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From left, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah., Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., hold a news conference on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech at the High-Level Segment of the 28th meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MOP28) in Kigali, Rwanda, on October 14, 2016.Envoys from nearly 200 nations are in the capital to work on an agreement to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Halting the use of HFCs is crucial to meeting the goals to curb the rise of global temperatures agreed in a historic accord signed in Paris the previous year.
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The Fibre Excellence pulp mill and Saint-Gaudens biomass-fueled cogeneration power plant in southwestern France on February 10, 2026. Fibre Excellence is a leader in its sector but threatened with closure of its two biomass power plants in France–Saint-Gaudens 31 and Tarascon 13–within a month due to Électricité de France's (EDF Group) low purchase price for the electricity they produce.
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Power plants are responsible for a quarter of U.S. carbon emissions. And yet, the Trump administration proposed to abandon its legal authority to regulate climate pollution from power plants, which would bring more unnatural disasters, dirtier air, and higher costs for families. Help us stop this illegal attempt to hand polluters a free pass while the rest of us pay the price.

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A wide angle aerial view of the site of ConocoPhillips' completed Tinnik-3 winter exploration well amid waterways in the Western Arctic Reserve on Alaska's North Slope. Scars left on the tundra by an ice road and pad are visible.
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Don’t let Big Oil rewrite the rules for the Western Arctic

Following a petition from the oil and gas industry, the Trump administration has proposed allowing reckless drilling projects to move forward in Alaska's Western Arctic without a thorough review. This leaves wildlife, land, water, and local communities at higher risk while cutting the public out of the process. Submit a public comment by November 9 to stop this dangerous plan.
 

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Tell Costco and Walmart to come clean on toilet paper

Two of Costco's and Walmart's paper products earned an F on NRDC's sustainability scorecard. But on top of that, the retailers refuse to say whether they profit from using a Canadian pulp mill that relies on the clearcutting of wildlife-rich, climate-critical forests, and that is actively worsening a mercury poisoning crisis.

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