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Canadian Logging Industry Carbon Emissions On Par With Tar Sands Operations:

October 18, 2022 Press ReleaseCanada

Groundbreaking Report Debunks the Myth that Logging is Carbon-Neutral

Manchin Asks to Withdraw Radical Pipeline Measure

September 27, 2022 Press ReleaseVirginia, West Virginia

In a stunning last-minute reversal in the lead up to a vote on a federal government spending measure, Senator Joe Manchin has requested the withdrawal of his controversial proposed text that would have rubber stamped the Mountain Valley Pipeline and…

Congress Should Reject Radical Permitting Proposal

September 22, 2022 Press ReleaseVirginia, West Virginia

Senator Joe Manchin’s legislative text on fossil fuel infrastructure permitting, released after weeks of speculation about a potential measure, is similar to proposals already made public, but significantly worse in that it adds draconian new language mandating permitting of the…

P&G Board Members Face Shareholder Vote Over Forest Destruction in Supply Chain

September 20, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States, Canada

A proposal to shareholders urges Procter & Gamble (P&G) investors to vote against current members of the board of directors, due to the company’s failure to address unsustainable sourcing of wood pulp and palm oil from climate-critical forests in the…

Major Toilet Paper Makers Are Wiping Out the Climate-Critical Boreal Forest, While the Marketplace Embraces Eco-Friendly Options

September 13, 2022 Press ReleaseCanada

Top American TP brands like P&G’s Charmin get “F” grades in NRDC’s new report & scorecard, as more sustainable options enter the market.

Extension for Mountain Valley Pipeline is Not in the Public Interest

August 24, 2022 Press ReleaseVirginia, West Virginia

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted a four-year extension for construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline through October of 2026. The project’s FERC certificate was set to expire in October.

Canadians Want Action to Protect Forests – New EKOS Poll Confirms

March 28, 2022 Press ReleaseCanada

On the eve of the release of Canada’s major new climate plan, an EKOS poll shows that the vast majority of Canadians want the federal government to take stronger action to protect forests and address logging industry emissions.

NRDC Analysis: Virginia to See 31,800+ Jobs from Build Back Better Act

February 9, 2022 Press ReleaseVirginia

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 Virginia. The Senate’s passage of the Build Back Better Act…

Report: Heading into COP26, Canada is hiding more than 80 million tons of carbon emissions from logging

October 28, 2021 Press ReleaseCanada

Missing the Forest: How Carbon Loopholes for Logging Hinder Canada’s Climate Leadership

Canadian Loggers Forego Sustainability Practices, Opt to Continue Clearcutting Climate-Critical Boreal Forest, Finds New NRDC Analysis

October 7, 2021 Press ReleaseCanada

P&G’s claims that its tissue supply chain is sustainable are debunked

Report: Tissue Market Is Shifting to Sustainability, But P&G Doubles Down on Flushing Climate-Critical Forests for Toilet Paper

September 15, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States, Canada

NRDC’s 2021 “Issue With Tissue” Scorecard Highlights Kimberly-Clark’s New Online Offering of 100% Recycled Toilet Paper & Bamboo Tissue Products Make the Grade, for the First Time

Lead Found at Exceedingly High Levels in West Virginia Drinking Water

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseVirginia

Clarksburg’s shocking example demonstrates urgent need to remove lead pipes and update EPA’s lead in water rules

ANALYSIS: Industrial Logging in Canada’s Boreal Forest Is Unsustainable, Accelerates Climate Change

April 7, 2021 Press ReleaseCanada

P&G’s Sourcing Complicit in Destroying One of the World’s Last Intact Forests

Virginia’s Historic Bill Will Cut Tailpipe Pollution

February 19, 2021 Press ReleaseVirginia

Virginia’s Senate passed “Clean Cars Virginia” legislation today, putting the measure on a sure path to becoming law. This measure will ensure that people can purchase vehicles that pollute less and save them money at the pump.

NAFTA Study Confirms Canadian Tar Sands Pollution; Should Trigger Enforcement

September 4, 2020 Press ReleaseCanada

A new review by the North American Free Trade Agreement’s (NAFTA) Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) concluded in an assessment released this week cites “scientifically valid evidence” that toxic pollution from tailing ponds operated by tar sands oil operations are…

Court Upholds California’s Coordination with Quebec to Cut Climate Pollution

July 17, 2020 Press ReleaseCalifornia, Canada

A federal district court has affirmed that California’s coordination with Quebec to reduce dangerous climate pollution is constitutional, rebuffing the last remaining claim in a lawsuit filed by the Trump Administration last year.

New Report: Canada’s Climate Goals Undermined by “Logging Loophole”

July 16, 2020 Press ReleaseCanada

Canada’s ambitious climate goals are threatened by a “logging loophole” that allows industrial logging to clearcut the carbon-rich boreal forest, unleashing emissions neither adequately counted nor regulated under current law, according to a new analysis released today by Nature Canada…

With Atlantic Coast Pipeline Canceled, Time to Pivot to Clean Energy

July 5, 2020 Press ReleaseWest Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia

Faced with rising costs and opposition, the builders of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline reportedly are canceling the project that would have traveled 600 miles from West Virginia through Virginia into North Carolina.

Richmond Removes Symbols of Racial Injustice

July 2, 2020 Press ReleaseRichmond (Virginia)

Confederate statues, at long last, are being removed from Monument Avenue in the city of Richmond, ending public display of symbols of racial injustice.

Alberta Announces Massive Subsidies for Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

March 31, 2020 Press ReleaseAlberta

The government of Alberta announced today that it is making a direct investment of more than $1 billion into the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and a further $4.2 billion in loan guarantees. NRDC will continue to fight this project…