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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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How Solar Will Keep the ACs Humming This Summer: Key Takeaways from NERC’s Summer Assessment

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesChristy Walsh, Dr. Yamit Lavi
New, clean energy is critical to keeping the lights on and air conditioners humming.
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States Can Act Now to Create Workplace Heat Standards

BackgrounderUnited StatesJuanita Constible
There are several pathways to heat standards, which vary by the different buckets of state plan states and territories.

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GOP Tax Fraud Robs Our Kids and Raids Our Lands

Press ReleaseUnited States
Congress is expected to vote as early as Tuesday on a $1.5-trillion package of tax cuts, mostly for corporations and wealthy individuals, that would saddle our children with unconscionable debt and expose irreplaceable Arctic wilderness to industrial ruin for the…

EPA Should Strengthen, Not Kill, the Clean Power Plan

Press ReleaseUnited States
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today issued an “advance notice” soliciting public comment on whether the agency should come up with a replacement plan after repealing the Clean Power Plan.

Trump Is Flogging a Terrible, Dangerous Idea

Press ReleaseUnited States
President Trump today is scheduled to tout one of his worst ideas since taking office: a dangerous order directing federal agencies to kill two regulations for every new one added.

NRDC Urges Senate to Reject Trump’s Judicial Nominee

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Natural Resources Defense Council today called on the Senate to reject the nomination of Leonard Steven Grasz to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, expressing "great concern" over his ability to “carry out his judicial responsibilities…

Trump, Zinke Escalate War on Our Monuments

Press ReleaseUnited States
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke released a long-withheld report on national monuments today, in which he called for President Trump to roll back protections for some of the nation’s most cherished public lands and waters. Zinke recommended opening the door to…

Trump to Issue Orders Ripping Apart Utah National Monuments

Press ReleaseUtah
President Trump is set to issue orders from Salt Lake City today abolishing Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, two of the nation’s most treasured public lands. The move would strip essential protections from more than 2 million…

Alan Horn to Succeed Dan Tishman as Chair of NRDC Board of Trustees

Press ReleaseNew York
NEW YORK – The board of trustees of the Natural Resources Defense Council has named long-term board member Alan F. Horn as NRDC chair, charged with leading the organization into a new era of environmental advocacy grounded in sound science…

“Sonic Sea” Wins Two Emmy Awards

Press ReleaseUnited States
Advocacy Groups’ Film About the Devastating Effects of Ocean Noise Pollution on Marine Life Was Named Outstanding Nature Documentary

NRDC Lawsuit Against EPA Challenges Neonic Pesticide Registrations

Press ReleaseChicago
CHICAGO (October 3, 2017) – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today asked a federal court to vacate the registrations of nearly one-hundred products containing three widely-used neonics – acetamiprid, dinotefuran, and imidacloprid – until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…