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Senate Panel Should Reject Flawed EPA Nominees Wehrum and Dourson

October 4, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to hold confirmation hearings today for two nominees for top posts at the Environmental Protection Agency, William Wehrum to head the Office of Air and Radiation, and Michael Dourson…

NRDC Lawsuit Against EPA Challenges Neonic Pesticide Registrations

October 3, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

CHICAGO (October 3, 2017) – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today asked a federal court to vacate the registrations of nearly one-hundred products containing three widely-used neonics – acetamiprid, dinotefuran, and imidacloprid – until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

NRDC Report: Clean Energy Revolution Shatters Records & Projections

October 3, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON — Just how fast is the U.S. clean energy revolution unfolding? America’s 2016 solar energy capacity was 4,500 percent higher than government experts predicted 10 years earlier while the nation’s wind supply was 350 percent above their forecast, according…

Pruitt Breaking the Law by not Telling the American People About Unsafe Smog Pollution

October 3, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has missed the statutory deadline to report to the American people which U.S. counties exceed the national health standard for ground-level ozone, or smog.

Grid Reliability and Resilience Improve with More Low-Carbon Resources

October 3, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Bailing out costly giant power plants will not improve the electric grid’s resiliency but it will increase customer costs and pollution, the director of the Sustainable FERC Project housed within the Natural Resources Defense Council told a House…

DOE Proposes Radical Electricity Pricing Rule

September 29, 2017 Press Release

NEW YORK – The Department of Energy today proposed that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) act within 60 days to issue a rule radically changing the way that it regulates energy prices, which would prop up expensive and uncompetitive…

Tax Plan Would Gut Support for Public Health and Environmental Safeguards

September 27, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – President Trump and congressional Republicans released an outline of a tax reform proposal today that would cut tax rates for corporations and upper income Americans.

More Than Half of Top 25 Restaurant Chains Commit to Responsible Antibiotics Use in Chicken, But Progress on Beef and Pork Still Lags

September 27, 2017 Press ReleaseNew York

More than half of the top 25 chain restaurants in the U.S. have taken steps to restrict the routine use of antibiotics in the production of the chicken they serve, according to a new scorecard released today by a group…

Water Infrastructure is a Threat to Public Health and the Environment

September 26, 2017 Press Release

The summer’s epic hurricanes have underscored the need for the federal government to make a major investment in water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, Larry Levine, a senior attorney in NRDC’s Water Program, told Congress today.

In Response to Lawsuit, Highway Administration Reinstates Transportation Clean Air Rule

September 25, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – In a big win for climate and clean air, the Federal Highway Administration today responded to a lawsuit brought by environmental groups by reinstating a federal requirement that state and local planners track and curb carbon pollution from…

Newark’s Lead in Drinking Water Contamination Recalls Flint Crisis; Local and National Groups Challenge Officials for a Stronger Response

September 21, 2017 Press Release

NEWARK – Newark’s drinking water lead levels are among the highest recorded by a large water system in the United States in recent years, and not enough is being done to respond to the water crisis, according to a coalition…

NRDC “80 by 50” Report: Dramatically Boosting Clean Energy Can Cut Greenhouse Gas Pollution 80% for a Safer Climate Future

September 19, 2017 Press Release

While President Trump retreats, NRDC’s groundbreaking blueprint calls for major climate action to slash greenhouse gases & increase energy efficiency, wind and solar power and super-clean vehicles; yielding benefits 7 times the cost

EPA’s Clean Air Nominee has Long Record of Attacking Health Protections

September 19, 2017 Press Release

Environmental Groups' Letter to Senators says President’s pick to head EPA’s Office of Air & Radiation is unfit

Trump Administration Aims to Carve Up National Monuments for Private Profit

September 18, 2017 Press Release

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke advised President Trump to shrink the boundaries of at least four national monuments, according to a leaked memo he submitted upon concluding an agency review. Zinke also proposed subjecting several of the country’s most treasured public…

Californians Will Get to Vote on Conservation Measures in 2018 Election

September 16, 2017 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO (September 15, 2017) — The California Senate today passed SB 5, which will give Californians a chance to vote for funding for parks, open space, urban forestry and water conservation on the 2018 ballot.

NRDC Will Push for 100% Clean Electricity Legislation Next Year

September 16, 2017 Press Release

California Assembly Prioritizes Affordable Housing

September 15, 2017 Press Release

House GOP Poised to Pass Spending Measure Cutting Clean Air, Water and Lands Protections

September 14, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House is expected to pass a FY 2018 omnibus spending bill seeking deep cuts to the budgets for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Interior and other agencies. The bill also contains scores of policy…

In California, Cleaning Product Companies to Come Clean on Ingredients

September 13, 2017 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Right to Know Act Mandates Ingredient Disclosures on Labels and Online

Ameren Energy Efficiency Ruling at Illinois Commerce Commission

September 11, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

Undercuts "one of the few successful collaborations between the Rauner Administration and Illinois General Assembly”