On April 20, 2020, NRDC filed a request for rehearing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of FERC’s decision to authorize the Jordan Cove liquified natural gas export terminal and the associated Pacific Connector natural gas pipeline.
As HFCs are being phased-down under the Montreal Protocol, an opportunity to promote cooling efficiency arises. Systemically improving cooling efficiency is a top priority to mitigate climate challenge, promote sustainable communities, improve health, and reap the economic benefits of reducing...
NRDC, Clean Water Action, Powder River Basin Resource Council and New Mexico Environmental Law Center submitted a petition urging the EPA to repeal or amend the aquifer exemption rules to protect drinking water sources and uphold the Safe Drinking Water...
CHICAGO (July 7, 2015) – A new public education advertising effort chastises Illinois Senator Mark Kirk for a recent, decisive vote to block climate action. The ads running on television stations throughout Chicagoland and social media highlight Senator Kirk’s vote…
Senator Rob Portman recently introduced an amendment (#679) to the Senate Budget Resolution to dismantle Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan to set the first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants. The Natural Resources Defense Council prepared a...
NRDC is seeking an experienced technical consultant to develop a methodology and draft regulatory language for evaluating and selecting projects and activities eligible for Clean Water State Revolving Fund financing that maximize the potential for water and energy conservation. Please...
Testimony of Daniel Lashof, Director of Climate and Clean Air Program, before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works at the hearing on "The President's Climate Action Plan,” January 16, 2014.
These comments were submitted to the U.S. EPA by NRDC, Sierra Club, Earthjustice and other groups in response to EPA’s proposed new rules to limit air emissions from the oil and gas industry. While we support the new rules, these...
This briefing report was written on the occasion of NRDC’s participation in a public workshop on environmental compliance and governance organized by India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). The report discusses principles for effective compliance and enforcement based on...
Glacier is one of the 25 national parks identified as most vulnerable to the effects of a changed climate in October 2009 report, National Parks in Peril. This new profile details and documents the particular ways in which Glacier is...
The United States of America and the People's Republic of China are both key players in international efforts to address global warming and global energy security. Indeed, they are by far the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in...