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NRDC Launches Campaign Urging KFC to Prevent Abuse of Antibiotics in its Chicken Supply

May 17, 2016 Press Release

NEW YORK (May 17, 2016) — The Natural Resources Defense Council today launched a national campaign urging Kentucky Fried Chicken—the largest fast food chicken chain in the country—to commit to phasing out chicken raised with the routine use of antibiotics.

Court Action May Speed up Resolution of Clean Power Plan

May 16, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 16, 2016) –The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said today that the full court will hear oral arguments on the Clean Power Plan on September 27th, 2016. A three-judge panel had been…

California Budget Should Include Investments for Water and Communities

May 13, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – Gov. Jerry Brown today released release a revised state budget, reinforcing fiscal conservatism and highlighting investments in affordable housing, strengthening transportation infrastructure and fighting climate change.

EPA Announces Standards for New Sources of Methane Pollution in Oil & Gas Industry

May 12, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency today released final Clean Air Act standards for reducing methane pollution from new oil and gas production, processing and transmission equipment nationwide.

Despite Kasich Vow to Veto Extending the Clean Energy Freeze Legislature Considers Keeping Ohio on Ice

May 11, 2016 Press ReleaseChicago

CHICAGO, IL – Ohio’s House and Senate are scheduled to hold hearings on legislation that would extend the state’s freeze on renewable energy and energy efficiency today. Senator Bill Seitz is proposing to extend the freeze another three years (SB…

Governor’s New Drought Regulations Will Make Conservation a Way of Life

May 9, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – In a victory for water conservation in California, Governor Jerry Brown today announced new, longer-term drought regulations for the state that build on the temporary statewide emergency restrictions.

Groups Sue EPA Over Dangerous Drilling and Fracking Waste

May 4, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – A coalition of community and environmental organizations filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today calling for regulations to stop oil and gas companies from disposing and handling drilling and fracking wastes in ways that…

New Reports: India is Open for Clean Energy Business

May 3, 2016 Press Release

NEW DELHI, INDIA – India’s goal to dramatically ramp-up solar and wind energy capacity could get a major boost through two fast-growing financing innovations—green banks and green bonds—according to new analysis released by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency in…

Ohio Energy Freeze Extension DOA

April 26, 2016 Press ReleaseChicago

CHICAGO, IL – A spokesperson for Ohio Governor John Kasich said legislation to extend the renewable energy freeze through 2019 was likely “unacceptable” to Kasich as it was still “kicking the can down the road,” according to reporting by Gongwer…

NRDC President Suh: Today the World Turns the Promise of Paris into Climate Action

April 22, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (April 22, 2016) –With more than 160 nations poised to sign the landmark Paris climate agreement today at the United Nations, Rhea Suh, the president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, issued this statement:

NRDC and Ad Council Launch New “Save the Food” National Public Service Campaign

April 20, 2016 Press Release

Major National Campaign Directed at Reducing Wasted Food from Largest Source—Consumers—Aims to Help Save Money, Water & Energy

Senate’s Energy Bill Would Weaken Environmental Protections, Expand Dirty Energy

April 20, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON—Marc Boom, associate director of Government Affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council, today made a statement upon the U.S. Senate’s passing of the energy bill.

NRDC Experts: Signing of Paris Climate Agreement Turns Hope into World Action

April 19, 2016 Press Release

Taco Bell Commits to Limiting Antibiotics Use in Chicken by Early 2017

April 18, 2016 Press Release

Obama Administration Floating Bold Idea to Reduce Transportation Pollution

April 18, 2016 Press Release

FEMA’s Flood Insurance Program Must Do a Better Job of Protecting the Environment, Federal Assessment Finds

April 14, 2016 Press Release

PORTLAND, OR (April 14, 2016) – The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) today released a biological opinion for the state of Oregon concluding that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) implementation of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) leads to…

The End of Coal as We Know It: Peabody Energy Files for Bankruptcy

April 13, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC (April 13, 2016) Peabody Energy, the world’s largest publicly traded coal company, today became the fifth big coal operator to declare bankruptcy in the United States during the last year. As Peabody reorganizes to shed debt during bankruptcy…

Keystone Clunker: Pipeline Spill and Shutdown Spotlights Needed Reviews and Protections

April 4, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (April 4, 2016) – TransCanada’s first Keystone pipeline was closed over the weekend after a leak was detected on the tar sands pipeline in South Dakota.

President’s Advisory Council on Antibiotic Resistance Fails to Reduce Overuse in Livestock

March 29, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 29, 2016) – A one-year progress report released today by President Obama’s Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria reveals federal experts have so far failed to address one of the main drivers behind the epidemic: overuse of human…

Mexico Should Adopt Overdue Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Standards

March 29, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 29, 2016) – Leading U.S. and Mexico clean air and health advocates today urged the Mexican government to stand up to polluters and finalize long-delayed heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards, critically needed to address the country’s harmful air pollution…