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How Can Scott Pruitt Defend Drastic Cuts to EPA’s Budget?

June 14, 2017 Expert BlogScott Slesinger

This Tiny Seabird’s Colossal Migration Is in Danger from All Sides

June 14, 2017 Latest NewsDelawareJason Bittel

Rufa red knots rely on Delaware’s horseshoe crab–covered beaches, but climate change and development threaten both species’ survival.

New Report: U.S. Power Sector Emissions Decline as the Generation Mix Continues to Evolve

June 14, 2017 Press Release

BOSTON, MA – The nation’s largest electricity producers continue to substantially reduce emissions of key air pollutants, the latest comprehensive analysis of U.S. power plant emissions shows.

Ohio’s Coal Plant Bailouts: As Bad a Deal as It Sounds

June 14, 2017 Expert BlogSamantha Williams

Ohio’s legislature is poised to gift utilities billions of consumer dollars to bail out two inefficient, costly, Eisenhower-era coal plants. One of the plants is in Indiana, but only Ohioans would foot the bill. What gives?

NYC Continues to Move the Dial on Climate and Clean Energy

June 13, 2017 Expert BlogDonna De Costanzo, Samantha Wilt

With a new commitment from the mayor to fulfill the terms of the Paris Climate Agreement, and a new suite of legislation in the City Council to promote energy efficiency and solar power, New York City continues to move the…

Pruitt Versus Environmental Cleanup

June 13, 2017 Expert BlogScott Slesinger

Pruitt wants to do cleanups faster at Superfund sites, but his plan does this by skimping on cost and leaving toxics on site. Saves money for the polluters who caused this disasters; leaves communities in jeopardy.

Trump’s Delay on Energy Efficiency Is Illegal

June 13, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

NRDC is suing the Trump administration for failing to finalize five energy efficiency standards.

Oil & Oceans Don’t Mix: Say No to New Offshore Drilling

June 13, 2017 Expert BlogAdrianna Quintero

Communities across the country have already declared their opposition to expanded offshore drilling and are sending a message to our elected leaders.

NRDC & Other Environmental and Consumer Groups, 11 States & NYC Sue Over Stalled Efficiency Standards

June 13, 2017 Press Release

Bill savings and pollution reductions from 5 standards at risk

Craft Brewers to EPA: Keep Protecting Clean Water

June 13, 2017 Expert BlogBecky Hammer

EPA got an earful from craft brewers asking the agency to maintain or strengthen clean water protections.

Scott Pruitt’s Journey from Bologna to Baloney

June 13, 2017 Expert BlogDavid Doniger

Scott Pruitt's Twitter feed talks pasta and proscuitto on his trip to Bologna for the G7 Environment Ministers, but it was all baloney,

Delay of Five Energy Efficiency Standards Is Against the Law

June 13, 2017 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

Forests, Just Like the Ones Mother Nature Used to Make

June 12, 2017 DispatchEastClara Chaisson

New forestry techniques that create the look of old-growth habitats can boost biodiversity—with extra carbon storage as a bonus.

Trump Administration Moves to Strip Protection from Bears Ears Monument

June 12, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke took the first official step today towards stripping federal protection from the Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah. He proposed reevaluating the boundaries of Bears Ears, and its management.

Your Marine Monuments Need Your Help!

June 12, 2017 Expert BlogBrad Sewell

This is World Oceans Month. Which makes it a particularly opportune time to enjoy and appreciate the ocean, whether it’s boating, angling, or walking along the surf. But your oceans also need your help this month. More specifically, your marine…