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Kari Birdseye

kbirdseye@nrdc.org
California advocacy and California climate change policy, natural climate solutions

Jesús Canchola Sánchez

jcanchola@nrdc.org
Midwestern regional issues

Emily Deanne

edeanne@nrdc.org
Energy efficiency and decarbonization, buildings, food and agriculture, industrial policy and hydrogen

Mark Drajem

mdrajem@nrdc.org
Power sector, transportation and vehicles, renewable energy, nuclear power, energy transmission, RTOs, and siting

Leslie Edwards

ledwards@nrdc.org
Southeastern regional issues

Janet Fang

jfang@nrdc-china.org
China-based climate, energy and wildlife

Margie Kelly

mkelly@nrdc.org
Water, Canada, toxics

Ivan Moreno

imoreno@nrdc.org
Environmental justice and Chicago-based environmental issues

Ben Schaefer

bschaefer@NRDC.org 
Emerging climate and energy policy

Andrew Scibetta

ascibetta@NRDC.org
Lands, oceans, wildlife, liquefied natural gas (LNG)

Rita Yelda

ryelda@nrdc.org
Eastern regional issues

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Trump Energy EO and Keystone XL: “The Industry and the World Have Moved On”

Press ReleaseNebraska, North Dakota, Alberta, Montana, South Dakota
The Trump administration released an executive order this week that attempts to reinstate a cross-border permits to help “restart” the Keystone XL pipeline—a controversial project that the developer walked away from in 2021 after more than a decade of fighting.

Oregon Doubles Down on State Climate Leadership

Press ReleaseOregon
In a win for state climate leadership, the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission voted today to restore Oregon’s cornerstone Climate Protection Program.

NRDC Analysis: Oregon Econ Boost from Build Back Better Act

Press ReleaseOregon
A new NRDC analysis shows that the Build Back Better Act, as it currently stands, has the potential to significantly accelerate clean energy investment, economic activity, and job growth in Oregon. The Senate now needs to pass the Build Back…

NRDC Launches Regional Food Matters Project to Reduce Food Waste in 5 Southeastern Cities

Press ReleaseTennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) announced the expansion of the Food Matters Project in the Southeast region with the goal of furthering larger-scale change related to food waste throughout the region. Building on five years of partnership on the project, Nashville will…

FERC Sued to Stop Unlawful Jordan Cove LNG Terminal

Press ReleaseOregon
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) filed a lawsuit today against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over its unlawful approval of a liquefied natural gas export facility near Coos Bay in Oregon.

NRC Approves Reactor Threatened by Sea-Level Rise

Press ReleaseFlorida
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission pushed through the extension of the license for the Turkey Point nuclear facility in Florida. The approval comes more than a decade before the current license expires, in 2032. In giving the OK, the NRC ignored…

Pioneering Study Tallies Huge Hidden Health Costs from Climate Change

Press ReleaseColorado, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin
Climate change is taking a huge toll on Americans’ health, so much so that it could constitute a public health crisis, a new study by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the University of California, San Francisco, suggests.

Oregon must act on climate in 2019

Press ReleaseOregon
At a Monday press conference, Oregon Governor Kate Brown committed to continue pursuing climate action after the state legislature failed to vote on its climate bill.

Sea-Level Rise to be Ignored in Florida Nuclear Reactor Licensing Review

Press ReleaseFlorida
A judicial panel of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission late yesterday agreed to review two measures brought by environmental groups on the proposed license extension of the Turkey Point reactor in Florida. But the panel, the Atomic Safety & Licensing Board…

Floridians are Counting on Rick Scott to Keep His Promise on Offshore Drilling

Press ReleaseFlorida
Democrat Bill Nelson’s concession to Republican Governor Rick Scott in the Florida Senate race means sunshine state citizens are losing a longtime fighter for Florida’s environment and strong opponent of offshore drilling. Floridians made clear the importance of this issue…

NRDC Tool Reveals Florida Delegation’s Stances on Offshore Drilling

Press ReleaseFlorida
The Natural Resources Defense Council is launching a new digital tool today to help the American people track where their governors and members of Congress stand on the Trump administration’s proposal to expose nearly all of our coasts to offshore oil and…