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Biden Administration Announces New Plan for Western Solar Development   

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WASHINGTON - The Biden Administration announced the latest version of a proposed solar plan for western states. The update expands lands available for solar development from six to eleven states and seeks to balance renewable energy siting and conservation on…

NRDC Scorecard: More States Protect Homebuyers by Requiring Flood Disclosure 

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
WASHINGTON — An updated scorecard released by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today finds that five states have enacted flood disclosure laws this year, joining five other states that have improved flood risk laws since the scorecard was first released…

NRDC Report: Climate Law to Slash Power Sector Emissions 

Press ReleaseUnited States
WASHINGTON – The climate legislation and pollution standards adopted during the Biden administration have put the U.S. power sector on track to make unprecedented progress in cutting carbon dioxide emissions.

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NRDC Report: Climate Law to Slash Power Sector Emissions 

Press ReleaseUnited States
WASHINGTON – The climate legislation and pollution standards adopted during the Biden administration have put the U.S. power sector on track to make unprecedented progress in cutting carbon dioxide emissions. 

The Cost of Slow-Walking Clean Energy in PJM

Press ReleaseUnited States
Yesterday PJM announced the results of its 2025/26 capacity auction, which revealed that costs will be roughly seven times greater than in 2024/25. The total capacity bill for the region will increase from $2.4 billion to about $14.7 billion, which…

Golden State Natural Resources Faces Community Opposition in South Stockton

Press ReleaseCalifornia
A coalition of environmental and environmental justice organizations are fighting a proposed new Golden State Natural Resources (GSNR) wood pellet storage and export terminal in Stockton, California. Today, amidst a troubling relationship with dirty British multinational bioenergy company Drax and…

Coal Plants Earned $1 Billion For Knocking Cheaper Midwest Wind Offline

Press ReleaseIndiana
CARMEL, IN – New analysis commissioned by the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) shows that customers throughout the central United States paid more than $1 billion in excess energy costs and lost out on nearly 400 megawatts of wind capacity…

Permitting Bill Is a Fossil Fuel Wolf in Clean Energy Clothing

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
WASHINGTON – This week Senators Joe Manchin and John Barrasso announced a permitting reform bill - the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 - that would dramatically alter the processes for reviewing the impacts of energy projects in the United…

OSHA Proposes Heat Protections for Workers

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration proposed the first-ever federal standards to address the risks of heat to workers. The proposed protections, already years in the making, come as climate-fueled heat waves struck much of the…

NRDC Report: How Retailers are Selling Forest Destruction 

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
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…

Senate Restores FERC to a Full Five Commissioners

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
WASHINGTON – Today the Senate confirmed three new commissioners to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC:) Judy Chang, David Rosner, and Lindsay See.

NRDC: Youngkin Goes Above the Law for Big Oil

Press ReleaseVirginia
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced today that he will halt Clean Cars Rules which aim to deliver cleaner cars and lower fuel costs to Virginians.

NRDC Report: Cleaner Cars Drive Benefits for Health and Wallets

Press ReleaseUnited States
WASHINGTON – The clean car policies of the Biden administration will deliver unprecedented benefits to the American people, including billions of dollars of savings, more vehicle options and less pollution, a new report from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) shows.

Environmental Groups Challenge Highway Expansion Project in Court

Press ReleaseCalifornia
Environmental groups filed suit today to challenge the Yolo I-80 highway expansion project. Citing a flawed environmental impact report that understates the true impacts to traffic, climate and air quality, the groups petitioned the courts to require Caltrans to redo…

U.S. and Kenya Partner on Climate and International Financial Reform 

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
WASHINGTON — President Biden today hosted President Ruto of Kenya for a State Visit to announce strengthened commitments and cooperation on climate, debt reform and other priority issues. President Ruto is elevating the leadership from both Kenya as well as…

PJM Interconnection Action: Steps Forward, Miles to Go

Press ReleaseUnited States
This week PJM, the grid operator for 13 states, announced the advancement of more than 300 interconnection projects under phase 1 of its new interconnection process, created in 2022.