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Yellowstone Grizzly Bears: Not Time to Declare Victory

March 3, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC (March 3, 2016) - Today, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service declared that the Yellowstone population of grizzly bears is recovered and no longer needs the protections of the Endangered Species Act.

Monarch Numbers Improve, But Butterflies Aren’t Out of the Woods Yet

February 26, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC (February 26, 2016) – The population of monarch butterflies overwintering in the Mexican forests of Michoacan has increased three and half times to approximately150 million butterflies.

Ahead of Trudeau White House Visit, Environmental Groups Unveil New Proposed “Climate Test”

February 23, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 23, 2016) – Leading U.S. and Canadian environmental groups urged their countries’ leaders to adopt a new “climate test” to ensure that proposed energy infrastructure projects and policies are evaluated for their climate impacts, and against the…

Report: Skilled Workforce, Training Needed for India’s Ambitious Renewable Energy and Climate Goals

February 12, 2016 Press Release

MUMBAI, INDIA (February 12, 2016) – India’s goal to dramatically expand solar energy could trigger a green jobs boom adding one million new engineers, technicians, solar installers, maintenance workers and performance data monitors to its workforce, according to a new…

Designating New Monuments in California Desert is Smart Conservation Move

February 12, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 12, 2016) – President Obama today announced he is designating three new national monuments in the California desert – Mojave Trails near the Kelso ghost town, Sand to Snow near Yucca Valley, and Castle Mountains northwest of Needles.

Obama Budget Sets Priorities to Continue Progress

February 9, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 9, 2016) – President Obama today submitted a budget proposal that would double funding for clean energy research, create a $1.65 billion fund for infrastructure projects to lessen the impacts wrought by climate change, impose a $10-per-barrel tax…

Clean Power Plan Will Prevail on Legal Merits

February 9, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 9, 2016) -- The Supreme Court today blocked implementation of President Obama's Clean Power Plan, pending litigation in the lower courts over a challenge by the coal industry.

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Great News for Consumers and the Environment

January 25, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (January 25, 2016) — The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) authority to design rules and incentives that allow electricity customers to get paid for reducing consumption during periods of high energy demand. The…

Clean Power Plan Ruling a “Huge Win” for Clean Air and Climate Action

January 21, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (January 21, 2016) –The U.S. Court of Appeals today rejected a stay requested by opponents seeking to block implementation of the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, which will cut dangerous carbon pollution from America’s power plants.

House Resolution Against Clean Water Protections Puts Polluters Before People

January 13, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (January 13, 2016) — House Republicans today passed legislation attacking clean water protections. Today’s action—a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act –-blocks the Clean Water Rule, the Obama administration’s landmark action adopted last year. Because the Senate…

Cuomo Lays Out Promising Clean Energy, Environmental Goals in 2016 State of the State Address

January 13, 2016 Press ReleaseNew York

ALBANY, N.Y. (January 13, 2016) – Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced plans to grow the state’s clean energy economy and protect its environment in his annual State of the State address.

The President is Right – Much Work Remains After Year of Historic Progress

January 12, 2016 Press Release

NRDC’s Suh: We Will Redouble Our Efforts in 2016

EPA Acknowledges Neonicotinoid Pesticides Harm Bees, Exposes Flawed Approval Process that Greenlights Unsafe Chemicals for Widespread Use

January 7, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (January 7, 2016) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first risk assessment of neonicotinoid pesticides (or neonics), which have long been associated with harm to bees and other pollinators. In the assessment, the EPA concluded that neonics…

Yellowstone Bison Granted More Freedom to Roam by Montana’s Governor

December 22, 2015 Press Release

BOZEMAN, MT (December 22, 2015)- In a big step forward for wild bison and all Montanans, today Governor Steve Bullock agreed to expand year-round habitat for wild bison in Montana outside Yellowstone National Park. Historically, thousands of wild bison have…

Spending Pact Contains Big Wins for Environment, But Ending Crude Oil Export Ban is a Mistake

December 16, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (December 16, 2015) -- The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the spending and tax agreement that Congress must approve and President Obama must sign in the coming days in…

NRDC Report: Is California Doing Enough to Manage Drought?

December 14, 2015 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO (December 14, 2015) – A report card released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) finds that the state is making mixed progress, and, in some cases, failing to invest in 21st century solutions that would promote…

NRDC President: Climate Change has “Met its Match in the Will of a United World”

December 12, 2015 Press Release

PARIS (December 12, 2015) – Negotiators from nearly 200 countries today released the final text on an historic agreement that sets the world on a path of reducing the dangerous carbon pollution that's driving global climate change. The Paris climate…

At COP21: New Resilience “Toolkit” Guides Cities Facing Rising Temperatures, Deadly Heat Waves

December 8, 2015 Press Release

PARIS (December 8, 2015)—Cities plagued by dangerous heat waves and soaring temperatures will be able to better protect their most vulnerable citizens with a new climate resilience toolkit released today at the Paris climate negotiations. The Natural Resources Defense Council…

First Global Green Bank Network Will Speed Shift to Clean Energy

December 7, 2015 Press Release

PARIS (December 7, 2015) – As countries work toward an international climate agreement in Paris, a group of six green banks and two leading non-profit groups today announced they are establishing a Green Bank Network to help meet the urgent…

NRDC Thanks Rep. Dold for Clean Power Plan Vote

December 7, 2015 Press Release

CHICAGO (December 7, 2015) – Congressman Bob Dold (IL-10) voted against two Congressional Review Act resolutions that would have repealed the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan rule to cut dangerous carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants.