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NRDC, Greenpeace Canada Urge Quebec to Reject Logging Roads in Boreal Forest’s Broadback Valley Forest

March 30, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 30, 2016) – The Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace Canada today called on the Quebec government to reject a bid by logging companies to build nearly 50 miles of access roads into the heart of Canada’s Broadback…

Designating New Monuments in California Desert is Smart Conservation Move

February 12, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 12, 2016) – President Obama today announced he is designating three new national monuments in the California desert – Mojave Trails near the Kelso ghost town, Sand to Snow near Yucca Valley, and Castle Mountains northwest of Needles.

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.

Judge Signals Wyoming’s Data Trespass Laws Likely Unconstitutional

December 29, 2015 Press Release

CHEYENNE, WY (December 29, 2015) – A federal judge noted “serious concerns and questions” about the constitutionality of Wyoming’s controversial “data trespass” laws in response to a suit from a diverse coalition of conservation, press, academic and animal-protection groups. The…

Tar Sands Are Trouble! National Academy of Science Study Skewers Diluted Bitumen

December 8, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 8, 2015) – The National Academy of Sciences today released a study on diluted bitumen (or “dilbit”), a raw form of tar sands oil making its way across North America in increasing volumes, that supports alarm bells…

Robert Redford and Indigenous Leaders, Artists Speak Out on Climate

December 6, 2015 Press Release

PARIS (December 6, 2015) –Robert Redford and indigenous artists, activists and storytellers from across the globe took the stage today during the international climate talks in Paris at UNESCO to share captivating stories about precious places threatened by climate change…

U.S. House Votes to Take Our Nation’s Energy Policy in the Wrong Direction

December 3, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (December 3, 2015) – The House today passed an energy bill filled with outdated energy policies that continue to favor the fossil fuel industry above all other priorities. The bill would lift the ban on crude oil exports, allow…

Report: Unchecked Energy Development Threatens Wildlife, Hunting, and Tourism in Montana and Wyoming

November 17, 2015 Press Release

BOZEMAN, MT (November 17, 2015) – Hundreds of coal mining and oil and natural gas projects in the Powder River Basin area of Wyoming and Montana are destroying the habitat of some of the West’s most beloved wildlife – including…

Northern Gateway No More - Controversial Tar Sands Pipeline Denied

November 13, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (November 13, 2015) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal government is following through on an election promise to ban crude oil tanker traffic off the coast of northern British Columbia. This announcement will effectively kill the Northern Gateway…

Obama Administration Announces Landmark Plan for Conservation and Renewable Energy Development in California’s Mojave Desert

November 10, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (November 10, 2015) — The Department of Interior today released a milestone plan for conservation and renewable energy development on public lands in California’s Mojave Desert.

Southern Forests at Risk: New Report Identifies Three Southern Forest Regions in Immediate Crosshairs of Wood Pellet Industry

October 19, 2015 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK (October 20, 2015) – A new report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reveals the imminent threat from the burgeoning wood pellet industry on three fragile forest ecosystems in the U.S. Southeast. Innovative GIS mapping…

‘Misguided’ Arctic Drilling Permit Approval has ‘Lit Fuse’ on Disaster for Pristine Ocean, Climate

July 22, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (July 22, 2015) – Shell was granted federal permits today that clear the way for the oil company to begin drilling in the Arctic Ocean.

President Obama Bolsters Conservation Legacy with Three National Monuments

July 10, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (July 10, 2015) – The three national monuments created today by President Obama will protect some of America’s most biodiverse mountain ecosystems, wild tracts of desert and nationally significant fossil beds.

NRDC Statement on EPA Draft Study of Fracking & Drinking Water Risks

June 4, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 4, 2015) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released its long-awaited draft study of the potential impacts of fracking on drinking water supplies around the country.

Interior Dept. Announces Plan to Save the Greater Sage-Grouse

May 28, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 28, 2015) -- The Interior Department today unveiled a plan to protect and preserve the habitat of the greater sage-grouse, an iconic species of the West that is threatened by commercial development and energy projects.

Ruptured Pipeline Spills Oil Along Santa Barbara’s Coast

May 19, 2015 Press ReleaseCalifornia

LOS ANGELES (May 19, 2015) — A pipeline burst along Santa Barbara’s coast today, spilling an estimated 21,000 gallons of toxic crude oil in Santa Barbara’s waters and creating a four-mile oil slick.

NRDC honors Senator Barbara Boxer as a Force for Nature

May 15, 2015 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO (May 15, 2015) – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) will honor Senator Barbara Boxer tomorrow for her lifetime of trailblazing environmental achievements at the 15th “Forces for Nature” benefit. Her work will be celebrated at the Four…

Interior’s Approval of Shell’s Arctic Drilling Plan Threatens Climate, Ocean

May 11, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 11, 2015) – The Interior Department today approved Royal Dutch Shell’s Chukchi Sea exploratory drilling plans, clearing the way for its drilling rigs to operate off Alaska for the first time since 2012 – when one Shell rig…

Obama Administration Leaves Explosive Oil Trains on the Rails for Years

May 1, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 1, 2015) – Today the Department of Transportation (DOT) released long-awaited new safety standards for rail tank cars used to haul volatile Bakken and tar sands crude oil.

New Study: Tar Sands to Skyrocket West Coast’s Climate and Air Pollution

April 28, 2015 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO (April 28, 2015) – The Pacific coast faces a looming health, climate, and environmental crisis posed by an influx of tar sands fuel from oil interests in Alberta, Canada, according to new analysis released today by the Natural Resources…