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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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Consumer Agency to Ban Harmful Chemicals in Children’s Toys

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WASHINGTON – In a major victory for public health, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted today, 3-2, to ban several harmful phthalate chemicals from plastic used in children’s toys and child care articles.

Major Multinational Companies Ask Canada to Protect Threatened Boreal Caribou

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WASHINGTON – Multinational companies including the Procter & Gamble Company and Kimberly-Clark Corporation have written to Canada’s top federal and provincial leaders, urging them to “act swiftly to protect the boreal Woodland Caribou,” an iconic Canadian species whose survival is…

Pruitt Purges Independent Scientists to Make America Toxic Again

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today announced a new policy to exclude any scientists who receive a research grant from EPA – typically academic scientists not affiliated with private companies – from serving on EPA science panels and advisory…

Utah Lawmaker Seeks to Gut Historic Conservation Law

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WASHINGTON – The House Natural Resources Committee is holding a markup today on an extreme bill introduced by its chairman, Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) to gut the Antiquities Act, a century-old conservation law. The proposal would dramatically diminish protection available…

Trump Moving Ahead with a Dirty Power Plan

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WASHINGTON – With the Trump Administration poised to repeal the Clean Power Plan and try eventually to replace it with a fake plan that would aggravate climate change and further threaten public health, the following is a statement from David…

Bennet Bill Affirms Cost of Carbon Pollution on American Economy

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WASHINGTON – Eight senators led by Michael Bennet (D-CO) today introduced a bill that would require the government to evaluate the cost of carbon pollution on the American economy. Earlier this year, the Trump administration suspended the use of the…

“Sonic Sea” Wins Two Emmy Awards

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Advocacy Groups’ Film About the Devastating Effects of Ocean Noise Pollution on Marine Life Was Named Outstanding Nature Documentary

House Takes Aim at Endangered Species Act

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WASHINGTON (October 4, 2017) – Five bills that would effectively eliminate federal protection for endangered species are scheduled for markup in the House Natural Resources Committee today.