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Suit Filed to Ensure Foreign Fisheries Meet American Standards for Dolphin and Whale Safety

July 2, 2014 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK— Each year, nearly half of the more than 5 billion pounds of seafood consumed by Americans — including tuna, swordfish, shrimp, cod and other fish — comes from foreign fisheries that have not been shown as meeting U.S…

Federal Support Could Spur Construction of Cape Wind by End of Year

July 1, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (July 1, 2014) — The U.S. Department of Energy today gave the Cape Wind offshore wind project a major boost by providing a $150 million loan guarantee that could prove key to attracting the remaining financing for the project…

New York Court Upholds Communities’ Right to Protect Residents from Fracking

June 30, 2014 Press ReleaseNew York

ALBANY (June 30, 2014) — The New York Court of Appeals today upheld communities' right to use traditional local zoning laws to keep fracking out of their borders if they so choose. The ruling came in two cases decided jointly—one…

Supreme Court Greenlights California’s Clean Fuels Plan

June 30, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (June 30, 2014) – In a big win for the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court today declined oil and ethanol companies’ request to review a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that upheld California’s Low Carbon Fuel…

Supreme Court Reaffirms EPA Authority to Curb Power Plant Carbon Pollution

June 23, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (June 23, 2014) — Building on two prior decisions affirming the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to set carbon pollution standards like those recently proposed for power plants, the Supreme Court today upheld the core of EPA’s associated permitting requirements…

Four Million Californians at Risk from Oil Train Danger Zones

June 18, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO (June 18, 2014) – A series of detailed crude oil rail route maps, released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), show nearly four million Bay Area and Central/San Joaquin Valley residents are at risk should an…

Senate Panel’s Keystone XL Measure about Politics and Bad Policy

June 18, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (June 18, 2014) — The Senate Energy Committee today considered yet another political ploy by some in Congress to force construction of the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which will worsen climate change and jeopardize communities along its…

Regardless of Approval, Northern Gateway Tar Sands Pipeline Will Likely Never Be Built

June 17, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (June 17, 2014) -- With the announcement that the Canadian federal government would approve Enbridge’s Proposed Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline to British Columbia, First Nations and environmental advocates reacted with the following statements:

Obama takes 'bold action' to protect Pacific marine life

June 17, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (June 17, 2014)--President Obama today proposed expanding protections in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. The expansion would shelter some of the world's most pristine and biologically rich marine ecosystems.

New York State Reaches Deal to Ban Ivory

June 17, 2014 Press ReleaseNew York

ALBANY (June 17, 2014) – A deal was reached today on a final bill that, when passed, will ban the trade of ivory antiques in the state and increased penalties for traffickers, a move that can make significant progress in…

NRDC Launches TV Ad Countering Polluters’ Lies About Power Plant Carbon Pollution Limits

June 17, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (June 17, 2014) — The Natural Resources Defense Council today unveiled a new ad striking back at a disinformation campaign waged by Big Polluters intent on subverting the country’s first-ever carbon pollution standards in order to protect their profits.

California Budget Puts Proceeds from Carbon Pollution Auctions to Work Building a Cleaner, Healthier California

June 16, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO (June 16, 2014) – The State Budget passed by the Legislature last night and sent to Governor Brown for the first time puts carbon pollution proceeds collected under California’s Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) to work to combat…

Federal Investigation Sought into Radio Stations Airing False Ads on Carbon Standards

June 11, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (June 11, 2014) – More than two dozen national and state organizations are urging the Federal Communications Commission to investigate 23 radio stations in five states that are airing a widely discredited radio advertisement critical of the first-ever proposed…

California Welcomes Wolves: Fish & Game Commission Extends State Endangered Species Protections to Wolves

June 4, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO (June4, 2014) – Minutes ago, the California Fish & Game Commission voted to extend state Endangered Species Act protections to gray wolves. Following is a statement from Natural Resources Defense Council attorney Damon Nagami: “While other states bicker and…

California Senate Rejects Moratorium on Fracking

May 29, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO (May 29, 2014) – The California State Senate today rejected a bill that would have imposed a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, acidizing and other controversial forms of oil and gas development.

New Carbon Pollution Standards Can Save Americans $37.4 billion on Electric Bills, Create 274,000 Jobs

May 29, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 29, 2014) – The first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants can save American households and business customers $37.4 billion on their electric bills in 2020 while creating more than 274,000 jobs, a Natural Resources Defense Council…

New Report Shows Decline in Carbon Dioxide and Other Pollutants from U.S. Power Plants, but State and Power Company Emissions Vary Widely

May 28, 2014 Press Release

BOSTON (May 28, 2014) A new report on U.S. power plant emissions from the country’s top 100 electric power producers shows a downward trend in nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxides (SO2), mercury and carbon dioxide (CO2) since 2000, with CO2…

Carbon Pollution Curbs Will Boost Jobs and Save on Electric Bills

May 28, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 28, 2014) – Hundreds of thousands of jobs will be created and Americans will save billions of dollars on their electric bills when the U.S. adopts a smart plan to reduce carbon pollution from the power plants, according…

New EPA Water Intake Rule Too Weak, Fails to Protect Aquatic Life

May 19, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON (May 19, 2014) -- The Environmental Protection Agency today, following decades of litigation, issued a final rule that falls far short of what’s needed to protect fish and other aquatic life from being killed by the cooling system water…

NRDC and Berkeley Food Institute Announce Winners of the 2014 Growing Green Awards

May 14, 2014 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 14, 2014) – Today, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Berkeley Food Institute (BFI) celebrate four remarkable leaders who are advancing sustainable food and agriculture at the sixth annual Growing Green Awards. Chosen from…