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In Major Reversal, Trump Administration Denies Permit for Pebble Mine

November 25, 2020 Press ReleaseAlaska

The Army Corps of Engineers today denied a permit for Pebble Mine, the massive gold and copper mine proposed for construction at the headwaters of Bristol Bay in southeastern Alaska.

Trump Administration Opens Alaska Rainforest to Loggers

October 28, 2020 Press ReleaseAlaska

The Department of Agriculture today announced that it will open vast swaths of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska to logging and development, a move that tramples Indigenous rights, and threatens one of our biggest carbon sinks, which is vital…

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

September 9, 2020 Press ReleaseNew Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C.

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) announced the expansion of the Food Matters Project in the MidAtlantic region with the goal of furthering larger-scale change related to food waste throughout the region. Building on two years of partnership on the project…

Lawsuit Aims to Block Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

August 24, 2020 Press ReleaseAlaska

Oil and gas leasing would cause irreparable harm to wildlife, tundra, and climate

In Major Reversal, Trump Administration Stalls Pebble Mine

August 24, 2020 Press ReleaseAlaska

The Army Corps of Engineers today said the Pebble Mine project in Bristol Bay, Alaska, would inflict “unavoidable adverse impacts” and lead to “significant degradation” to water and marine life. The agency gave its backers 90 days to come up…

Trump Administration Rubber Stamps Pebble Mine Review

July 24, 2020 Press ReleaseAlaska

The Army Corps of Engineers today issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) that will pave the way for Pebble Mine, a colossal proposed gold and copper mine that would threaten the world’s greatest wild salmon fishery and the tribal…

Maryland Phasing Out Chlorpyrifos Use

March 20, 2020 Press ReleaseMaryland

The Maryland General Assembly announced that virtually all use of chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—will be phased out in the state by the end of 2020, following years of pressure from public health, farmworker and community groups.

Transforming Transportation in Mid-Atlantic & Northeast Gets Underway

December 17, 2019 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia

Twelve eastern states and the District of Columbia today announced a major advance in creating a regional clean transportation policy that will improve public transportation, reduce pollution and improve the quality of life of tens of millions of Americans.

Trump Administration Reneges on Protections for Alaska’s Salmon Fishery

July 30, 2019 Press ReleaseAlaska

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today withdrew protections for Bristol Bay, Alaska from the Pebble Mine – a colossal, widely condemned gold and copper mine that poses a threat to the area’s famous salmon runs. The agency’s action signals that…

Federal Court Directs EPA to Uphold Clean Water Act in Baltimore

March 27, 2019 Press ReleaseMaryland

A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated the Clean Water Act by wrongfully denying a petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Blue Water Baltimore, and American Rivers to regulate harmful…

Trump Administration Recklessly Rushing Review of Proposed Alaskan Copper Mine

February 20, 2019 Press ReleaseAlaska

The Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement for Pebble Mine, a highly controversial proposed gold and copper mine in Bristol Bay Alaska less than one year after notifying the public of its intent do so.

Connecticut, Maryland Join States Curbing Super-Pollutant HFCs to Protect the Climate

September 13, 2018 Press ReleaseConnecticut, Maryland, New York, California

The state of Connecticut today joined Maryland, New York and California in directing their state agencies to draft standards phasing out the use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, a group of super-polluting greenhouse gases used in commercial and residential cooling systems.

Mayor Pugh Announces Plan to Reduce Wasted Food in Baltimore and Feed More Residents in Need

September 5, 2018 Press ReleaseBaltimore

City Sets 2040 Goal to Reduce Residential Food Waste by 80% and Commercial Food Waste by 50%

NRDC Unveils Regional Roadmap to Fix Transportation, Cut Pollution, Build Livable Communities

July 19, 2018 Press ReleaseConnecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, D.C.

The Natural Resources Defense Council today unveiled a roadmap for fixing a broken transportation system in the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic region that is contributing to climate change, air pollution, overcrowded highways, deteriorating public transit systems, lost economic opportunities, rural…

First Quantum Minerals Abandons Pebble Mine

May 25, 2018 Press ReleaseAlaska

In the latest departure from the proposed Pebble Mine project near Bristol Bay, Alaska, First Quantum Minerals announced today it will terminate its agreement to invest in the dangerous mining project.

Alaska Native Leaders and Fishermen Tell First Quantum: Dump Pebble Mine

May 3, 2018 Press ReleaseAlaska

A delegation representing Alaskan business leaders, Bristol Bay Tribes, commercial fishermen and conservation organizations will appear today at the annual meeting of First Quantum Minerals to give shareholders a message: the Pebble Mine is a bad investment.

Pebble Mine Company Announces Plans to File Federal Permit Application

December 21, 2017 Press ReleaseAlaska

The Pebble Limited Partnership today announced it intends to file a federal permit application tomorrow for the proposed Pebble Mine, a controversial project in Alaska’s Bristol Bay that would threaten the most productive wild salmon ecosystem in the world.