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EPA Maintains Strong Clean Car Standards

January 13, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency announced today it is keeping in place the clean car pollution standards it set in 2012 for automobile model years 2022 to 2025.

New York’s Troubled Indian Point Nuclear Plant to Close

January 9, 2017 Press Release

NEW YORK (Jan. 9, 2016) --The troubled and aging Indian Point nuclear power plant located 24 miles north of New York City will be shuttered by April 2021 under a negotiated agreement announced today by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The plan…

Ohio Gov. Kasich Rejects Bill Blocking Clean Energy in Ohio

December 27, 2016 Press ReleaseChicago

Becomes Third Midwestern Republican Gov. to Use Political Muscle for Increased Energy Efficiency, Renewables

NRDC Annual Energy Report: The U.S. "Clean Energy Revolution" Is Making Historic Gains and Will Not Be Reversed

December 5, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – America’s transition to a clean energy economy is irrevocably underway and delivering deep pollution reductions, with coal use at record lows but renewable energy higher than ever, according to the Fourth Annual Energy Report released today by the…

Illinois General Assembly Passes Essential Clean Energy Bill

December 1, 2016 Press Release

SPRINGFIELD, IL – After more than a year of intensive stakeholder negotiations, the Illinois General Assembly passed a sweeping energy bill today. The Future Energy Jobs Bill contains essential changes to the state’s stalled renewable energy policies and significantly increases…

President’s Actions to Accelerate EV Deployment Exemplify Sprint-To-The-Finish Attitude

November 3, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (Nov. 3, 2016) -- The White House today announced a broad package of initiatives to foster the development of electric vehicles, including a nationwide infrastructure system to support them.

New Poll Shows Robust Support for Permanently Protecting Arctic, Atlantic from Drilling

October 13, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Most Americans—especially millennials—would support a move by President Obama to permanently protect the Arctic and Atlantic oceans by barring future offshore leasing for oil and gas drilling, according to a new Hart Research poll commissioned by the Natural…

NRDC President: U.S.-China Paris Approval Marks “Pivotal Moment for our Planet”

September 3, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The joint formal approval today of the Paris Climate Agreement by the United States and China marks a crucial milestone, signaling that the largest contributors of climate pollution are committed to protecting future generations from catastrophic climate change.

80,000 Americans, Mayors, Clean Tech Groups, State and City Leaders Call for a Cleaner Transportation System

August 23, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – More than 80,000 Americans joined dozens of mayors, business leaders, environmental and consumer groups, and state and city transportation officials in calling on the Obama administration to reduce carbon pollution from the nation’s transportation system and promote cleaner…

Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy Trucks will Cut Carbon Pollution and Save Money

August 16, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Heavy duty trucks and tractor-trailers in the United States will be required to run on less fuel and generate less carbon pollution under fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards made final today by the Obama administration.

“Floor It:” NRDC Poll Shows Broad Bipartisan Backing for Clean Cars and Clean Transportation

August 4, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Cars and trucks are a leading source of carbon pollution in the U.S. and a poll released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council shows that Americans of all political views overwhelmingly endorse two Obama Administration initiatives to…

New York Gets Historic “50 by 30” Clean Energy Standard

August 1, 2016 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK – The New York Public Service Commission today issued an order requiring that 50 percent of New York’s electricity come from renewable, clean energy resources like wind and solar power by 2030.

All-Encompassing Climate Fight Includes Curbing Carbon Pollution from Airplanes

July 25, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration today released a scientific conclusion that carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft contributes to climate change, setting the stage to consider federal standards that would begin curbing that climate pollution.

New Report: U.S. Power Sector Continues Significant Reductions of Air Pollutant Emissions

July 13, 2016 Press Release

BOSTON, MA – The nation’s largest electric producers continue to substantially reduce emissions of key air pollutants, the latest comprehensive analysis of U.S. power plant emissions shows.

Energy Bill Moving Forward, But Environmental Provisions Must be Fixed

July 12, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Senate is moving toward conferencing with the House on a major energy bill, after Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) secured an agreement to remove provisions that were likely to draw a…

North American Clean Energy Pledge Shows the Promise of Paris

June 29, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON –The leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada today unveiled an array of new commitments to combat climate change and speed our transition to renewable sources of energy.

Gov. McAuliffe’s Smart Climate Move Shows Clean Energy Can’t Wait

June 28, 2016 Press Release

RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe today formally assigned the state Secretary of Natural Resources to lead a state plan to reduce carbon pollution and increase clean energy.

NRDC President: New Energy Goal “Achievable” with Renewables, Efficiency and 21st Century Technologies

June 27, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON –The White House said today that President Obama intends to set ambitious new goals for how we generate electricity that will help us combat dangerous climate change.

NRDC Joins PG&E, Labor & Other Enviro Groups in Historic Proposal to Replace California Nuclear Plant with Efficiency, Renewables

June 21, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO—The Natural Resources Defense Council today signed a historic proposal with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), labor unions, and other environmental groups to replace Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant with zero-emissions energy--including energy efficiency, wind, and solar power--within…

New Report: Utilities Can Supercharge the EV Market

June 16, 2016 Press Release

SAN FRANCISCO — America’s utilities are uniquely positioned to supercharge the national electric vehicles market by spurring a rapid deployment of charging stations, increasing public awareness of EVs’ economic and environmental benefits, and incentivizing drivers to charge cars at times…