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…
WASHINGTON – Eight senators led by Michael Bennet (D-CO) today introduced a bill that would require the government to evaluate the cost of carbon pollution on the American economy. Earlier this year, the Trump administration suspended the use of the…
If we continue in the right direction, we can expect offshore wind to sail smoothly toward becoming a big player in the U.S. electricity mix—and help the country reach its long-term climate goals.
WASHINGTON - The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to hold confirmation hearings today for two nominees for top posts at the Environmental Protection Agency, William Wehrum to head the Office of Air and Radiation, and Michael Dourson…
WASHINGTON (October 4, 2017) – Five bills that would effectively eliminate federal protection for endangered species are scheduled for markup in the House Natural Resources Committee today.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s illegal suspension of rules to cut methane pollution from drilling operations on public lands is the latest example of the Trump administration’s cavalier disregard for vital public health and environmental safeguards.
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has recommended that his boss, President Trump, do what no President has done before: fundamentally change and substantially diminish America’s national monuments. And fossil fuel boosters have played a key role in placing two…
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