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NRDC Tool Reveals California Delegation Stances on Offshore Drilling

August 15, 2018 Press Release

New NRDC Tool Tracks Decisionmakers’ Opposition to Offshore Drilling

August 15, 2018 Press Release

EPA Cited General Iron, Southeast Side Residents Concerned About Health Threats

July 27, 2018 Press ReleaseChicago

Despite Pledge to Phase out Fossil Fuels, the United States Still Spends $27 Billion a Year on Subsidizing Dirty Fuels

June 4, 2018 Press Release

New study reveals continued support for fossil fuel development by all G7 countries

Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Rubber-stamping of Keystone XL Permit

May 24, 2018 Press Release

Judge Hears Arguments That Administration Violated Environmental Laws, Relied on Outdated Science

Time for Pruitt to Go

April 5, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON - As the Scott Pruitt scandal continues to unfold, with each new drip raising fresh questions, the following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Southeast Side Neighbors and Activists Respond to Chicago City Council Manganese Ordinance

March 28, 2018 Press ReleaseChicago

City Council Action Does Not Fix Exposure to Neurotoxin: Needed First Step, More Needs To Be Done

Northam Administration Ignores Pipeline Project’s Dangers

March 27, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The Northam Administration has cleared the way for construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline despite the risks this project poses to the local water supply.

Trump’s Shuffle at State Suggests More Inaction on Dangerous Climate Change

March 13, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON – President Trump today announced he’s replacing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo, which will require Senate confirmation.

New EPA Guidelines Will Worsen Air Pollution Across the U.S.

March 13, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today issued a memorandum that will allow industrial polluters to significantly increase air pollution that threatens public health nationwide.

Virginia Board Confirms: Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline Could Cost Virginians up to $2.3 billion

March 12, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON –Virginia’s top economic watchdog today validated expert analysis showing that Dominion Energy’s proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline could cost Virginia ratepayers up to $2.3 billion, decisively refuting Dominion’s faulty claims that the pipeline would save customers on their electric bills.

BC Premier Wisely Cautious About Risky Tar Sands Oil Plans

March 8, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Highlighting the ongoing threats from shipping diluted bitumen—or tar sands oil—a coalition of environmental and conservation organizations today welcomed a move by the premier of British Columbia to propose resolving safety and spill response concerns before a risky…

Report: Drinking Water, Wetlands, Rivers, Trout & Chesapeake Bay Threatened by Proposed Pipelines in Virginia

February 27, 2018 Press Release

RICHMOND - Two proposed major gas pipelines could contaminate the drinking water supplies of thousands of Virginians from one end of the Old Dominion to the other, a new report released today shows, twin threats that were insufficiently explored by…

Dominion and McAuliffe Administration Agreement Shows Need for Northam to Protect Virginians

February 2, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON - News reports today show that in late December 2017 the McAuliffe administration in Virginia signed a private memorandum with backers of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, including Dominion Energy, that seeks up-front payment of $58 million for potential…

Trump’s Expected Fossil Fuel Boost Ignores Fast-Growing Clean Energy

January 30, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON – If, as expected, President Trump touts boosting fossil fuels as the way to lift the economy in his State of the Union address tonight, he will miss the boat. In fact, the true dominance in the energy sector…

EPA to Allow Greatest Rise of Hazardous Air Pollutants in U.S. History

January 25, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency today announced it will allow hundreds of U.S. industrial facilities to dramatically increase their emissions of the most toxic air pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act.

Trump’s Solar Tariffs Will Kill Jobs, Increase Carbon Emissions & Drive Up Consumer Costs

January 22, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The tariff penalties imposed by President Trump on imported solar panel components today will hurt one of the fastest-growing sectors in the U.S. economy and significantly increase the costs of new solar systems to power America’s homes and…

Much of Historic Diablo Canyon Proposal Rejected

January 11, 2018 Press Release

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today rejected much of an historic joint proposal to retire and replace the state’s last nuclear plant, Diablo Canyon, with lower-cost, pollution-free alternatives, instead removing critical elements to protect the…

FERC Rejects Illegal DOE Proposal to Prop Up Coal and Nuclear Plants

January 8, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today rejected Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s controversial proposal designed to prop up aging and financially failing coal and nuclear plants.

Trump Administration Drilling Proposal: Polluters Before People

January 4, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will announce a Draft Proposed Plan today for offshore leasing through 2022 that would subject publicly owned coastal waters to dangerous and dirty oil and gas drilling.