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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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GOP’s Tax Scam Raids America’s Last Wildland

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WASHINGTON – Congress has passed a $1.5 trillion package of tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy that opens the way for oil exploration and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—America’s last truly wild place.

EPA Should Strengthen, Not Kill, the Clean Power Plan

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WASHINGTON – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today issued an “advance notice” soliciting public comment on whether the agency should come up with a replacement plan after repealing the Clean Power Plan.

GOP Tax Fraud Robs Our Kids and Raids Our Lands

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WASHINGTON - Congress is expected to vote as early as Tuesday on a $1.5-trillion package of tax cuts, mostly for corporations and wealthy individuals, that would saddle our children with unconscionable debt and expose irreplaceable Arctic wilderness to industrial ruin…

Trump Is Flogging a Terrible, Dangerous Idea

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WASHINGTON - President Trump today is scheduled to tout one of his worst ideas since taking office: a dangerous order directing federal agencies to kill two regulations for every new one added.

Commission Delays Decision on Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today delayed a vote on an historic proposal to retire and replace the state’s last nuclear plant, Diablo Canyon, with lower-cost, pollution-free alternatives led by energy efficiency, solar, and wind…

NRDC Urges Senate to Reject Trump’s Judicial Nominee

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WASHINGTON - The Natural Resources Defense Council today called on the Senate to reject the nomination of Leonard Steven Grasz to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, expressing "great concern" over his ability to “carry out his…

Trump, Zinke Escalate War on Our Monuments

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WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke released a long-withheld report on national monuments today, in which he called for President Trump to roll back protections for some of the nation’s most cherished public lands and waters. Zinke recommended opening the…

NRDC, Groups Sue to Block Trump Action on Grand Staircase

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WASHINGTON – The Natural Resources Defense Council and partners have filed a lawsuit in federal court here challenging President Trump’s proclamation abolishing Grand Staircase-Escalante National monument.

Trump to Issue Orders Ripping Apart Utah National Monuments

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WASHINGTON - President Trump is set to issue orders from Salt Lake City today abolishing Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, two of the nation’s most treasured public lands. The move would strip essential protections from more than…