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The Real Lowdown: The Trump and Congressional Republican Assault on Our Environment, Vol. 28

October 13, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

A blow to America’s best tool for curbing climate-wrecking carbon pollution; Congress moves to whittle down our monuments to nothing; and the Trump administration is anti–clean cars.

Latin America Green News 10/8 – 10/12/2017

October 13, 2017 Expert BlogCarolina Herrera

After a Half-Century, Tigers May Return to Kazakhstan

October 13, 2017 Latest NewsInternational

How do you bring tigers back to a region after decades of extinction? First you rebuild their ecosystem.

FEMA’s Outdated and Backward-Looking Flood Maps

October 12, 2017 Expert BlogJoel Scata

FEMA’s flood mapping program is falling short in protecting people and property from flooding.

CPP Repeal Would Burden Families with Cost of Dirty Energy

October 12, 2017 Expert BlogKhalil Shahyd

Some of the most significant benefits of the Clean Power Plan, which the Trump Administration is now proposing to repeal, are to low-income Americans—those most likely to suffer most from climate change.

Vaquita Advocates Welcome Trader Joe’s Decision to Stop Buying Mexican Shrimp

October 12, 2017 Press Release

Dominion’s Pipeline: Sticker Shock for Virginia Consumers

October 12, 2017 Expert BlogWalton Shepherd

Ohio Must Push Forward Despite EPA’s Clean Power Plan Repeal

October 12, 2017 Expert BlogSamantha Williams

Ohio is ground zero for a transition that has been underway in the electric sector for years—an unstoppable shift from a high-pollution, fossil-fueled past to a safer, cleaner-powered future.

New House Legislation is Latest Step in Attack on Successful Fuel Economy Standards

October 12, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON (Oct. 12, 2017) – Representatives Fred Upton (R-MI) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) today introduced new legislation that would weaken federal fuel economy standards. The bill aligns with provisions outlined in legislation introduced in the Senate that would give automakers…

The Dangers Our Big Storms Dredge Up

October 11, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Hurricanes like Harvey and Maria put those who live near toxic waste sites in double jeopardy.

Transforming the Grid Is Essential for a Safe Climate Future

October 11, 2017 Expert BlogJohn Moore

A safer climate future will require that the United States cut climate pollution by at least 80 percent by 2050.

Federal Threats Out of Touch with MI Energy & Climate Goals

October 11, 2017 Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez

As Michigan moves forward on clean energy and climate action, President Trump counters with attempts to undo the Clean Power Plan and prop up coal and nuclear plants.

Utah Lawmaker Seeks to Gut Historic Conservation Law

October 11, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The House Natural Resources Committee is holding a markup today on an extreme bill introduced by its chairman, Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) to gut the Antiquities Act, a century-old conservation law. The proposal would dramatically diminish protection available…

How Fish Autopsies Help in the Fight Against the Invasive Asian Carp

October 11, 2017 DispatchIllinois, MidwestSusan Cosier

Dead fish tell many tales—but can they persuade authorities to strengthen Lake Michigan’s defenses against these ecological saboteurs?

Keystone XL: Administration’s Flouting of Law Goes to Court

October 11, 2017 Expert BlogJosh Axelrod

Today in federal district court in Great Falls, Montana, the next chapter in the battle over the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is being written.