News from NRDC

WASHINGTON  (February 10, 2012) – The annual “Green Budget” report, sent to Congress today, outlines key federal investments and cuts that will keep air and water clean, and wildlife and outdoor spaces protected.

Washington, DC – (February 8, 2012)  Two national environmental protection groups have launched a six-figure online advertising campaign  applauding the EPA and President Obama for proposing life-saving standards aimed at reducing dangerous air pollution caused by auto emissions and dirty power plants. 

WASHINGTON  (February 7, 2012) – The following is a statement from Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council,  on H.R.  3458, a bill introduced by Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., and approved today by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 2, 2012) – The Obama administration today moved forward with plans to develop the enormous offshore wind energy resources along the Mid-Atlantic, using a smart-from-the-start approach that has the potential to expedite the process while incorporating strong environmental protections, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (January 31, 2012) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association today designated the Atlantic sturgeon an endangered species, providing it greater legal protections, following a petition the Natural Resources Defense Council submitted in September 2009.

WASHINGTON – (January 31, 2012) – House Republican leaders today introduced their version of a transportation bill, under the guise of so-called jobs legislation.  But by loading the bill up with extreme provisions, GOP leaders are showing they’re more interested in scoring political points than in fixing our roads, improving our commutes, or creating jobs, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Washington, D.C. (January 30, 2012) -- On the heels of President Obama’s State of the Union remarks to expand clean energy development, the Interior Department is moving to finalize the nation’s first solar energy program for public lands with the closing of the public comment period today. Over the past 90 days, the Bureau of Land Management has been seeking input on the Supplemental Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (SPEIS) for solar development on public lands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.