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Mayor Garcetti’s Directive Propels LA Transportation Efforts

February 10, 2020 Expert BlogCarter Rubin

Transportation initiatives in new L.A. executive directive will accelerate efforts to cut carbon emissions from transportation and create safer and more livable streets. Here’s to riding in fast and frequent electric buses in dedicated lanes, with smooth sidewalks and tree…

Los Angeles City-Owned Buildings to Go 100% Carbon Free

February 10, 2020 Expert BlogMaria Stamas

Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti today committed all new or substantially rehabilitated buildings owned by the City of Los Angeles to be 100 percent carbon free—and to use less carbon-intensive building materials in the process.

Lawsuit Lands Fatal Blow on Pro-Trophy Hunting Council

February 10, 2020 Expert BlogElly Pepper

After a lawsuit by NRDC and partners—represented by Democracy Forward—the Department of the Interior told a court that no future meetings of the International Wildlife Conservation Council will take place.

After Legal Loss, Trump Administration Disbands Illegal Trophy Hunting Council

February 10, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

After a key legal defeat, the Department of the Interior has told a federal district court in New York that no future meetings of the International Wildlife Conservation Council will take place, bringing an end to the controversial council.

Court Delivers Victory for Good Government, Science and Public Health

February 10, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

A federal court today struck down an Environmental Protection Agency directive that banned many scientists from serving on the agency’s advisory boards. The U.S. District Court Southern District of New York ruled in favor of the Natural Resources Defense Council…

NRDC’s Gina McCarthy: Trump’s Cuts to EPA, DOE “Unconscionable”

February 10, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Trump is releasing his proposed fiscal year 2021 federal budget today, reportedly seeking deep cuts in the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy and other agencies addressing environment and health.

A Garden Grows in Newark—and a Community Grows Around It

February 7, 2020 DispatchNewarkJeff Turrentine

How an urban farm became an anchor for the city’s South Ward.

Cuomo Signs Child Safe Products Act into Law

February 7, 2020 Press ReleaseNew York

Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed the Child Safe Products Act into law, which requires manufacturers to disclose chemicals of concern in children’s products and phases out some of the most toxic chemicals, such as benzene, chlorinated tris and asbestos.

It’s Time to Pursue a Genuine Solution for Nuclear Waste

February 7, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Donald Trump bowed to reality as he said his administration would end its attempts to force nuclear waste into the unsafe Yucca Mountain site in Nevada.

AEO 2020: Renewables Clinch Power Sector

February 7, 2020 Expert BlogRachel Fakhry, Robert Harding

Renewable energy races ahead of coal and gas in the United States--but to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement more policy action is needed.

Saving Nature Will Take Bold Action: “Thirty by Thirty”

February 7, 2020 Expert BlogAlison Chase, Helen O'Shea

Seventy-four groups sent a letter to Congress today urging action to protect nature in the face of the climate and biodiversity crises.

Denver Wants to Zoom Past Its Car-Centric Street Design

February 6, 2020 DispatchDenverLucas High

City officials see dedicated bus corridors, scooter-share programs, and protected bike lanes as key to greening their transportation network.

Advocates and Public Pressure Snuffs Out Toxic Chemical Chlorpyrifos

February 6, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

According to published news reports, Corteva Inc. will end production of the highly toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos by the end of this year. The company, formerly part of Dow Chemical, has been under increasing scrutiny from environmental and public health advocates…

Trump Administration Formalizes Plans to Degrade Utah Monuments

February 6, 2020 Press ReleaseUtah

The Bureau of Land Management today finalized its plans to open Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in Utah to drilling and other extractive activity. The Trump administration tried to gut these two monuments in December 2017.

World’s Largest Producer of Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Ends Its Production

February 6, 2020 Expert BlogNRDC

It’s a hard-won milestone in the decades-long battle against the chemical—but the fight for a federal ban wages on.