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House Bills Threaten Public Safeguards

February 27, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 27, 2014)—The House of Representatives today passed a package of bills, HR 2804, that would hobble--and even prevent--federal agencies from carrying out their Congressional mandates to implement and enforce safeguards to protect public health and safety.

FERC Affirms Support for Removing Market Barriers to Energy Storage, Other Clean Energy Resources

February 26, 2014 Expert BlogAllison Clements

Mounting evidence that tar sands activity is causing health problems

February 26, 2014 Expert BlogDanielle Droitsch

Join James Taylor in Standing Up to Reckless Fracking in North Carolina

February 26, 2014 Expert BlogLuis Martinez

The Fight to Save Butterflies

February 26, 2014 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalPeter Lehner

Tar Sands Crude Oil: Health Effects of a Dirty and Destructive Fuel

February 26, 2014 Issue BriefUnited States, CanadaDanielle Droitsch

House Moves to Reinstate Flood Insurance Subsidies and Increase Flooding Risk

February 25, 2014 Expert BlogRob Moore

A 'Dry Day Fund' for California Farms

February 25, 2014 Expert BlogClaire O'Connor

New Poll: Nearly 75% of California Voters Choose Improving Local Water Supplies as Top Solution to Drought

February 25, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO (February 25, 2014) – California voters are more concerned about the drought than any other major issue and an overwhelming majority favor strategies to stretch local water supplies, including recycling, rainwater harvesting and efficiency measures, as the top…

NRDC’s President: Dingell a Giant Who Safeguarded Our Environment and Health

February 24, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 23, 2014) – Rep. John Dingell, D-MI., the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Congress, today announced his retirement.

NRDC Petitions EPA to Save the Monarch Butterfly

February 24, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 24, 2014)--Skyrocketing use of the weed-killer glyphosate, first marketed as “Roundup,” is devastating monarch butterfly populations, and new safeguards should be put in place immediately to save the iconic species from further decline, the Natural Resources Defense Council…

New York Bill Would Ban Elephant & Mammoth Ivory Sales!

February 21, 2014 Expert BlogNew YorkElly Pepper

Nebraska's court ruling deeming Keystone XL's route void is a win for landowners, water and climate

February 21, 2014 Expert BlogAnthony Swift

Robert Redford: National ecological treasure in danger

February 21, 2014 Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer

U.S. and China Agree on Concrete Action Steps Under the Joint Climate Change Working Group

February 20, 2014 Expert BlogBarbara Finamore