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Biden Administration Opens Investigation Into Troubled St. Croix Oil Refinery

April 9, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice have asked a federal court to transfer obligations in a consent decree relating to the Limetree Bay oil refinery from its prior, bankrupt owner to its current owner. EPA has…

Deferring Action on Pipeline Advanced by Trump, Biden Administration Leaves Communities Vulnerable

April 9, 2021 Press ReleaseMidwest

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today deferred to a federal court on whether to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) pending an environmental review, instead of asking the court to enjoin it.

ANALYSE : L’exploitation forestière industrielle dans la forêt boréale canadienne n’est pas durable et accélère le changement climatique

April 7, 2021 Press Release

Le système d’approvisionnement de P&G se rend complice de la destruction de l’une des dernières forêts intactes au monde

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

Environmental Leaders Urge Biden Administration to Curb Dangerous Power Plant Pollution

April 6, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

Environmental leaders are urging President Biden to strengthen a suite of federal standards to protect the climate and people’s health from dangerous pollution that continues to spew from the nation’s coal and gas power plants.

Global Leaders Urged to Sanction Mexico to Save Critically Endangered Porpoises

April 1, 2021 Press ReleaseMexico

With 10 vaquita remaining, Mexico pushed to halt illegal fishing

Biden DOE Takes Steps to Reverse Harmful Energy Efficiency Standards Process Changes

March 31, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today began unraveling the Trump administration’s harmful and illegal changes to the process for establishing national energy efficiency standards for America’s appliances and equipment, which will avoid significant harm to consumers and the environment.

Biden’s Bold Pledge to Build a Better Society for All

March 31, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Joe Biden is set to discuss efforts to implement a bold agenda to get our nation back on track in Pittsburgh today.

NRDC Analysis: Cutting U.S. Climate Pollution in Half This Decade Will Avoid Widespread Hardship

March 30, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

A U.S. pledge to reduce emissions 50 percent by 2030 creates jobs, improves health, advances opportunities to protect vulnerable communities and reasserts U.S. global leadership

White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council Signals Important Change

March 29, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Biden administration today announced its 26-member White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council to advise the president’s Council on Environmental Quality on ways to address environmental injustice.

Biden Offshore Wind Plan Can Create Jobs, Address Equity and Climate Risks

March 29, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Biden administration announced today plans for major expansion of wind farms along the East Coast, putting wind in the sails of the offshore industry that will create many clean energy jobs and address climate change.

NV Senate Committee Introduces Energy Savings Bill (SB382) to Cut Carbon, Save Money

March 26, 2021 Press ReleaseNevada

The Nevada Senate Growth and Infrastructure Committee introduced the Energy Savings bill (SB382) today. This bill–which has already garnered support from local business, consumer, and environmental organizations–would make it easier for Nevada homes and businesses to keep their utility bills…

EPA Withdraws Trump-era Permit for Virgin Islands Oil Refinery

March 25, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency today withdrew a federal permit for the controversial Limetree Bay refinery on the Caribbean island of St. Croix.

After a Decade, Court Ruling Finally Opens Door for Biden Administration to Halt Alton Coal Mine Expansion

March 25, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

Today, a Utah federal District Court ruled in favor of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) challenge to protect iconic Utah public lands from the Alton mining expansion. Filed by Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the National Parks…

Sens. Heinrich, King and Markey Introduce Measure to Roll Back Trump Methane Rule

March 25, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

Senators Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, Angus King of Maine and Edward Markey of Massachusetts are scheduled to introduce a congressional resolution of disapproval today aiming to cancel a Trump administration rule allowing substantial increases of climate-harming methane pollution from…

Lawsuit Challenges EPA Approval of the Use of Medically Important Antibiotic as a Pesticide on Citrus Crops

March 25, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

Streptomycin Use Allowed on More Than 650,000 Acres in Florida, California

Senate Committee Unanimously Okays Historic Water Infrastructure Bill, Starts to Get Lead Out

March 24, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today unanimously approved legislation to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure, including drinking water pipes, treatment plants, and wastewater infrastructure. Over $35 billion dollars of funding are authorized to tackle water infrastructure problems, including to…

Brenda Mallory and Janet McCabe Highly Qualified to Join Biden’s Team

March 24, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to vote today on two of President Biden’s highly qualified nominees— Brenda Mallory to be Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and Janet McCabe to be Deputy Administrator…

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Denial of Crucial Habitat Protection to Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee

March 24, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

Conservation groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for refusing to designate critical habitat for the highly endangered rusty patched bumblebee.

Public Lands Have Critical Role in an Equitable, Vibrant Future

March 23, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

“Current times demand new legal mechanisms for managing America’s public lands,” an NRDC expert will testify today.