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Realizing the Promise of Paris: Roadmap to a Safer Climate

ReportInternationalBrendan Guy, Jake Schmidt
The commitments countries put forward through the Paris Agreement are insufficient to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, let alone 1.5 degrees. Leaving the world to wonder: what do we do now?

Complaint Filed Regarding Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (PDF)

Legal filings
Complaint filed on January 15, 2019, in the U.S. District Court for D.C, challenging the Interior Department and Fish and Wildlife Service’s failure to timely designate critical habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee.

Comments of SCHF, Earthjustice, Environmental Health Strategy Center, NRDC, and the Undersigned Groups on EPA’s Draft Risk Evaluation for C.I. Pigment Violet 29 under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act (PDF)

Comments
EPA's risk determination that PV29 does not present an unreasonable risk is based on limited and incomplete information that is insufficient under the Agency’s own risk assessment guidelines to establish the absence of risk. Its analysis of hazard and exposure...

Letter in Support of H.R. 1, For the People Act (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to Congress, NRDC and 20 other environmental organizations support the passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which would enact common sense reforms that will move us closer to the goal of making sure the...

Final Comments of EDF, NRDC, and CATF (PDF)

Comments
On January 4, 2019, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Defense Fund and Clean Air Task Force submitted public comments on a proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further delay implementing emissions guidelines for existing solid waste landfills...

Motion for Recusal of FERC Commissioner McNamee (PDF)

Legal filings
The Natural Resources Defense Council joined with other organizations in formally asking new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Bernard McNamee to recuse himself from two pending proceedings related to the Department of Energy’s proposal to bail out coal and...

Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands

OverviewMexico, United States, Canada
The largest desert in North America is home to biodiverse grasslands that store large amounts of carbon and contribute to the livelihood of millions of people. Yet, these grasslands are highly threatened by human activity and a changing climate.

California’s Ocean-Climate Contribution - Fact Sheet (PDF)

Fact Sheet
California is advancing the global climate effort by sharing its “ocean-climate contribution” to support the Paris Agreement. California’s ocean-climate contribution consists of the state’s mitigation and adaptation actions that either bolster resilience to climate change, reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions...

Clean Energy Sweeps Across Rural America

ReportUnited StatesArjun Krishnaswami, Elisheva Mittelman
Clean energy deployment has expanded rapidly over the past decade, and the analysis in this report demonstrates that this growth has created jobs, supported infrastructure development, and provided new opportunities to build thriving economies throughout the rural Midwest.

80 Organizations Oppose NUKE Act, HR 1320 - Letter (PDF)

Letters
A letter from 80 organizations opposing H.R. 1320 (the Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy Act, or NUKE Act). This bill would undermine environmental reviews, eliminate hearings for uncontested licensing (hearings that have in the past revealed serious deficiencies), weaken an...

Request for PFAS Rulemaking under MI SDWA (PDF)

Letters
Petition submitted to Michigan lawmakers recommending the regulation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluoronononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), GenX2, and and related per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals in drinking water, under the Michigan Safe Water Drinking...