In their zeal to support the fossil fuel industry and the Trump administration’s assault on America’s public lands, waters and public health, Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee have just floated a draft bill which, if enacted, would eliminate…
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced today in Kentucky that he will sign on Tuesday, October 10, a proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan, the most important step the United States has taken to curb the carbon pollution…
As millions still lack basic necessities after the devastation of Hurricane Maria, we must help to rebuild this U.S. territory in every way possible—including addressing the impacts of climate change.
Our independent courts have stood up once again to Trump’s lawless deregulators―striking down Interior Secretary Zinke’s attempt to suspend an Obama-era rule curbing methane waste and other smog-forming and cancer-causing pollutants from oil and gas operations on public and tribal…
WASHINGTON – With the Trump Administration poised to repeal the Clean Power Plan and try eventually to replace it with a fake plan that would aggravate climate change and further threaten public health, the following is a statement from David…
When our country was first being built, our vision of infrastructure was one of potentially unlimited expansion and opportunity. Communities and citizens would be linked and supported in ways that fostered growth and prosperity for generations to come.
WASHINGTON – The House today approved a Fiscal 2018 budget plan and Scott Slesinger, legislative director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, issued this statement:
“The House budget is a pig in a poke that big polluters will love. It’s…
It is welcome news that global emissions of carbon dioxide have plateaued for the last three years. After all, to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement it is critical that global emissions first stop growing and then decline significantly…
Everyone deserves to enjoy the benefits of public investment in their community. And there’s a lot that environmentalists can do to make equity a central part of urban greening, ensuring that existing residents are the ones who reap the benefits…
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