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“Deeply Flawed” Bill Would Erode Federal Public Health and Environmental Protections

May 17, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – John D. Walke, a senior attorney and the clean air director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, today urged a House subcommittee to reject proposed legislation that would erode federal public health safeguards and environmental protections.

NRDC Hires Leading Academic Fundraiser as Chief Development Officer

May 16, 2016 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK – The Natural Resources Defense Council today announced the appointment of Anders Yang as Chief Development Officer, effective July 1, 2016. Yang joins NRDC with an exceptional track record in principal and major gift fundraising, with key leadership…

Businesses Show the Way in Fight against Climate Change by Embracing Energy Standard as Good for the Bottom Line

May 16, 2016 Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein

Building Energy Codes: A (Slightly Wonky) Way to Construct a Cleaner, Safer World

May 16, 2016 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

Court Action May Speed up Resolution of Clean Power Plan

May 16, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 16, 2016) –The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said today that the full court will hear oral arguments on the Clean Power Plan on September 27th, 2016. A three-judge panel had been…

Regulators Neglected to Stop Oil and Gas Wastewater Contamination in West Virginia Creek

May 13, 2016 Expert BlogAmy Mall

Nordic Countries and U.S. Announce Continued Climate Actions

May 13, 2016 Expert BlogJake Schmidt

California Budget Should Include Investments for Water and Communities

May 13, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – Gov. Jerry Brown today released release a revised state budget, reinforcing fiscal conservatism and highlighting investments in affordable housing, strengthening transportation infrastructure and fighting climate change.

Subway Cleans Up Its Chicken Game

May 12, 2016 NRDC in ActionConnecticut

NRDC helped get the world’s second-largest restaurant chain out of the antibiotics business.

Saving the Breeding Grounds of the Pacific Gray Whale

May 12, 2016 NRDC in ActionMexicoPatrick Rogers

NRDC led the international fight to keep industrial development out of Mexico’s pristine San Ignacio Lagoon.

Sounding the Alarm on Ocean Noise

May 12, 2016 Expert BlogRhea Suh

Beluga Blues: The Next Phase of Ocean Noise Research

May 12, 2016 Expert BlogDr. Francine Kershaw

Making Frogs Chytrid-Proof—One Hopper at a Time

May 12, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

Can two shipping containers turn the tide against a fungal frog plague?

EPA Announces Standards for New Sources of Methane Pollution in Oil & Gas Industry

May 12, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency today released final Clean Air Act standards for reducing methane pollution from new oil and gas production, processing and transmission equipment nationwide.

EPA Sets Historic Standards for Methane from Oil and Gas, Must Finish the Job

May 12, 2016 Expert BlogMeleah Geertsma

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took a historic first step in combating the second-largest industrial contributor to climate change in the United States.