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By sanctioning imports of elephant and lion trophies from Zimbabwe, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ignored concerns about illegal poaching. NRDC and partners are fighting for these majestic animals.
The Natural Resources Defense Council and the National Wildlife Federation today filed a lawsuit to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers from illegally delaying implementation of the Clean Water Rule. The complaint, filed in federal…
A GOP and agrochemical industry effort to discredit and defund the World Health Organization’s cancer research agency is a threat to public health, Dr. Jennifer Sass, a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council, told the House Science Committee…
Some proponents of new pipelines point to the recent cold snap and claim that more fracked gas pipeline capacity is needed. However, the facts don’t back this up.
Hot on the heels of a State of the Union address that claimed to “end the war on American energy” but ignored the booming clean energy industry, a leaked budget proposal from the Trump administration suggests that federal funding for…
Recognizing ships as major sources of air pollution, ports in various countries around the world have introduced incentive programs to encourage enhanced environmental performance from ships calling at their ports, beyond what is required by legislation and international regulations.
News reports today show that in late December 2017 the McAuliffe administration in Virginia signed a private memorandum with backers of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, including Dominion Energy, that seeks up-front payment of $58 million for potential damages from…
