NRDC Action Fund’s Weekly News Summary
This is what the NRDC Action Fund has been reading this week: Paul Ryan announces proposals that seek to find common ground with Donald Trump. Photo: EPA/Jim Lo Scalzo #NeverTrump – Will stark...
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Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, California’s soon-to-be-closed last power plant | Photo by: Pacific Gas and Electric This is what the NRDC Action Fund has been reading this week: The Trump threat –...
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This is what the NRDC Action Fund has been reading this week: Map showing lead rule violations by people served. | Source: NRDC Water violations go beyond Flint – Eighteen million Americans are living...
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This is what the NRDC Action Fund has been reading this week: President Obama campaigns with Hillary Clinton in North Carolina. Photo: Reuters/Brian Snyder Obama and Hillary campaign on climate – Obama...
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This is what the NRDC Action Fund has been reading this week: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders stand together during a campaign rally. Photo: REUTERS/Brian...
View ArticleTrump Picks Pence as VP, Spelling Double Trouble for the Environment
The reality show that was the GOP VP nominating process is now at an end. Trump to Mike Pence: You’re hired. Many Republican strategists hope this is good news for the party’s prospects in November up...
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This is what the NRDC Action Fund has been reading this week: Did the tobacco industry learn its denial from big oil?– Green groups find that the tobacco industry’s efforts to deny the dangers of its...
View ArticleEnvironmental Justice, Hillary Clinton, and the Rising American Electorate
By Ellice Ellis Hillary Clinton addresses the Flint water crisis during a presidential debate. The water crisis in Flint, Michigan thrust environmental justice issues into the national spotlight during...
View ArticleDonald Trump should stop lying about coal
On Wednesday, the Obama Administration announced $38.8 million in federal grants for economic development projects in communities that are experiencing the toughest impacts of a declining coal...
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Here’s what’s happening in politics and the environment: Hawaii’s new national monument is now larger than all the National Parks combined. Top energy adviser says Donald Trump is solidly behind...
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Here’s what the NRDC Action Fund has been reading this week: Donald Trump taking questions at a town hall meeting in Roanoke, Va., in July. Credit Todd Heisler/The New York Times When a crackpot runs...
View ArticleA vote for Gary Johnson is a vote against the environment
Americans under 30 are far more concerned about climate change and limiting carbon emissions than the general population, so it doesn’t make sense that recent polls show close to 20 percent of...
View ArticleNRDC Action Fund President: Trump’s Dirty Energy Plan a Nightmare for our...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NRDC Action Fund, Denis Dison, (202) 717-8293, ddison@nrdc.org WASHINGTON (September 22, 2016) – In Pittsburgh today Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is...
View ArticleThe Candidates on Climate: High Stakes – Clear Choice
As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump prepare to face off Monday night in the first of three scheduled presidential debates, there may be no core issue over which the candidates differ more completely –...
View ArticleClimate Change and Trump’s Muddled Mess of a Morning
It’s been an odd morning for Donald Trump and his position(s) on climate change. Called out by Hillary Clinton in front of tens of millions of viewers last night for his climate denialism, Trump...
View ArticleAbout Pence’s “war on coal”
At Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, Donald Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, alleged that over the past seven and a half years, President Obama has waged a “war on coal.” To hear Gov....
View ArticleNRDC Action Fund: Clinton has the right climate solutions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Denis Dison, NRDC Action Fund | ddison@nrdc.org, (202) 717-8293 WASHINGTON (October 11, 2016) – Secretary Hillary Clinton plans to appear today in Florida with former...
View ArticleNRDC Action Fund President: Trump is Big Polluters’ Dream Candidate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Denis Dison, NRDC Action Fund | (202) 280-0018, ddison@nrdc.org WASHINGTON (October 19, 2016) – NRDC Action Fund President Rhea Suh issued the following statement ahead...
View ArticleHere’s how to vote climate on Election Day
Election Day is here. And when it comes to fighting climate change and keeping American families healthy and safe, you know your vote in this election counts more than ever. Follow these 3 easy steps...
View ArticleWill we turn our back on the world?
On Friday, four days before Election Day, the Paris global climate accord takes effect, setting the United States, China and more than 185 other countries on track to shift away from the fossil fuels...
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