Dominion’s latest long-term plan to deliver energy to Virginia doesn’t ring true―or reflect already demonstrated reality―when it comes to their assessment of cutting carbon in Virginia. In fact, they get it exactly backwards.
The deeply flawed farm bill that failed in the House of Representatives today contained extraneous provisions that would have threatened public health, harmed bees and endangered species, and polluted our environment.
The U.S. House Committee on Science, Technology and Space should be an important national asset. Under the chairmanship of Rep. Lamar Smith, R-TX., it’s become something of an embarrassment, with some of its members routinely betraying a shocking ignorance about…
Report: Illinois doesn't need the Dynegy-Vistra coal plants to keep the lights on. The analysis also concludes that replacing these plants with renewables and gas would save Illinoisans up to $14 billion and improve public health.
America needs a robust infrastructure plan that makes a significant down payment in our future, addresses the current challenges facing our communities, and redresses the legacy of past investments.
The world’s largest area of protected boreal forest will be created in partnership with the Government of Alberta, the Tallcree First Nation and the Canadian government, along with an industry group and environmental organization.
The Natural Resources Defense Council and six other environmental and public interest groups today filed a petition in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging EPA’s finding that greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars, SUVs and pickup trucks built from…
A bi-partisan group of Senators and Members of House of Representatives have introduced legislation to determine why it so difficult for repeatedly flooded-homeowners to obtain assistance to move to higher ground. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Tim Scott (R-SC) have…
NRDC senior attorney Ben Longstreth explains how plaintiffs for these cases get chosen—and how you can help advance the cause in or out of the courtroom.
