Nancy Beck's nomination to Chair the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission took another step toward failure when opposition to her confirmation was announced by Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Manchin, like other Senators opposing Beck, is concerned about her…
Ten environmental groups today filed their promised lawsuits against the Trump administration for its unlawful and dangerous rollback of protections from oil and gas methane pollution, and asked the court to suspend changes to the methane pollution standards to prevent…
When it comes to how we treat and care for the natural world, we are on the wrong path, jeopardizing the natural life support systems we depend on for our health, food security, and quality of life. If we are…
As enormous fires engulf the West and hurricanes pummel the South, we're taking Trump's EPA to court to stop the agency from rolling back standards to keep the oil and gas industry from leaking millions of tons of methane from…
The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) today voted to advance a formal rulemaking process that would put Pennsylvania on the path to joining a regional cap-and-trade program.
A new report demonstrates that a Clean Cars Minnesota program could cut air pollution, improve public health, and save consumers hundreds of millions annually.
This is the second blog in a three-part series on Pennsylvania's proposed regulation to limit carbon pollution from power plants and participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
A better national framework for tracking disaster-related illnesses, injuries, and deaths will inform where to concentrate health interventions before, during, and after disasters.
Three leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today announced a bipartisan amendment to the Senate’s energy bill that would authorize, for the first time, a 15-year phase down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a potent climate pollutant used widely…
WesternGeco has withdrawn its application for a federal permit to conduct seismic blasting for oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic ocean. The company is one of five seeking federal approval.
Thanks for signing up. You’ll receive your first NRDC action alert and update email soon!
