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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The Department of the Interior repealed the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, eliminating the regulatory requirement that conservation be weighed alongside mining, drilling, timber, and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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A Year of Betrayal: EPA Under Lee Zeldin

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesJustin Bar

Administrator Zeldin has put the agency to work for polluters, putting our health and that of our children at risk.

5 Facts About the Endangerment Finding

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesMeredith Hankins

If the EPA scraps the endangerment finding, this would fundamentally undermine the nation’s safety, health, and economic well-being.

EPA Said to Ignore Benefit of Saving Lives

ReactionWashington, D.C.
The Environmental Protection Agency is going to stop considering the economic benefits of reducing asthma, heart disease and premature deaths as it repeals limits on air pollutants like mercury, soot and smog, according to published reports.

NY State Sets “Clear Path” for RGGI and Climate Action

ReactionNew York, New York City, New Jersey
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced late yesterday proposed regulations that would strengthen the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in New York to help reach power sector climate-pollution reduction targets.  

Trump's Coal Bailout Fails Bigly

ReactionMontana, Wyoming, Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Department of the Interior cancels Wyoming coal lease sale after embarrassing Montana auction.

NRDC Statement on the Passing of Dr. Jane Goodall

ReactionUnited States
The pioneering primatologist, conservation leader, and climate change advocate's discoveries about wild chimpanzees reshaped science and inspired respect for all species.