A delegation representing Alaskan business leaders, Bristol Bay Tribes, commercial fishermen and conservation organizations will appear today at the annual meeting of First Quantum Minerals to give shareholders a message: the Pebble Mine is a bad investment.
Dominion Energy said it intends to shutter one of the largest wood-burning power plants in the U.S., underscoring the increasing competitiveness of wind and solar power in our nation’s energy mix.
Today, we filed our opening brief in a case challenging Pruitt’s attempt to circumvent the law and allow new toxic chemicals onto the market without the appropriate review.
The House is hotly debating amendments to the Animal Drug User Fee Act of 2018. Unfortunately, leadership of the Energy and Commerce Commmittee seems determined to miss its chance to finally put an end to eleven antibiotics of medical importance…
FEMA has proposed allowing owners of homes that have been repeatedly damaged by coastal storms and floods, and that were bought out by taxpayers, to rebuild on the same highly flood-prone land.
Last Thursday, I spoke on behalf of NRDC at a public hearing on the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (NESE), a fracked gas pipeline that will run from Raritan Bay in New Jersey to a pipeline offshore of the Rockaways…
In a huge victory, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Constitution Pipeline’s request to appeal a Second Circuit decision upholding New York State’s Clean Water Act certification denial of the pipeline on Monday. The Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari reaffirms the…
A greatly anticipated Canadian federal government report released today paints a dire picture for the future of boreal caribou, showing that provinces and territories have almost entirely failed to protect the threatened species.
Instead of an industry takeover of MDEQ and racing to the bottom in environmental protection, we should refocus our attention on resuming our place as national leaders in safe drinking water, clean air and water, and livable communities.
One thing that echoed through the halls of Capitol Hill this week: Scott Pruitt is so far out of touch with the public he’s supposed to protect and the mission of the agency he supposedly serves.
