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Robert Redford and Indigenous Leaders, Artists Speak Out on Climate

December 6, 2015 Press Release

PARIS (December 6, 2015) –Robert Redford and indigenous artists, activists and storytellers from across the globe took the stage today during the international climate talks in Paris at UNESCO to share captivating stories about precious places threatened by climate change…

NRDC Launches Ad Campaign to Thank Clean Power Plan Supporters in Senate

December 3, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (December 3, 2015) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council has launched a six-figure digital and newspaper ad campaign to thank three key Senate Democrats for voting last month to defend the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan against Republican attack.

U.S. House Votes to Take Our Nation’s Energy Policy in the Wrong Direction

December 3, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (December 3, 2015) – The House today passed an energy bill filled with outdated energy policies that continue to favor the fossil fuel industry above all other priorities. The bill would lift the ban on crude oil exports, allow…

New York Governor Formally Sets in Motion the Process to Enact One of the Nation’s Most Aggressive Clean Energy Standards

December 2, 2015 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK (Dec. 2, 2015) — New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed the State Department of Public Service to design and enact a new Clean Energy Standard mandating that 50 percent of all electricity consumed in New York…

House Joins Senate in Voting to Repeal the Clean Power Plan

December 1, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (December 1, 2015) -- The Republican-controlled House of Representatives today passed two resolutions to repeal the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, which sets first-ever limits on carbon pollution from our power plants – the most effective available tool to…

NRDC President: Paris Climate Agreement Must be Ambitious

November 30, 2015 Press Release

PARIS (November 30, 2015) – President Obama today addressed leaders from more than 150 nations on the opening day of landmark climate talks in Paris that seek to reach a new and durable international agreement to curb the worst impacts…

India’s New International Solar Alliance Will Propel Clean Energy and Protect the Climate

November 30, 2015 Press Release

PARIS (November 30, 2015)—India formally launched an International Solar Alliance today at the COP21 climate negotiations as part of its effort to advance a low-carbon economy powered substantially by solar energy, demonstrating once again its global leadership in clean energy.

Congress Wrong to Try to Block Federal Flood Standards, New Interactive Mapping Tool Shows

November 30, 2015 Press Release

Blocking Flood Protection Standards in face of Climate Change Would Harm Taxpayers, Communities; Top 10 States Receiving Federal Flood Funds: LA, NY, FL, TX, MS, NJ, IA, AL, NC, CA

In Paris Leaders Must Accelerate Clean Energy and Protect Our Children from Climate Change

November 27, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (November 27, 2015) – Leaders from more than 150 nations around the world are gathering next week in Paris for crucial negotiations, hoping to reach a new international agreement addressing the global environmental challenge of our time, climate change.

EPA Asks Court To Nix Pesticide Linked to Butterfly Decline

November 25, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (November 25, 2015) — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reversed course and yesterday asked a federal court to remove Dow AgroSciences’ Enlist Duo from the market. NRDC sued EPA last year to challenge the agency’s approval of Enlist Duo…

Five States and D.C. to Look at Options to Jointly Reduce Transportation Sector Carbon Emissions

November 24, 2015 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK (November 24, 2015) – Five Northeastern states and the District of Columbia announced a commitment today to look at options to jointly reduce carbon emissions from their transportation sectors, including market-based possibilities building upon the success of the…

Alberta to Limit Carbon Emissions from Tar Sands Sector

November 22, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (November 22, 2015) – The provincial government of Alberta, Canada, today announced that it will limit, over time, emissions from the tar sands crude oil sector, which produces one of the dirtiest and most carbon-intensive energy sources in the…

Robert Redford: World Leaders Should “Take Bold Action” in Paris Climate Agreement

November 20, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (November 20, 2015) – With a crucial climate summit beginning soon in Paris, Robert Redford has released a video kicking off a citizen petition drive calling on world leaders to “take bold action” to avoid the damaging impacts of…

Report: Steam Heat Fixes to NYC Apartments Could Save Owners Nearly $150 Million Annually, Cut Climate Pollution

November 20, 2015 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK (November 20, 2015) – Energy efficiency upgrades to the steam heating systems found in the vast majority of New York City apartments could save building owners $147 million in annual energy costs and maintenance savings, help the city…

NRDC Reaction to Proposed Slaughter of Yellowstone Bison

November 19, 2015 Press Release

BOZEMAN, MT (November 19, 2015) -- Following is a statement from Matt Skoglund, Director of the Northern Rockies Office at the Natural Resources Defense Council, in response to the proposal made under the Interagency Bison Management Plan to kill roughly…

NRDC Report: Can Cover Crops Combat Climate Change and Drought?

November 19, 2015 Press Release

CHICAGO (November 19, 2015) – As harvest season ends and farmers in the United States ready themselves for winter, one small change could make a huge difference in their soil’s health and the health of our climate-impacted world: planting cover…

Yellowstone Grizzly Bear is among Nation’s Top Isolated Wildlife

November 18, 2015 Press Release

Washington, D.C. (November 18, 2015)– The Yellowstone grizzly bear population suffers from increasingly fragmented and disconnected habitats, according to a new report released today by the Endangered Species Coalition, which highlights ten rare or endangered species that lack safe, navigable…

New Report: Ultra High-Definition TVs Could Add $1 Billion To Viewers’ Annual Energy Bills

November 17, 2015 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Nov. 17, 2015) – The latest ultra high-definition (UHD) televisions use an average of 30 percent more energy than their high-definition (HD) predecessors, which could add $1 billion to U.S. viewers’ annual utility bills if energy-saving improvements…

Report: Unchecked Energy Development Threatens Wildlife, Hunting, and Tourism in Montana and Wyoming

November 17, 2015 Press Release

BOZEMAN, MT (November 17, 2015) – Hundreds of coal mining and oil and natural gas projects in the Powder River Basin area of Wyoming and Montana are destroying the habitat of some of the West’s most beloved wildlife – including…

Senate Vote to Block Clean Power Plan Shows GOP’s Lack of a Climate Plan

November 17, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (November 17, 2015) – The Republican-led Senate today is expected to repeal the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, which sets first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants – our best available tool to combat climate change.