Assemblymember Kalra Introduces Bill to Make California a Leader in Ending...
If passed, California would be poised to become the first in the nation to require state procurement contracts to certify that operations and supply chains are not contributing to tropical or boreal...
View ArticleGroundbreaking Decision to Ban Fracking in the Delaware River Basin is a...
NEW YORK – The Delaware River Basin Commission today voted to outlaw fracking in the region. Four of the five Commissioners voted for the ban, including the governors of New York, New Jersey, Delaware...
View ArticleCoalition Calls on DOE to Reconsider Nuclear Waste Rule
WASHINGTON – The Yakama Nation, state of Washington and environmental groups joined together in an unprecedented request to the Department of Energy today that it rescind a harmful Trump-era regulation...
View ArticleNRDC: Home Buyers Kept In the Dark on Flood Damages
WASHINGTON – Home buyers in nearly half of the states can be left in the dark about the flood risks to their new house. An updated scorecard released today by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)...
View ArticleCLEAN Future Act Strives to Boost Jobs, Justice and Climate Action
WASHINGTON – House energy and environment leaders are expected to introduce broad-ranging legislation today addressing the climate crisis by cutting climate emissions in half by 2030, boosting jobs for...
View ArticlePlan your summer escape with new flights between California and Montana
Alaska Airlines' nonstop jet service will connect Los Angeles and San Diego with Kalispell, and connect San Francisco and San Diego with Bozeman.read more
View ArticleAlaska Airlines' nonstop jet service will connect Los Angeles and San Diego...
SEATTLE , March 4, 2021 / / -- Alaska Airlines today announced four new routes between California and Montana for the summer, increasing total jet service to seven nonstop routes between the two...
View ArticleNew York Court Upholds State Ban on Ivory, Rhino Horn Sales
NEW YORK— A federal court in New York on Friday upheld the state’s ban on sales and in-store displays of elephant and mammoth ivory and rhino horn — rejecting claims that the ban was unconstitutional....
View ArticleNew Rules for Lead in Drinking Water On Tap: Biden EPA Suspends Trump...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today suspended the Trump-era Lead and Copper Rule to seek additional public input, particularly from communities with lead-contaminated...
View ArticleKern County Sued Over Fast-tracking of Tens of Thousands of New Oil Wells
BAKERSFIELD — Community and environmental groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging Kern County’s adoption of an ordinance that would fast-track permitting for oil and gas projects and eliminate...
View ArticleIllinois Has a Lead Pipe Problem It Must Solve As Biden EPA Suspends Trump...
CHICAGO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today suspended the Trump-era Lead and Copper Rule to seek additional public input, particularly from communities with lead-contaminated...
View ArticleGroups File Proposed Settlement in Penobscot River Mercury Clean-Up Case
BANGOR, Maine – The Maine People’s Alliance (MPA), NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and Mallinckrodt US LLC today filed a proposed consent decree to settle more than two decades of litigation...
View ArticleNEW: Coalition Lawsuit Halts Dangerous Sunset Rule
Trump-Era ‘Time Bomb’ Would Automatically Scrap ~18k Regulations Affecting Everything from Healthcare, Vaccination Programs to Baby Formula and Drug Safety.read more
View ArticleHigh Court Refuses Case on Presidents Power to Create Monuments
Anne Hawke (646) 823-4518 Emily Deanne (202) 717-8288.read more
View ArticleNRDC: Public Lands Have Critical Role in an Equitable, Vibrant Future
WASHINGTON – “Current times demand new legal mechanisms for managing America’s public lands,” an NRDC expert will testify today. read more
View ArticleBrenda Mallory and Janet McCabe Highly Qualified to Join Bidens Team
WASHINGTON –The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to vote today on two of President Biden’s highly qualified nominees— Brenda Mallory to be Chair of the White House Council on...
View ArticleLawsuit Challenges Trump Administrations Denial of Crucial Habitat Protection...
Tom Casey Friends of Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas (952) 472-1099 tcasey@frontiernet.net read more
View ArticleSenate Committee Unanimously Okays Historic Water Infrastructure Bill, Starts...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today unanimously approved legislation to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure, including drinking water pipes, treatment plants, and...
View ArticleLawsuit Challenges EPA Approval of the Use of Medically Important Antibiotic...
Nathan Donley, Center for Biological Diversity ndonley@biologicaldiversity.org , (971) 717-6406.read more
View ArticleAfter a Decade, Court Ruling Finally Opens Door for Biden Administration to...
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Today, a Utah federal District Court ruled in favor of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) challenge to protect iconic Utah public lands from the Alton mining expansion....
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