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Essential Actions for Climate-Ready Health Departments

June 21, 2018 Expert BlogJuanita Constible

New guidance from the National Association of County & City Health Officials can help local health departments respond to the challenge of climate change and communicate progress being made toward healthier, safer communities.

EPA Says It Won’t Protect Americans from Chemical Spills

June 20, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The agency is brazenly refusing to consent to a court order to issue standards to prevent such incidents.

NRDC Testifies in Support of Full Fracking Ban in the DRB

June 20, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesKimberly Ong

NRDC called for a full fracking ban in the Delaware River Basin at a meeting of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) in West Trenton, New Jersey last week.

Community Solar Can Help Meet Zero Net Energy Goals

June 20, 2018 Expert BlogDylan Sullivan

Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Power Producers in the United States, June 2018

June 20, 2018 ReportUnited States

New Analysis: U.S. Electric Power Sector Continues Transition to Clean Energy, Reducing Air Pollutant Emissions

June 20, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The nation’s largest electricity producers continue to transition to clean energy sources and, correspondingly, reduce air pollutant emissions, including contributors to climate change, according to the latest comprehensive analysis of U.S. power plant emissions, Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100…

Carbon Tax Must Include Limits on Carbon Emissions

June 20, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

A new coalition of fossil fuel companies and conservative Republican elders today launched a campaign to push for a carbon tax.

Colorado Moves to Adopt Clean Car Standards

June 20, 2018 Expert BlogColoradoDr. Simon Mui, Noah Long

Colorado Moves to Adopt Its Own Clean Car Standards

June 19, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

Another state is tackling the fight against climate change as the federal government continues its environmental rollbacks.

DP&L Settlement Protects Customers while Driving Innovation

June 19, 2018 Expert BlogDaniel Sawmiller

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, Dayton Power and Light (DP&L) recently filed a formal rate case with the PUCO, seeking a rate increase to cover the cost of providing safe and reliable electricity distribution service for…

Home Depot Becomes Latest to Protect Public Health, Banning Toxic Paint Strippers

June 19, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

Companies continue to step up, even as the EPA does nothing.

Trump Administration Cuts Nation’s Ocean Policy

June 19, 2018 Expert BlogAlison Chase

President Trump’s decision to revoke our National Ocean Policy is a step backward. Today’s Executive Order eliminates the requirement to work hand in hand with coastal states and tribes to address major ocean threats.

NRDC & Partners: EPA Refuses to Protect Americans from Hazardous Spills

June 19, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

EPA Refuses to Protect Americans from Hazardous Spills

The Home Depot to be third major U.S. retailer to ban deadly paint strippers

June 19, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Advocates call on Pruitt EPA to end delay, protect Americans from toxic products

Congress and Trump Curtail Public Input on Public Lands

June 19, 2018 Expert BlogBobby McEnaney

This week in D.C., Congressional Republicans, in alignment with the wishes of the oil and gas industry, move to effectively eliminate the public’s right to participate in most decisions regarding public land use for oil and gas extraction.