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6 Ways the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines Would Be Bad for Virginia

February 28, 2018 Latest NewsVirginiaCourtney Lindwall

A new report outlines exactly how the two proposed gas pipelines would threaten the state's waterways and reservoirs.

Liza Ryan’s Altered Images Summon the Terrible Beauty of Antarctica

February 28, 2018 PerspectivesLos AngelesPatrick Rogers

The artist’s journey south changed her way of seeing, and thinking about, a continent under siege.

NRDC to Pruitt: Strengthen Clean Power Plan, Don’t Repeal It

February 28, 2018 Expert BlogLissa Lynch, David Doniger

NRDC urged EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt this week to reverse course on his reckless plans to dismantle the Clean Power Plan and replace it with weak limits on power plant carbon pollution.

2017 Clean Energy By the Numbers: A State-by-State Look

February 28, 2018 Expert BlogAmanda Levin

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) just released its year-end 2017 energy figures, detailing electricity production, use, and costs at a state-level. How clean is the energy in your state? NRDC explores which states are leading the pack on wind…

NRDC Releases Report on PFOA, Urging Prompt Regulation

February 27, 2018 Expert BlogKimberly Ong

The production and use of PFOA and PFOS was so widespread that it can be found in the blood of 98% of all people worldwide.

NRDC Expert to Congress: Undercutting Environmental Laws Won’t Speed Energy Infrastructure

February 27, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The primary barrier to modernizing America’s electricity transmission infrastructure is not the bedrock environmental regulations that President Trump is trying to undercut, but a fragmented planning process, Natural Resources Defense Council Attorney Jennifer Chen told Congress today.

Report: Drinking Water, Wetlands, Rivers, Trout & Chesapeake Bay Threatened by Proposed Pipelines in Virginia

February 27, 2018 Press ReleaseVirginia

Two proposed major gas pipelines could contaminate the drinking water supplies of thousands of Virginians from one end of the Old Dominion to the other, a new report released today shows, twin threats that were insufficiently explored by the Trump…

City Energy Project Mayors Support the Clean Power Plan

February 27, 2018 Expert BlogKimi Narita, Emily Barkdoll

Over 230 mayors from across the United States, including a significant majority of those participating in City Energy Project, strongly oppose EPA’s proposed repeal of Clean Power Plan, the first national limit on carbon emissions for existing power plants.

Northam Must Act to Protect Clean Water from Pipelines

February 26, 2018 Expert BlogAmy Mall

Following Spills, Ohio Wants to Reroute the Rover Pipeline but Lacks the Muscle

February 26, 2018 DispatchOhioSusan Cosier

High-profile disasters on the controversial pipeline prompted the feds to temporarily halt construction, but the state demands a more permanent solution.

Ryan Zinke’s Disastrous Year, By the Numbers

February 26, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

Zinke’s first year as secretary of the Interior Department has been a disaster for the environment and Americans who value it. The numbers don’t lie.

Court Avoids Weighing in on Trump’s Attack on Regulations

February 26, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

A federal judge today dismissed on procedural grounds a lawsuit by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Public Citizen and the Communication Workers of America.

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Release Missing Keystone XL Records

February 26, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

The ruling is encouraging news in the long-fought battle against the controversial tar sands pipeline.

To Save Cities, Invest in Mass Transit

February 23, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The Department of Transportation’s TIGER program helps communities thrive by funding innovative transportation projects. Congress shouldn’t let Trump do away with it.

State of Emergency for Atlantic Whales

February 23, 2018 Expert BlogDr. Francine Kershaw

Something disturbing is happening off our Atlantic coast. Unprecedented numbers of great whales are washing up dead on our shores.