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Supreme Court Gives Unaccountable Judges Power Over Agency Actions, Overturning 40 Years of Precedent

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court, in the twin cases of Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce and Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, today overturned the doctrine of Chevron deference.

NRDC Report: How Retailers are Selling Forest Destruction 

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
WASHINGTON — U.S. retailers are failing their customers and the planet by selling toilet paper, paper towels, and other goods sourced from climate-critical forests, according to a new NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) report. Selling the World’s Forests details how…

Woodwell a ‘Towering Giant’ of Climate Science

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WASHINGTON - Pioneering climate scientist and founding board member of NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) George Woodwell died June 18.

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Canada Pledges to Pursue Strong Clean Car Standards

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Canada and California announced that they would work together to pursue cleaner vehicles, further isolating the Trump administration and its misguided plan to roll back clean car standards.

Trump’s Dirty Power Plan Will Aggravate the Climate Crisis

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WASHINGTON - The Trump Administration’s plan purporting to deal with climate change, finalized today by the Environmental Protection Agency, is a Trojan Horse that would seriously set back the nation’s fight to avert a planetary disaster.

New Analysis: U.S. Power Sector Continues March Away from Coal

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BOSTON - The U.S. power sector continues transitioning away from coal and toward zero-carbon energy resources, as the largest electricity producers continue to reduce air pollutant emissions and their corresponding contributions to climate change, according to a new analysis released…

Energy Department Moves to Abandon Radioactive Waste

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WASHINGTON - The Department of Energy issued new rules giving itself the authority to abandon storage tanks with more than 100 million gallons of high-level radioactive waste at sites in South Carolina, Idaho and the state of Washington.

NRDC on WaterFix Announcement: “Successful End of Fight”

Press ReleaseCalifornia
Sacramento, CA– The State of California announced the withdrawal of permits and applications for the California WaterFix Project, the proposal to construct two massive tunnels under the Delta that would cost tens of billions of dollars and divert even more…

House Strikes a Blow Against Climate Threats

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WASHINGTON – The House approved today the Climate Action Now Act, which declares the United States will keep its commitments under the landmark Paris Agreement to curb climate change. This is the first vote in a decade by Congress to…

Virginia Advances Climate Action, but Snags Remain

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WASHINGTON - The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board today finalized a groundbreaking climate plan to reduce carbon pollution from Virginia’s power plants three percent annually over the next decade. The plan also allows power plants to participate in the Regional…

GOP Leadership Has No Plan for Climate Action

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WASHINGTON - The Senate is voting on the Green New Deal resolution proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Ma.) to combat climate change.

NRDC Celebrates 30 Years of Environmental Victories in Southern California

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LOS ANGELES – This month, NRDC’s Los Angeles office celebrates 30 years of protecting Southern California’s natural habitats, communities, and resources. California has been at the vanguard of environmental policy for decades, passing first-of-its-kind policies that have served as models…