July 23, 2012
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NRDC in the News 7/23: White House celebrates sustainability in sports, tar sands opposition, Asian carp and more…

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Peter Lehner’s blog about last week’s White House event on sports and sustainability was cited in Think Progress… Thom Cmar explained to Crain’s Chicago Bus… Continue reading

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April 20, 2012
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NRDC in the News 4/20: Report: fuel efficiency saves billions, BP disaster concerns continue, Sacramento transit improvements, and more…

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Los Angeles Times quoted Luke Tonachel on a new NRDC report revealing consumers will save $68 billion annually once national fuel efficiency standards are fully implemented; USA Today an… Continue reading

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April 18, 2012
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NRDC in the News 4/18: Rio+20, fracking dangers, Pebble Mine, and more…

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In a Washington Post article about the possibility of President Obama attending the U.N. Rio+20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Jacob Scherr was quoted, saying, “we think it would be a r… Continue reading

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March 2, 2012
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NRDC in the News 3/2: Celebrating The Lorax, dirty coal plants close, court decision on carbon rules and more…

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Peter Lehner was interviewed by Marketplace about the release of ‘The Lorax,’ a film adaptation of Dr. Suess’ children’s book, which chronicles the Lorax’s fight … Continue reading

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February 24, 2012
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NRDC in the News 2/24: Atrazine risks, suing to block dangerous herbicide, Asian carp update and more…

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Andrew Wetzler was quoted extensively in a Good Housekeeping article about the health and environmental risks of atrazine, a gender-bending weed killer commonly used on agricultural crop… Continue reading

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November 15, 2011
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NRDC in the News 11/15: Gulf disaster update, Keystone XL decision, "Forces for Nature" benefit and more…

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Frances Beinecke spoke to the Oil and Gas Journal [subscription req'd] about the failure of the Federal government to enact any of the Presidential Oil Spill Commission’s recommend… Continue reading

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October 26, 2011
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NRDC in the News 10/26: Tar sands carbon footprint, liquid coal’s pollution, defending EPA and more…

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In a New York Times article, Daniel Lashof warned of the double danger of exploiting dirtier fossil fuel sources such as tar sands… also in the New York Times Business Day section… Continue reading

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September 15, 2011
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FERC Commissioners Agree that EPA Rules Can Be Implemented Reliably

Allison Clements, Senior Attorney, Project for Sustainable FERC Energy Policy, New York
The clear message from federal regulators is that we don’t have to choose between electric reliability and public health.  Yesterday, the… Continue reading

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August 17, 2011
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NRDC in the News 8/17: Climate change inaction, tar sands, air pollution standards and more…

NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide The Washington Post quoted Dan Lashof expressing concern about Congress getting in the way of any climate change action… Josh Mogerman criticized the Canadian tar sands oil industry’s greenwashin… Continue reading

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March 4, 2011
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Media scan 3/4: Clean energy leader, Upton-Inhofe bill, Chicago River water pollution, and more…

In E&E News, Frances Beinecke voiced her support for the White House’s decision to appoint Heather Zichal as the head of the policy development for clean energy and climate change within the Domestic Policy Council… In the New Yor… Continue reading

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