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NRDC Urges Senate to Delay Pruitt's Confirmation Vote

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

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.

Pruitt Should Protect, Not Harm, Public Health and the Environment

Press Release
WASHINGTON – More senators voted against a president’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency today than in the agency’s 46-year history. It’s no wonder, because Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is unfit for the job as EPA administrator.

Tackling Food Waste, Nashville-Style

Fact SheetUnited States, Tennessee, Nashville
In 2015, NRDC launched the Nashville Food Waste Initiative (NFWI) to develop high-impact policies, strategies, and practical tools to address food waste at the city level.

GOP Begins Anew its Attack on the Endangered Species Act

Expert BlogNora Apter
Republicans held an oversight hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) titled, “Modernization of the Endangered Species Act.” Of course, anyone who has followed Congress in recent years knows that this is simply a politically clever…