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EPA Greenlights More Toxic Tailpipe Pollution

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed delaying new standards that would limit toxic tailpipe pollution that cause soot and smog.
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The Cost of the United States’ Dependence on Oil

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesAlexandra Adams
The country's entire economy is more vulnerable to oil price and supply shocks. In a global market, that means there’s one solution: Reduce dependence on oil.

Trump Administration Repeals Landmark Public Lands Rule

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Department of the Interior repealed the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, eliminating the regulatory requirement that conservation be weighed alongside mining, drilling, timber, and grazing across 245 million acres of public lands.

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Senate Republicans Seek to Weaken Nation’s Toxic Chemical Law

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
Senate Republicans put forward proposed legislation to rewrite the nation’s most important law protecting the public from toxic chemicals in the Environment and Public Works Committee hearing held today.

New Jersey Bringing on More Clean Energy to Lower Bills

Press ReleaseNew Jersey
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) concluded its competitive bidding process today, awarding contracts for 355 megawatts of grid-scale battery storage and 24 megawatts of grid-scale solar to project developers.

Environmental Groups Sue DOE Over Approval of CP2 LNG Export Application

Press ReleaseLouisiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Department of Energy’s (DOE) approval of Venture Global’s application to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a future facility, currently under construction in Louisiana. NRDC is co-counsel with Earthjustice…

A Costly Move: EPA Abandons Endangerment Finding

Press ReleaseUnited States, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will rescind a 2009 finding that climate change is a threat to public health and welfare.

Trump EPA Misses Legal Deadline to Reduce Deadly Air Pollution

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to meet a Feb. 7 deadline to designate areas in violation of the strengthened 2024 national air quality standard for soot.