Duke Energy’s Plan to Keep North Carolina Addicted to Fossil Fuels
North Carolina can be a leader in clean energy, growing jobs and cutting harmful emissions in the process, but not without Duke Energy’s commitment to those go…
Why the Lights are Out in Texas
A historic freeze this week plunged every county in Texas into a winter weather advisory and caused the state’s electricity system to fail, with 4 million cust…
Biden and Harris See Pennsylvania’s Future—and it’s Clean
Pennsylvania is one of the country’s fastest-growing markets for clean energy. It employed some 94,000 people in the state before the pandemic hit, with more t…
LCV, NRDC Action Fund Launch $200K Digital Ad Campaign in Support of Clean Energy Tax Credits
Washington, D.C. — The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and the NRDC Action Fund will spend a combined $200,000 on digital ad campaigns thanking envir…
Ohio Lawmakers Bail Out Coal Plants, Boost Trump
On the campaign trail in 2016, President Trump promised to save the coal industry by eliminating environmental safeguards and cutting limits on greenhouse gas …
Election Outcomes Lead to Climate Action Across U.S.
In Washington, D.C., this month, climate change headlines have focused on the Green New Deal and the establishment of the new U.S. House Select Committee on th…
A 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 …
Donald 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 tou…
Trump 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…
NRDC Action Fund’s Weekly News Summary
This is what the NRDC Action Fund has been reading this week: Obama and Hillary campaign on climate – Obama and Clinton took to North Carolina and hit Trump fo…
Updates | Jeff Popkin |NRDC Action Fund Responds to Trump’s Energy Plans
NRDC Action Fund Executive Director Kevin Curtis issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s speech on energy and environmental issues in Bism…
Polls: N.H. primary voters favor clean energy
The Iowa Caucuses are done, so it’s on to New Hampshire next week where the remaining candidates for president face voters who have strong opinions about clean…
Updates | Denis Dison |Running Clean: Good Policy, Good Politics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melissa Harrison, NRDC Action Fund, 202-513-6278, [email protected] NRDC Action Fund Video & Infographic Shows Roadmap to S…
Running Clean Candidate Video Release, Full Report to Be Released April 9th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melissa Harrison, NRDC Action Fund, 202-513-6278, [email protected] Running Clean Candidate Video Release, Full Report to Be Re…
Debate Shows Voters Face Clear Choice on Energy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melissa Harrison, NRDC Action Fund, 202-486-1905, [email protected] Debate Shows Voters Face Clear Choice on Energy …
Highly Coveted Undecided Voters Prefer Clean Energy Champions
If you watch TV these days, you might think oil, gas, and coal companies are running for elected office. Fossil fuel giants have poured $153 million into campa…
Press Releases | |Energy Vote Did Not Contribute to Democratic Defeat
As the party in control of Washington during 18 consecutive months of 9%+ unemployment, Democrats suffered a devastating defeat this week. An election night su…
Voters Demand Economic Change That Clean Energy Can Provide
WASHINGTON (November 3, 2010) — The election was about one overarching issue: voter dissatisfaction about the economy, and they took out that frustration on th…