266 days ago From Legislative Gazette   View Archived Article

ALBANY, NEW YORK - The Natural Resources Defense Council last week announced the Community Fracking Defense Project to assist local governments in the drafting of legislation to "control the extent of fracking within their borders and/or limit the harmful effects ...

266 days ago From Poughkeepsie Journal   View Archived Article

POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK - The Natural Resources Defense Council selects special places in our hemisphere that face an imminent threat of destruction, from pristine coastlines that could become industrial ports to ancient forests that could be stripped of trees to unspoiled .. ...

290 days ago From The Dispatch   View Archived Article

BERLIN, MARYLAND - The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization, on Wednesday released a new report on the potential long-term effects of climate change and sea-level rise on a handful of popular national ...

292 days ago From Care2.com   View Archived Article

REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA - Human-accelerated climate change is already taking its toll on seven of the Atlantic Coastline's national seashores, according to a new report from the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization (RMCO) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). ...

299 days ago From CNN   View Archived Article

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - ... according to a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council released this week. The group says more than 20 pounds of food is wasted each month for each of 311 million Americans, amounting to $1350 to $2275 a month in waste for a family of f ...

300 days ago From Ironton Tribune   View Archived Article

IRONTON, OHIO - We must think differently =97 our health depends on it. A recent report by the Natural Resources Defense Council paints a scary picture when it comes to air quality and toxic emissions from electric-generating plants. The agency identified its Toxic ...

301 days ago From The Epoch Times   View Archived Article

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - The Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) of the San Francisco Bay area, which has received opposition from the conservation group the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), is pressing forward with a change in direction and a grant for ecosystem ...

302 days ago From Lehighvalleylive.com   View Archived Article

EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA - =93Toxic pollution is already being reduced as a result of EPA's health-protecting standards,=94 says John Walke, the Natural Resources Defense Council's clean air director, in a news release. =93Thanks to the agency's latest safeguards, ...

304 days ago From CBS42   View Archived Article

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - (WIAT) -- Alabama comes in 14th place for the worst air pollution from power plants in the country, according to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council. They're calling for power companies across the country to clean up their act. The ...

305 days ago From Courthouse News Service   View Archived Article

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - In July 2011, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment "determined that a concentration of 0.02 parts per billion of hexavalent chromium in drinking water poses no significant risk to public heath," and published this ...

309 days ago From Luray Page Free Press   View Archived Article

STANLEY, VIRGINIA - Virginia is the 12th worst state in the nation when it comes to exposing residents to toxic air pollution from coal-fired power plants, according to an analysis released today in Virginia by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The NRDC-compiled da ...

312 days ago From CBS News   View Archived Article

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - Ky., Tenn. among worst toxic pollution states. NASHVILLE, Tenn. =97 Kentucky is the worst state in the nation when it comes to toxic air pollution from coal-fired power plants, according to a report released Thursday by the Natural Resources Defense ...

312 days ago From CBS News   View Archived Article

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - BALTIMORE =97 Maryland and Delaware are among the nation's top 20 power plant polluters, although Maryland has made significant cuts, according to rankings released Thursday by the Natural Resources Defense Council. Maryland ranked 19th, an ...

328 days ago From Bloomberg   View Archived Article

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - This is the first time the government has created a plan for developing solar resources on public lands, Helen O'Shea, of the Natural Resources Defense Council, said in an interview. =93There hasn't been a big picture or strategy on where to ...

330 days ago From Asbury Park Press   View Archived Article

ASBURY, NEW JERSEY - In New Jersey, river and bay beaches are particularly susceptible to high rainfall, which there was in 2011, resulting in =93persistent pollution problems along the Toms River and Manasquan River,=94 Heather Saffert, staff scientist for Clean Ocean A ...

340 days ago From UPI.com   View Archived Article

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Anthony Swift, an attorney and energy analyst at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said the NTSB findings suggest more transparency is needed so responders are better able to deal with future spills. "The government investigation raises ser ...

341 days ago From Seacoastonline.com   View Archived Article

YORK, MAINE - Their comments come in response to the Natural Resources Defense Council's 22nd annual beach water report, "Testing the Waters: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches." "Testing the Waters" is a national report that spot ...

347 days ago From Corpus Christi Caller Times   View Archived Article

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS - Texas beaches and recreational bayfronts ranked eighth just below Hawaii in cleanliness among the 30 coastal states, according to a recent report from the Natural Resources Defense Council. ...

349 days ago From Cape Gazette   View Archived Article

LEWES, DELAWARE - Rehoboth Beach has belatedly been upgraded to a five-star beach rating by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The upgrade makes Rehoboth the 13th superstar beach in the United States. Rehoboth and neighboring Dewey Beach have won five-star ...

351 days ago From Niagara Gazette   View Archived Article

NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK - However, according to a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council, poor beach water quality isn't limited to Olcott Beach. The group's 22nd annual report, called =93Testing the Waters: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches,=94 ...