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NRDC: D.C. Circuit Keeps Power Plant Rules Moving

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WASHINGTON – In a win for the climate, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit turned down a motion from industry groups and some states to pause implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s carbon rules for…

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

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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 

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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…

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Alaska Native Leaders and Fishermen Tell First Quantum: Dump Pebble Mine

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TORONTO—A delegation representing Alaskan business leaders, Bristol Bay Tribes, commercial fishermen and conservation organizations will appear today at the annual meeting of First Quantum Minerals to give shareholders a message: the Pebble Mine is a bad investment.

Dominion Plans to Shut One of Largest U.S. Biomass Plants

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WASHINGTON - Dominion Energy said it intends to shutter one of the largest wood-burning power plants in the U.S., underscoring the increasing competitiveness of wind and solar power in our nation’s energy mix.

NRDC is Ready for Pruitt’s Departure from EPA

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WASHINGTON – Scott Pruitt never should have been appointed as Environmental Protection Agency administrator in the first place. After his disastrous appearance on Capitol Hill today, it’s clearer than ever that his days are numbered.

Pruitt Scorns Science Once Again

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Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency's administrator, announced today that the EPA would ignore scientific studies if they don’t conform to a set of arbitrary and implausible specifications.

Pruitt’s Scorched-Earth Approach to Our Forests

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WASHINGTON – Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency's administrator, said today that when forest materials are burned to produce electricity the EPA would deem that to be carbon neutral.

Court Knocks Down Monsanto Challenge to California Cancer Chemicals List

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Health and environmental groups defeated an effort to exclude the use of expert scientific findings to add the controversial chemical glyphosate to California's list of carcinogens today. Monsanto had been seeking to force California to remove the herbicide from the…

Pruitt Has Forfeited the Public’s Trust

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News reports in recent days reveal a disturbing pattern in which career professionals at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have been demoted, reassigned or fired after questioning the lavish spending or spurious security practices of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.