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Senator Kirk Votes Against Climate Action Blocking Bill

November 17, 2015 Press Release

CHICAGO (November 17, 2015) – Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) today voted against a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would have blocked the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule to cut dangerous carbon pollution from power plants.

Canadian ban on tankers to kill Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline and tar sands by rail to British Columbia

November 17, 2015 Expert BlogCanadaAnthony Swift

New Report: Ultra High-Definition TVs Could Add $1 Billion To Viewers’ Annual Energy Bills

November 17, 2015 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Nov. 17, 2015) – The latest ultra high-definition (UHD) televisions use an average of 30 percent more energy than their high-definition (HD) predecessors, which could add $1 billion to U.S. viewers’ annual utility bills if energy-saving improvements…

How California's Unprecedented Law to Measure Building Energy Use Can Yield Even More Benefits for Customers

November 16, 2015 Expert BlogMaria Stamas

Losing Ground: Energy Development’s Impacts on the Wildlife, Landscape, and Hunting Traditions of the American West

November 16, 2015 ReportWyoming, Montana, WestAmanda Jahshan

Cellulosic Ethanol from Corn Stover: Can We Get It Right?

November 16, 2015 ReportUnited StatesSasha Stashwick

Upshot from Pediatricians: Curb overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture

November 16, 2015 Expert BlogDavid Wallinga, MD

There’s No Such Thing as a Climate Change Refugee

November 16, 2015 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer

But there ought to be.

Residents of Flint, Michigan, to Sue City, State over Lead in Drinking Water

November 16, 2015 Press Release

CHICAGO – Residents of Flint, Mich., together with the ACLU of Michigan and the Natural Resources Defense Council, today announced their intention to sue state and city officials for ongoing violations of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act amid the…

Fashion Design University Honors NRDC’s Linda Greer for Innovation

November 16, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (November 16, 2015) — Linda Greer, pioneer of the program Clean by Design at Natural Resources Defense Council, will be recognized this evening with a “Positive Impact Award” for her innovation in sustainability in the fashion industry. The award…

Kern County Approves Fast Track for Oil and Gas

November 13, 2015 Expert BlogGiulia C.S. Good Stefani

Lake Erie's Toxic Algae Breaks Records in 2015

November 13, 2015 Expert BlogRob Moore

California Bans Plastic Microbeads: A Key Step in Reducing Marine Plastic Pollution

November 13, 2015 Expert BlogElizabeth Murdock

Milkweed alone will not bring back the monarch butterflies (It's the pesticides, stupid)

November 13, 2015 Expert BlogDr. Sylvia Fallon

Northern Gateway No More - Controversial Tar Sands Pipeline Denied

November 13, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (November 13, 2015) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal government is following through on an election promise to ban crude oil tanker traffic off the coast of northern British Columbia. This announcement will effectively kill the Northern Gateway…