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Michigan Legislature Votes to Protect “Polluter Panels,” Overriding Gov. Whitmer's Executive Order

February 14, 2019 Press Release

LANSING, MI (Feb. 14, 2019) – Michigan’s Senate voted today along party lines to adopt a House Concurrent Resolution that would block Gov. Whitmer’s executive order dissolving the controversial “polluter panels” that could override policy and pollution permitting decisions made…

Luka Sabbat and Milk Team Up with NRDC on Provocative Climate Change Exhibition

February 8, 2019 Press Release

“Unfortunately, Ready to Wear” visualizes a future changed by the lack of action against climate change, a future that younger generations are determined to prevent

Green New Deal is ‘’Breath of Fresh Air’’ in Climate Action Debate

February 7, 2019 Press Release

DOE Proposes Senseless and Dangerous Rollback of Energy-Saving Light Bulb Standards

February 6, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Department of Energy today proposed a rollback of energy efficiency standards for the light bulbs designed to fill about 2.7 billion of America’s lighting sockets, nearly cutting in half the number of bulbs to be covered…

Report: Californians Facing Public Health Impacts Related to Climate Change

February 6, 2019 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 6, 2019) – Climate change is altering seasonal patterns in California and ramping up the severity and frequency of deadly weather events. According to a new report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)…

Trump Nominates Another Industry Lobbyist as Secretary of Interior

February 4, 2019 Press Release

President Trump today nominated acting Secretary David Bernhardt as the next Secretary of the Interior.

New Report: Climate Change Is Having Devastating Impacts on Public Health in Michigan

February 4, 2019 Press Release

LANSING, MI — Climate change is endangering the safety of Michigan’s water, threatening the air quality, and increasing unnecessary harm and death from extreme heat, rain, and insect-borne diseases, according to a new report released today by the Natural Resources…

Governor Cuomo Appoints NRDC’s Dale Bryk as Deputy Secretary for Energy & Environment

January 31, 2019 Press Release

Albany, N.Y. – Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Dale Bryk as Deputy Secretary for Energy and Environment. For more than 20 years, Dale has played pivotal roles on NRDC’s climate and clean energy team and has…

Governor Murphy Calls for Full Fracking Ban in Delaware River Basin

January 30, 2019 Press Release

Trenton, N.J. – In a letter sent to the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) Executive Director, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced he will vote in support of a permanent ban on fracking and its associated activities, including the treatment…

Vineyard Wind, Conservation Groups Reach Historic Agreement to Protect Right Whales

January 23, 2019 Press Release

BOSTON - Vineyard Wind and the Natural Resources Defense Council, the National Wildlife Federation, and Conservation Law Foundation today entered into an unprecedented agreement to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.

Wheeler Should Not be Promoted at EPA

January 16, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is holding a confirmation hearing today on the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The former coal lobbyist has been acting administrator since…

Cuomo Unveils Host of Environmental Priorities in 2019-20 Executive Budget

January 15, 2019 Press Release

Wheeler’s Acts to Protect Polluters Shouldn’t be Rewarded

January 9, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – President Trump today nominated Andrew Wheeler to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The former coal lobbyist has been acting administrator since former EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigned under an ethical cloud last July.

Gov. Wolf’s Unprecedented Executive Order Puts Climate and Clean Energy on Front-Burner

January 8, 2019 Press Release

Harrisburg, P.A. – Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf today announced an unprecedented executive order that puts climate change on the front-burner and protects the health of Pennsylvanians. For the first time in Keystone State history, the Executive Order will set statewide…

McIntyre Led FERC With Independence, Fairness

January 3, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Kevin McIntyre, the former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, died yesterday after a lengthy illness.

Pelosi Election Sets Stage for Climate Action, Environmental Protection

January 3, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Upon Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s election as House Speaker, Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, issued the following statement:

Groups Demand McNamee Recuse Himself from Official Business Relating to Coal & Nuclear Bailout

December 18, 2018 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Clean energy advocates today called upon new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) member Bernard McNamee to recuse himself from cases relating to federal efforts to bail out the coal and nuclear industries. The filing with FERC is…

Mid-Atlantic, Northeast in the Fast Lane for Clean Transportation, Climate Action

December 18, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C. announced groundbreaking plans today to clean up transportation systems in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, reducing harmful climate pollution from vehicles and creating more equitable, livable and…

Antibiotic Sales for U.S. Meat Production Drop, But Use Remains High

December 18, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Sales of antibiotics important to human medicine for use in livestock dropped 28 percent from 2009 to 2017, according to annual numbers released today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Despite this, use of medically important antibiotics…

Cuomo Calls for Bold Environmental, Energy Action in “2019 Justice Agenda”

December 17, 2018 Press Release

NEW YORK – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today unveiled his “2019 Justice Agenda,” outlining a suite of ambitious proposals, including a series of bold environmental and energy commitments.