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FERC Tries to Undercut Renewable Energy – Again

July 16, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted today on a series of changes that threaten to undercut small wind, solar and other clean energy sources. The decision could lead to more pollution by propping up fossil fuel power plants.

NRDC, Partners Sue EPA Over Toxic Chemical Risks

July 16, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) together with partners, today asked a federal court to review the Environmental Protection Agency’s woefully inadequate process for evaluating risks of the toxic chemical methylene chloride. A solvent used in paint strippers and other…

Court Rejects Trump Administration Effort to Roll Back Methane Rule

July 16, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

In a major victory in the fight to curb the oil and gas industry’s methane emissions, a federal court in California has rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to rescind the 2016 Methane Waste Prevention Rule, calling the agency action “backwards,”…

NRDC and Partners Sue—Again—Over Flawed Keystone XL Pipeline Approvals

July 15, 2020 Expert BlogMontana, United StatesNRDC

Despite losing in court multiple times, the Trump administration is continuing to try to push through the dirty tar sands pipeline.

Understanding Trump’s Harmful Attack on NEPA

July 15, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesSharon Buccino

The National Environmental Policy Act gives us all a voice. The Trump administration is trying to silence it.

President Trump Silences Public to Help Polluters

July 15, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Trump administration is set to issue rules today that could curtail the public’s right to have a say in the pipelines, highways, incinerators, and other government-approved projects that will define their neighborhoods for decades to come.

Another Chicago Southeast Side Little League Field with Dangerous Levels of Toxic Metals

July 15, 2020 Press ReleaseChicago

Tests show another Southeast Side little league field with  dangerously high levels of heavy metals that may result in a federal clean-up.

The Deadly Chicago Heat Wave Is As Relevant to Racial Justice Today As It Was 25 Years Ago

July 15, 2020 PerspectivesChicagoKeala Uchoa

The documentary “Cooked: Survival by Zip Code” examines the unnatural disasters of environmental and structural racism.

Canada’s Logging Loophole Undermines Climate Goals

July 15, 2020 Expert BlogCanadaJennifer Skene

The loophole puts at risk Canada's climate commitments and global efforts to secure a livable planet for future generations.

15 States Take Historic Action on Transportation Pollution

July 14, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesPatricio Portillo

A bipartisan group of governors representing 15 states from across the nation and the District of Columbia spoke in unison today, committing to zero-out toxic air pollution from medium- and heavy-duty trucks by 2050. The announcement is the largest-ever multi-state…

Voces for Climate Action

July 14, 2020 NRDC in ActionChicago, Illinois, CaliforniaNicole Greenfield

NRDC staffers are helping to build environmental equity and empower Latino voices for climate action—a cause that hits close to home.

Public Lands Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

July 14, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesAlison Kelly

Our public lands should be conserved and restored and become part of the climate solution toolkit—as opposed to destroyed for fossil fuel development.

Dominion's Post-ACP Clean Energy Awakening: Fact or Fiction?

July 14, 2020 Expert BlogVirginiaWalton Shepherd

With the ACP cancelled, is Dominion now truly a "clean energy company" willing to prioritize energy efficiency, or will it just look for new ways to stick Virginians with higher bills?

“Stop Pebble Mine” Coalition Gets the Word Out

July 14, 2020 Expert BlogAlaskaTaryn Kiekow Heimer

The ad is part of a Stop Pebble Mine media campaign developed by Bristol Bay Tribes, Alaskan business leaders, commercial fishermen, and community and nonprofit organizations dedicated to protecting Bristol Bay from the imminent threat of the proposed Pebble Mine.

Keystone XL Faces New Legal Challenge Over Faulty Review by BLM

July 14, 2020 Press ReleaseMontana

Conservation and landowner groups filed a new lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration’s approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline to be constructed on federal lands.