April 29, 2013
by Doug Obegi
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State’s Refusal to Use Sound Science Continues to Delay the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

Doug Obegi, Staff Attorney, Western Water Project, San Francisco
For more than six years, state and federal agencies, water districts, conservation groups, and other stakeholders have been working to try to develop a successful Bay Delt… Continue reading

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July 20, 2012
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NRDC in the News 7/20: Improving flammability standards, pro sports teams embrace sustainability, BPA, and more…

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The Sacramento Bee published an op-ed from Sarah Janssen, urging California to make sure new flammability standards improve fire safety and eliminate use of toxic chemicals; Sarah also c… 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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November 21, 2011
by Doug Obegi
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An Additional 391 Billion Gallons of Water from the Delta Isn’t "More Water"?

Doug Obegi, Staff Attorney, Western Water Project, San Francisco
A week ago, Tom Birmingham, the general manager of the Westlands Water District, wrote an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee about the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which stated,
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May 24, 2011
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NRDC in the News 5/24: Biofuels, AB32, Alaska drilling, Go60MPG, and more

NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide Nathanael Greene spoke to the Financial Times about the progress the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels is making on setting standards for the global biofuels market… David Pettit was interviewed… Continue reading

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May 2, 2011
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NRDC in the News 5/2: Growing Green, bag bans, Smarter Cities and more….

NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide Frances Beinecke was interviewed by Edible Manhattan, a local food magazine, about the importance of eating locally, the problem and solution to food waste, and what citizens can do to strengthen New Yo… Continue reading

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October 1, 2010
by Annie Notthoff
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Texas: What Part of NO Don’t You Understand?

The thermometer at the National Weather Service’s Los Angeles office hit 113 degrees on Monday – and then it broke.
This record-breaking heat conforms to a larger trend. A recent State of the Climate report, compiled by more than 300 scient… Continue reading

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July 28, 2010
by Reduce
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Have You Heard of ‘First Taste Waste’?

Consider this the next time you’re getting free samples at the food warehouse store: the U.S. manufactures 40 billion plastic utensils each year.
The business case behind free food samples is pretty simple: consumers are more likely to buy a product that they sampled first. According to the Sacramento Bee, that number is as high as [...] Continue reading

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