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Clean Power Plan Poses No Problems for Electric Reliability, New Report Says

February 12, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 12, 2015)—A new consultants’ report says the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan to cut climate-altering carbon pollution from power plants should pose no problems for maintaining the reliability of the electric grid. The report for the Advanced Energy…

NRDC Welcomes Debate on Need to Curb Carbon Pollution, Combat Climate Change

February 11, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 11, 2015) – At a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today, Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) accused the Natural Resources Defense Council of exerting undue influence over the Environmental Protection Agency’s…

Leading Scientists, Economists Urge Rejection of Keystone XL Pipeline

February 11, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 11, 2015) – More than 90 leading scientists and economists today called on President Obama to reject the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, once and for all. They did so in a in a letter that comes…

Do It Faster and Cheaper: NRDC Response to Ameren’s Carbon Report

February 11, 2015 Press Release

CHICAGO (February 11, 2015) — Ameren released a report today highlighting their potential response to the historic Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon emissions from the nation’s electric generating sector. Following are comments in reaction From Rebecca Stanfield, Midwest policy…

President Will Veto Congressional Keystone XL Interference Bill

February 11, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 11, 2015) – The House today gave final congressional approval to legislation that would force approval of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, sending the measure to President Obama who already promised to veto it. Danielle Droitsch…

Geoengineering: Research is Prudent, But No Substitute for Carbon Pollution Cuts

February 10, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 10, 2015) -- The National Research Council, the research arm of the National Academy of Sciences, today released a report on hypothetical technological fixes that might lessen some of the dangerous impacts of climate change. The following is…

California Senate Climate Action Leadership Package a Welcome Step Forward

February 10, 2015 Press Release

SACRAMENTO (February 10, 2015) – The package of climate action bills proposed by State Senate President Pro-Tempore De León and key Senate leaders today would enact and build on Governor Brown’s bold new commitment to set new long-term targets for…

Interior Secretary Announces Drought Funds for Smart Water Investments

February 6, 2015 Press Release

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (February 6, 2015) – United States Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced $50 million in drought funding to support much-needed smart water investments throughout the state. Despite today’s storm, all signs indicate that California is entering…

Bipartisan Poll: Pennsylvanians Embrace Clean Energy & Climate Action

February 5, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 5, 2015) – A strong majority of Pennsylvanians want the state to chart its own climate and energy destiny by crafting a state-based plan to meet new federal limits on dangerous carbon pollution, a new bipartisan poll reveals…

Environmental and Business Leaders, Illinois Lawmakers unveil goals of new Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition

February 5, 2015 Press Release

SPRINGFIELD, IL (February 5, 2015) — With Illinois facing critical decisions about its energy future, members of a new coalition that represents 33 Illinois businesses and more than 26 organizations representing the state’s environmental, business and faith communities called on…

Green Leaders Urge President to Ban Bee-Killing Insecticides

February 5, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 5, 2015) — Top officials of leading environmental groups representing millions of Americans today urged President Obama to take strong and swift action against neonicotinoid insecticides that are devastating honey bee and wild bee populations, threatening the nation’s…

House Again Votes to Weaken Health, Safety, Environmental Protections

February 4, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 4, 2015)--The House once again today voted to weaken environmental, health, safety and consumer safeguards for the public by approving the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, which would impose layers of bureaucratic red tape on the laws…

Bipartisan Poll: Virginians Embrace Clean Energy & Climate Action

February 3, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 3, 2015) – New bipartisan public opinion research reveals that strong majorities of Virginians support federal action to curb dangerous climate pollution and increase investments in clean energy, and the vast majority want the state to initiate its…

NRDC Airline Scorecard: First-ever ranking of Airline Biofuel Use

February 3, 2015 Press Release

SAN FRANCISCO (February 3, 2015) – Air travel emits more than 650 million metric tons of carbon pollution annually – equivalent to the pollution from 136 million cars– making the increased use of sustainable biofuels a critical to reducing the…

EPA Paves Way for President to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline

February 3, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C. (February 3, 2015) – The Environmental Protection Agency today published its comments on the State Department’s analysis of the environmental impact of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Danielle Droitsch, Canada Project director at the Natural Resources…

President's Budget is Important Step for Public Health, Environment

February 2, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 2, 2015)—President Obama’s new budget proposal would start closing the books on a sad chapter in recent U.S. history, in which Congress slashed investments in our parks and other natural resources – while depriving the Environmental Protection Agency…

Report: Pump Primed for Three-Fold Growth in Clean, Alternative Fuels by 2025

February 2, 2015 Press Release

SAN FRANCISCO (February 2, 2015) – California is capable of tripling its use of alternative fuels over the next 10 years, according to a new report by the fuels and energy consulting firm Promotum. The study examined the growth potential…

Keystone Bill Deserves Veto

January 29, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (January 29, 2015) – The Republican-controlled Senate today passed legislation to force approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, a bill that will be dead-on-arrival at the White House. But the weeks-long, misguided congressional attempt to usurp presidential…

Administration Drilling Plan Would Expose Eastern Seaboard, Atlantic and Arctic Waters to Blowout Risk

January 27, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (January 27, 2015) -- The Obama Administration proposed a five-year offshore drilling lease plan today that would expose much of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans to oil and gas production.

New Bipartisan Poll: Americans Embrace Climate Action, Clean Energy & Health Protections

January 22, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (January 22, 2015) – With President Obama and the new GOP-controlled Congress facing showdowns over climate change, and health and environmental safeguards, new public opinion research shows that a strong majority of Americans in five key states support existing…