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NRDC Report: Cleaner Cars Drive Benefits for Health and Wallets

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WASHINGTON – The clean car policies of the Biden administration will deliver unprecedented benefits to the American people, including billions of dollars of savings, more vehicle options and less pollution, a new report from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) shows.

NRDC, Los Jardines Institute File Title VI Civil Rights Complaint Against Albuquerque Officials

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Los Jardines Institute and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) have filed a Title VI civil rights complaint urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to require the City of Albuquerque and Albuquerque Environmental Health Department to start accounting for the cumulative…

Fixing Flint: Michigan Agrees to Repair Thousands of Yards Damaged by Lead Pipe Replacement

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FLINT, MI – A decade after the Flint water crisis began, the State of Michigan plans to take over the remaining work on Flint’s lead pipe replacement program and will commit additional funding to complete the job, according to a…

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Pinto Abalone Among 10 Species Threatened by Wildlife and Plant Trade

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WASHINGTON – Global trade in wildlife is a multi-billion-dollar industry and a major threat to species in the U.S. and worldwide, according to a report released today by the Endangered Species Coalition. The report, Trafficked: 10 Species Threatened by the…

New Report Backs Bold NV Climate Strategy

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RENO — The State of Nevada Climate Initiative released a State Climate Strategy today. The release of the Climate Strategy follows a broad and inclusive stakeholder process and comes a few weeks after the release of a separate report published…

Trump Targets Sage Grouse in Midnight Assault

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WASHINGTON – In another Trump administration attempt to exploit western lands for oil and gas exploration, the Bureau of Land Management today moved to undermine critical protections for the iconic greater sage grouse.

Trump Administration Guts Protections for National Forests

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Forest Service issued a sweeping rollback of protections for our national forests today, its latest effort to weaken landmark rules established five decades ago under the National Environmental Policy Act.

Feds End Protections for Gray Wolves in Midst of Biodiversity Crisis

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WASHINGTON – The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a rule today, to strip gray wolves of Endangered Species Act protections in the Lower-48 states. Under the Endangered Species Act requirements, USFWS is responsible for implementing national recovery plans for endangered gray wolves until they are no longer in danger of extinction, but…

Governor Newsom Announces Executive Order to Address Biodiversity Crisis

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Sacramento - Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order announcing new actions in the fight against climate change and to protect biodiversity. The Executive Order includes a statewide “30 by 30” conservation goal, which was the focus of Assembly bill…

Governor Newsom Announces a Suite of Climate Actions

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Sacramento – Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the State of California will ensure 100 percent electric passenger vehicles by 2035, as well as a host of additional actions.

Interior Department Proposes Changes to Endangered Species Act

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed a regulation today that changes the process for considering critical habitat exclusions under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal would decrease designation of critical habitat based on economic costs, making…

Whale-Watch Companies Asked to Stop Disturbing Critically Endangered Orcas

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SEATTLE – Today, national and regional conservation groups and respected environmental experts submitted a letter to all U.S. whale-watch operators requesting them to “Take The Pledge” and make a commitment to suspend viewing of the Southern Resident Killer Whale population…