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The Garfield Park Conservatory, Land and Sea Dept., and NRDC present Earth Day 2017: The “NOT A HOAX” Party

February 22, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

April 22 at the Garfield Park Conservatory VIP Cocktail Hour 6-7pm, General Admission 7-10pm

Pruitt Emails Demonstrate Cozy Ties to Polluters

February 22, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Oklahoma state attorney general’s office released emails this week, as required by a state court, shedding light on the relationship between industry and Scott Pruitt, the new administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, while he served…

NRDC Files FOIA Request Related to EPA Press Release Announcing Pruitt

February 22, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Natural Resources Defense Council today filed a Freedom of Information Act request for materials and communications related to the creation of a press release announcing Scott Pruitt as the new Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

Powering into the Future with Renewable, Reliable Power

February 22, 2017 Expert BlogJohn Moore

Why African Penguins Shouldn’t Listen to Their Instincts

February 22, 2017 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

Thanks to overfishing and climate change, the birds are caught in an ecological trap that could lead to starvation.

Polluting Pruitt, After Record Opposition, Takes Over EPA

February 21, 2017 Expert BlogPete Altman

How Every State Benefits from Energy Efficiency Standards

February 21, 2017 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

Energy efficiency standards are one of the most cost-effective, straightforward ways to address the greenhouse gas emissions that stoke climate change.

A Wind Farm in the Great Lakes? Let’s Give it a Twirl.

February 21, 2017 DispatchMidwestSusan Cosier

Think an offshore turbine’s place is in the ocean? Lake Erie just may prove you wrong.

Trump's Moves to Protect Polluters Are Sickening

February 21, 2017 Expert BlogRhea Suh

From rollbacks on environmental protections to the confirmation of the worst-ever pick to lead the EPA, the new administration and the GOP-led Congress are heading in a direction we all feared.

Gov. Brown Appoints New Coastal Commissioners – Signaling Commitment to Coastal Protection

February 21, 2017 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO — Governor Jerry Brown today appointed longtime progressive advocate Donne Brownsey and reappointed Effie Turnbull Sanders to the California Coastal Commission. Legislators voted this past fall to require inclusion of at least one commissioner who represents and works with…

Resolute: A Major Step Away from Sustainable Forestry

February 21, 2017 Expert BlogAnthony Swift

Ahmedabad Takes Bold Steps to Protect Citizens from Climate Impacts and Air Pollution

February 20, 2017 Press Release

AHMEDABAD, INDIA – Faced with rising air pollution, the city of Ahmedabad is launching two innovative strategies—the first city-wide air quality monitoring system, and a broad public information and education campaign—to better protect its 6 million residents from heat and…

Back to Basics: Clean Air in India

February 20, 2017 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal

NRDC Urges Senate to Delay Pruitt's Confirmation Vote

February 17, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Senate should postpone its scheduled vote today on Scott Pruitt's nomination as Environmental Protection Agency administrator until members can fully examine his years-long private communications with the fossil fuel industry while serving as Oklahoma's attorney general, the…

Trump's First Law Is a Gift to Exxon and Despots

February 17, 2017 Expert BlogFranz Matzner

At the behest of Big Oil, Republicans in Congress and President Trump have made it easier for extractive companies to bribe foreign governments without accountability.