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New Report Shows Decline in Carbon Dioxide and Other Pollutants from U.S. Power Plants, but State and Power Company Emissions Vary Widely

May 28, 2014 Press Release

BOSTON (May 28, 2014) A new report on U.S. power plant emissions from the country’s top 100 electric power producers shows a downward trend in nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxides (SO2), mercury and carbon dioxide (CO2) since 2000, with CO2…

Carbon Pollution Curbs Will Boost Jobs and Save on Electric Bills

May 28, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 28, 2014) – Hundreds of thousands of jobs will be created and Americans will save billions of dollars on their electric bills when the U.S. adopts a smart plan to reduce carbon pollution from the power plants, according…

NRDC and Berkeley Food Institute Announce Winners of the 2014 Growing Green Awards

May 14, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 14, 2014) – Today, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Berkeley Food Institute (BFI) celebrate four remarkable leaders who are advancing sustainable food and agriculture at the sixth annual Growing Green Awards. Chosen from…

Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Strong Health Standards for Soot Emissions

May 9, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 9, 2014)—A federal appeals court today unanimously upheld EPA’s latest health-based clean air standards for fine particulate matter, or soot. Inhaling soot pollution can have serious health consequences, ranging from increased asthma attacks, to heart attacks and premature…

Food Security Background Briefer: Our Food and Farms are at Risk from Climate Change

May 1, 2014 Press Release

Two definitive reports, representing the work of hundreds of scientists, show the risks that climate change poses to our food system. A recent U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, including a chapter on food and agriculture is available here…

Chicago’s Petcoke Problem: City Council Ordinance Moves in the Right Direction

April 30, 2014 Press Release

CHICAGO (April 30, 2014) – Chicago’s City Council today prohibited more oil refining waste storage sites from blighting the city’s neighborhoods, air and waterways with the passage of an ordinance aimed at banning new coal and petroleum coke (petcoke) operations…

Koch Brothers in Court Over Chicago's Petcoke Piles?

April 28, 2014 Press Release

CHICAGO (April 28, 2014) – Environmental groups today signaled their intention to sue the owners of two sites that together hold massive mounds of oil refining waste and coal on Chicago’s Southeast Side. The Southeast Environmental Task Force (SETF) and…

CDC: Foster Farms Salmonella Outbreak Not Over

April 21, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (April 21, 2014) – More than two months after declaring the outbreak appeared to be over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported an additional 43 people sickened by strains of Salmonella linked to Foster Farms…

State Department Takes Prudent Action on Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

April 18, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (April 18, 2014) – The State Department announced today it will extend its decision-making period on the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

In Ad and Letter, Nobel Laureates Urge Obama to Deny Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

April 16, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (April 16, 2014) – Ten Nobel Peace Prize laureates today are urging President Obama to deny the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, citing the moral imperative of protecting some of the world’s most vulnerable populations from the devastating effects…

NRDC Report: Potentially Unsafe Chemicals in Food Threaten Public Health

April 7, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (April 7, 2014) – Federal protections to keep potentially unsafe chemicals out of our foods are woefully inadequate and may be putting the health of Americans at risk, a Natural Resources Defense Council investigation found.

Citing Climate Damage, More than 100 Scientists, Economists Urge Obama and Kerry to Reject Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

April 7, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (April 7, 2014) – More than 100 leading scientists and economists are calling on the Obama Administration to deny the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline because it will trigger massive development of the world’s dirtiest oil, and escalate…

FDA’s Antibiotics Plan Misses the Mark

March 26, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 26, 2014) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today released a progress report on its voluntary approach to reducing the use of antibiotics in farm animals, which relies on collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry.

Willie Nelson Joins Fight Against Mountaintop Removal in Video

March 24, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 24, 2014)--Country music legend Willie Nelson is joining the fight in Congress to protect Appalachian communities from the impacts of the devastating mining practice of mountaintop removal.

NRDC Analysis: More Solutions, Cheaper and Cleaner Ways to Cut Carbon Pollution Under EPA Power Plant Standards

March 20, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 20, 2014) – A ground-breaking Natural Resources Defense Council proposal on how to cut carbon pollution from America’s power plants can achieve even greater reductions than previously thought—and at less cost, NRDC said today as it released an…

Federal Court Clears Path for Pioneering Cape Wind Offshore Wind Project

March 14, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 14, 2014) – A federal court today overwhelmingly rejected efforts of opponents to defeat Cape Wind, an offshore wind project in Nantucket Sound that has been in development for more than a decade.

Carbon Capture and Storage Can Help Power Plants Reduce Carbon Pollution

March 12, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 12, 2014) – Carbon capture and storage technology has a proven track record and is ready to be deployed to help new power plants meet proposed federal standards to limit dangerous carbon pollution, a Natural Resources Defense Council…

New Report: Food Expiration Date Confusion Causing up to 90% of Americans to Waste Food

September 18, 2013 Press Release

NRDC & Harvard Reveal Costs of Mass Consumer Confusion; Offer New Plan for Commonsense Food Date Labeling

Don’t Buy It; Tar Sands Oil is still dirty

April 29, 2008 Press Release

WASHINGTON (April 29, 2008) – Deputy Premier of Alberta Ron Stevens is in Washington this week, meeting with Bush Administration officials and members of Congress to promote the importation of dirty tar sands oil to the United States. Stevens is…

NRDC-Led Coalition Calls for USDA to Stop Environmentally Harmful Releases of Genetically Engineered Crops

April 26, 2000 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 26, 2000) - Since the mid-1990s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has allowed farmers and agribusinesses to plant genetically engineered fruits and vegetables without sufficient environmental safeguards. Today, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and five…