NRDC filed a “friend of the court” brief on December 9th to support New York State in defending against a legal challenge that could have an impact on the right of New York and other states to adopt policies to…
WASHINGTON – Flint, Michigan will receive at least $100 million to begin funding the needed work of replacing lead service lines that deliver drinking water throughout the city, with the Senate’s passage today of the Water Resources Development Act. However…
Amid reports that President-Elect Donald Trump will name Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson secretary of state, Natural Resources Defense Council President Rhea Suh released the following statement:
Residents of the Jordan Downs public housing community in Watts, Los Angeles, recently achieved a major win with their landlord, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA). But resideints continue to press for a comprehensive assessment of…
By becoming the first state in the nation to bid into a federal wind energy area leasing rights auction, New York can jumpstart the development of cost-effective, responsibly-sited offshore wind power.
WASHINGTON – President-elect Trump today is expected to name Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington as secretary of the Department of the Interior, according to news reports.
A unique group of whales native to the Gulf of Mexico is one step closer to Endangered Species Act protections. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) today released their proposed listing for the Bryde’s (pronounced BROO-dus) whale, saying: “we believe…
