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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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House Adds Momentum to Phase Down of Climate-harming HFCs

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WASHINGTON (Jan. 8, 2020) – A bipartisan group House lawmakers have introduced the "American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act," which adds momentum to a bipartisan drive in Congress to phase down the use of climate-harming hydroflurocarbons (HFCs) and transition to…

Court Halts VA Pipeline Over Flawed Environmental Justice Assessment

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WASHINGTON – The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today vacated a permit to build a compressor station for the proposed Atlantic Coast gas pipeline, citing a Virginia state board for inadequately assessing its environmental justice impacts on the largely…

Cuomo Signs Robust PFAS Protections into Law

Press ReleaseNew York
ALBANY, N.Y. – Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed into law legislation to phase out the use of toxic chemicals known as PFAS in firefighting foam. PFAS have been found to contaminate a significant portion of New York’s drinking water sources…

FERC Undermines Clean Energy, Increases Costs

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WASHINGTON – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will impose rules on the 13-state PJM region, which runs from North Carolina through parts of Illinois, that could force customers to pay billions of dollars more to gas and coal power plants.

Trade and Climate Protection Must Go Hand-in-Hand

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WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a trade accord that failed to address the urgency of combating dangerous climate change.

New Federal Rule Undermines Illinois’ Clean Energy, Increases Costs

Press ReleaseChicago
CHICAGO – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today imposed rules on the country’s largest wholesale electricity market, which includes Northern Illinois, that will reward fossil fuel generators with billions of dollars in unnecessary payments from electricity customers. The order could…

New Federal Rule Undermine Increases Ohio’s Energy Costs

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COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today imposed rules on the 13-state PJM region that will reward fossil fuel generators with billions of dollars in unnecessary payments from consumers. The order could prevent power plants supported by state…

New York State Adopts Paint Recycling Program

Press ReleaseNew York
ALBANY, N.Y. – Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday signed the paint recycling legislation, a bill designed to tackle a long-standing solid waste disposal problem by making it possible for business and residents to recycle leftover paint at hundreds of convenient locations…

Tax Package is a Missed Opportunity on Clean Energy

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WASHINGTON -- The tax package negotiated by lawmakers and the White House as a part of the year-end funding bills lacks many critical ingredients that would spur adoption of electric vehicles, solar power, energy efficiency, and energy storage needed to…

Cuomo Proposes Statewide Ban on Polystyrene Foam Containers

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ALBANY, N.Y. – Governor Cuomo today announced, as part of his 2020 State of the State, that he will propose legislation to enact a statewide ban on polystyrene food and beverage containers, as well as packing peanuts made of polystyrene…

COP25 World Leaders Disappoint on Climate Action

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MADRID, SPAIN – Leaders from countries around the world are wrapping up the U.N. Conference of the Parties COP25 climate conference in Madrid with few new stepped-up commitments to curb greenhouse gas emissions next year, ahead of the COP26 gathering…