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Bryde’s Whales a Step Closer to ‘Endangered’ Status

December 8, 2016 Press Release

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…

New Report: Tar Sands Industry Targets America’s Waterways

December 7, 2016 Expert BlogJosh Axelrod

Northeast, Mid-Atlantic Ocean Plans Released

December 7, 2016 Expert BlogAlison Chase

California Wolf Plan Sets Road Map for Conserving Small Population

December 7, 2016 Press Release

Two Breeding Pairs for Two Straight Years Could Trigger Reduced Protections

NRDC Report: Tar Sands Tankers in U.S. Waters Could Skyrocket 12-Fold Under Canadian Producers’ Plans

December 7, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Canadian oil producers have roared back from President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline with a scheme to send hundreds of tar sands-laden oil tankers and barges down the East and West coasts and the…

California Senate Announces Infrastructure Package

December 6, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

States Will Drive Clean Energy Forward Until the U.S. Leads

December 6, 2016 Expert BlogKit Kennedy, Roland Hwang

Industry & Advocates Support New AC and Heat Pump Standards

December 6, 2016 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

STUDY: Long-Dreaded Antibiotic-Resistant Superbug Discovered on U.S. Pig Farms

December 5, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Highly transmissible resistance to critical, last-resort antibiotics called carbapenems has been found in bacteria on farms in the U.S. for the first time, according to a new study released today in a journal of the American Society for…

Safe Drinking Water in Flint Should Not Come at Expense of California’s Jobs or Environment

December 5, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Representative Kevin McCarthy, with the agreement of Senator Dianne Feinstein, is trying to insert language today into the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill that would jeopardize funding aimed at helping Flint, Michigan replace its lead-contaminated water system.

Future Energy Jobs Bill: A Path for Illinois to a Bright Clean Energy Economy

December 5, 2016 Expert BlogNick Magrisso

Will Our Next EPA Administrator Be a Former Coal Lobbyist?

December 5, 2016 Expert BlogRhea Suh

NRDC Report: US Clean Energy Transition Irrevocably Underway

December 5, 2016 Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh, Kala Viswanathan

Celebrating Soil Builders on World Soil Day

December 5, 2016 Expert BlogLara Bryant

December 5th is World Soil Day. NRDC recaps lessons learned at the Southern Soil Health Conference.

NRDC Annual Energy Report: The U.S. "Clean Energy Revolution" Is Making Historic Gains and Will Not Be Reversed

December 5, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – America’s transition to a clean energy economy is irrevocably underway and delivering deep pollution reductions, with coal use at record lows but renewable energy higher than ever, according to the Fourth Annual Energy Report released today by the…