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Commission Delays Decision on Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today delayed a vote on an historic proposal to retire and replace the state’s last nuclear plant, Diablo Canyon, with lower-cost, pollution-free alternatives led by energy efficiency, solar, and wind…

Trump Is Flogging a Terrible, Dangerous Idea

Press ReleaseUnited States
President Trump today is scheduled to tout one of his worst ideas since taking office: a dangerous order directing federal agencies to kill two regulations for every new one added.

Environmental Triumphs Over Trump

Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson
Five (incredibly satisfying) times the administration’s anti-environment attacks backfired.

A Child of the Rust Belt

Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein
As a child growing up in the rust belt, I saw how attempts by polluting industries to ward off environmental regulation hastened the loss of jobs and led to the rust belt's rusting. Regulation would have promoted innovation, and likely…

Leaders Accelerate Climate Action Two Years After Paris

Expert BlogBrendan Guy, Jake Schmidt
On the second anniversary of the adoption of the historic Paris climate agreement, President Macron of France convened a wide array of public and private sector leaders at the “One Planet Summit.” Far from giving themselves a collective pat on…

Pebble Mine: Check Out This Ad in the Washington Post

Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer
Every living former EPA Administrator under Republican Presidential Administrations joined forces to make a statement in opposition to the Pebble Mine proposed in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Their statement appeared today as a full-page ad in the Washington Post.

NRDC Urges Senate to Reject Trump’s Judicial Nominee

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Natural Resources Defense Council today called on the Senate to reject the nomination of Leonard Steven Grasz to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, expressing "great concern" over his ability to “carry out his judicial responsibilities…