formally establish a new fund to support particularly vulnerable countries dealing with loss and damage resulting from climate change. An initial group…

Amid Chemical Industry Misinformation, Advocates Push for Governor Hochul to Stand Up for Pollinators, Public Health

November 15, 2023 Press ReleaseNew York

Today a coalition of environmental, health, and farm groups gathered outside Governor Kathy Hochul’s office to ask her to sign the Birds and Bees Protection Act (S1856-A/A7640), which has been sitting on her desk since June.

U.S.–China Accord Sets Foundation of Ambition for Climate Talks in Dubai 

November 14, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., China

The United States and China, which together account for 43 percent of world GDP and about 36 percent of global greenhouse gases, agreed Tuesday on important goals to reduce methane and the carbon pollution from burning coal and to raise…

Biden Administration Signs Off On Low-Carbon Materials for 150 Federal Projects

November 6, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — Today the General Services Administration (GSA) announced $2 billion in investments for clean materials in federal construction projects. This initiative advances commitments made a year ago to accelerate Buy Clean efforts within the GSA and Department of Transportation…

Laura Daniel-Davis the Right Pick for Interior Post

November 2, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has named Laura Daniel-Davis acting deputy secretary of the Department of the Interior.

DOE Makes Vital Investment in Grid Expansion

October 19, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – Today the Department of Energy announced a significant investment of $3.46 billion for 58 projects across 44 states to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability across America. 

EPA Cuts HFC Use in Air Conditioning, Supermarket Refrigerators

October 6, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – In a move supported by both environmental groups and industry associations, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized standards that will phase out the most climate-warming hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in key applications -- from aerosols to heat pumps; supermarket refrigerators to…

FERC Demands Gas Reliability Legislation following “Unprecedented” Gas Outages in Winter Storm Elliott

September 21, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) released a much-awaited report assessing the failures of gas generators throughout the eastern U.S. during Winter Storm Elliott, concluding that Congress and state legislatures need…

Incredible Beast Omnimedia and NRDC Team Up to “Face Plant” Nick Offerman

September 20, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

NEW YORK —Actor, author and woodworker Nick Offerman takes on his dirtiest role to date, starring in an NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) campaign created and produced by Incredible Beast Omnimedia in which Offerman, who hails from a farming family in Minooka…

Sustainability Is Disrupting the Toilet Paper and Tissue Market, Finds NRDC’s “Issue with Tissue” 2023 Report & Scorecard

September 19, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) today released the fifth edition of its Issue with Tissue report and sustainability scorecard (grading at-home toilet paper brands from “A+” to “F”).

Minnesota Declares Sept. 14 “Clean Grid Day”

September 14, 2023 Press ReleaseMinneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (September 14, 2023) – Today, as members of Minnesota’s grid operator Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) meet in Minneapolis to discuss the future of the Midwestern grid, Gov. Tim Walz declared September 14 “Clean Grid Day.” At the beginning…

P&G Descendants Call on Shareholders to Vote Against Board Members Over Forest Destruction Policies

September 12, 2023 Press ReleaseNew York

Descendants of the founders of Procter & Gamble (P&G) are urging their fellow shareholders to vote against current members of the board of directors, due to the company’s failure to address unsustainable sourcing of wood pulp and palm oil from…

Army Corps Considers Continued Operation of Destructive Dakota Access Pipeline

September 8, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a draft environmental impact statement today for the operation of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which threatens the lands, water supply, and valuable cultural resources of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Biden Administration to Cancel Arctic Refuge Oil and Gas Leases

September 6, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration canceled Trump-era leases for oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, eliminating an imminent threat to drill within the refuge’s 1.6-million-acre Coastal Plain.