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Pruitt Abuses Safe Drinking Water Act to Pay Cronies

April 3, 2018 Expert BlogMae Wu, Erik D. Olson

Pruitt Exploits Federal Drinking Water Law to Boost Salaries, Not for Clean Water—Yet Takes Credit for Fixing Flint’s Crisis on Twitter

April 3, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

One day after EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s Twitter account took credit for the Obama administration efforts to fix the Flint drinking water crisis, press reports revealed that Pruitt also exploited a provision of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act to…

EPA Move to Weaken Clean Car Standards is Irresponsible and Unwarranted

April 3, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to weaken landmark clean car standards designed to slash carbon pollution and save drivers $92 billion at the pump.

Scott Pruitt’s Landlord Was the Wife of Fossil Fuel Lobbyist

April 2, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The case for firing the EPA administrator keeps getting stronger.

Open Letter to BlackRock CEO Laurence Fink on the Pebble Mine

April 2, 2018 Expert BlogJoel Reynolds

Citing Fink's January 2018 letter to CEOs, NRDC urges pressure on First Quantum Minerals to abandon Pebble Mine.

New Analysis: Strong NY Efficiency Target Will Save Billions

April 2, 2018 Expert BlogNew YorkSneha Ayyagari, Jackson Morris

New Yorkers could save more than $7 billion on their energy bills while avoiding 15 million tons of carbon dioxide pollution within seven years if Gov. Andrew Cuomo sets a strong energy efficiency target for the state, according to a…

Pruitt Moves to Weaken Clean Car Standards

April 2, 2018 Expert BlogLuke Tonachel

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt reopens successful clean car standards, sacrificing public health and pandering to the auto industry.

NRDC President: Congress Should Investigate and Trump Should Fire EPA’s Pruitt

April 2, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Weekend revelations about Scott Pruitt and his sweetheart condo deal arranged in connection with the wife of a fossil fuel lobbyist are raising new questions about Pruitt’s tenure as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Pandora’s Box: Clearcutting in the Canadian Boreal Unleashes Millions of Tons of Previously Uncounted Carbon Dioxide Emissions

March 30, 2018 ReportCanadaJosh Axelrod, Lance Larson

To fight climate change, Canada must do more to protect its boreal forest.

Preparing for the Heat: Indian Cities

March 30, 2018 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal

Ongoing research and intensive outreach regarding the importance of heat adaptation has the potential to save lives from the increasingly severe effects of climate change.

CA Treasurer Doubles Down Against First Quantum, Pebble Mine

March 30, 2018 Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer

FirstEnergy Attempts An Illegal Power Plant Bailout Scheme

March 30, 2018 Expert BlogJohn Moore

FirstEnergy goes back to the well for profit guarantees, but its plan is a work of fiction, contrary to the law and the facts.

Time For a Full Fracking Ban in the Delaware River Basin

March 30, 2018 Expert BlogRob Friedman

Are We Wasting the Opportunity to Waste Less Energy?

March 30, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

As global emissions rise, we should be redoubling our energy efficiency efforts. Instead, the Trump administration is working overtime to sabotage them.

Profligate Pruitt: Deja Sununu, Price & Shulkin?

March 30, 2018 Expert Blog