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Gaping Potholes in the Trump Infrastructure Plan

June 7, 2017 Expert BlogShelley Poticha

What appears to be the underlying philosophy of the Trump administration's plan—tax credits for private investors in infrastructure—is surely the wrong answer for a major portion of our most critical infrastructure needs.

Seven States Join Effort to Ban Pesticide Toxic to Kids

June 6, 2017 Expert BlogMiriam Rotkin-Ellman

The states argued that the Trump EPA’s refusal to ban this pesticide from food crops—despite the agency’s own analysis finding it too dangerous for children—must be overturned.

Atlantic Seismic Will Impact Marine Mammals and Fisheries

June 5, 2017 Expert BlogDr. Francine Kershaw

A proposal to allow permits for large-scale seismic oil and gas exploration off the mid-Atlantic and south Atlantic coasts overlooks the best available scientific evidence, which shows that noise from seismic airguns poses significant harm to marine mammals, and a…

Governors Move Quickly to Pick Up Slack on Climate Action

June 5, 2017 Expert BlogKit Kennedy

Just hours after President Trump announced his reckless decision to abandon the Paris climate agreement, governors across the country stepped forward to fill the vacuum.

The Fight to Stop a Strip Mine Near Bryce Canyon: A History

June 5, 2017 Expert BlogTheo Spencer

NRDC Sues to Block Trump Administration’s Methane Pollution Rollback

June 5, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration violated the Clean Air Act in suspending critical protections against methane leaks and other dangerous air pollution from the oil and gas industry last week, according to a lawsuit filed today by the Natural Resources…

Governor Sandoval: Sign AB 206, the RPS Increase

June 5, 2017 Expert BlogDylan Sullivan

Atlanta Is Finally Choosing Smart Growth over Sprawl

June 5, 2017 DispatchAtlanta, GeorgiaRobynne Boyd

Infrastructure woes and marathon commutes plague Hotlanta. But as Georgia’s capital city grows, Atlantans are getting smarter (and out of their cars).

The Trump Administration Moves Closer to Allowing Drilling Off the Atlantic Coast

June 5, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

The seismic exploration permits it has proposed would authorize energy companies to blast Atlantic waters with air guns and harm marine mammals.

Trump Administration Puts in Motion First Approvals for Atlantic Coast Drilling

June 5, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration today proposed to allow energy companies to harm marine mammals as they prospect for oil and gas deposits far beneath the sea floor, blasting huge expanses of undersea waters off the Atlantic coast with airguns.

The EPA Must Finalize Rules to Act on Dangerous Chemicals

June 5, 2017 Fact SheetUnited StatesDaniel Rosenberg

The Trump Administration Gives Polluters Another Free Pass, So We’re Suing

June 5, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

The EPA’s move to deregulate methane leaks puts communities across the country at risk—and it’s against the law.

Blasting the Atlantic: Trump Admin Takes Big Step

June 4, 2017 Expert BlogMichael Jasny

We Must Fight Trump's Decision on Paris Agreement

June 2, 2017 Expert BlogJake Schmidt

After Trump made a reckless decision yesterday to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement I was privileged to join an impromptu rally outside the White House to let President Trump know that the American public strongly disagree with his…

California Moving Forward as Trump Abandons Paris Agreement

June 2, 2017 Expert BlogAnnie Notthoff

The president of the United States just turned his back on the world’s hard-won agreement to fight climate change, the Paris accord. But here in California we are taking real climate action and are ready to do more to keep…