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Dear NRDC Activist,
We know you, like all of us here at NRDC, could use some good news right
about now.
We all know that the federal government is dismantling protections for our
environment, climate, and health left and right. But
, cities and
states are fighting back, and LOCAL change is creating a BIG impact!
With help from NRDC supporters like you, we're making really important
progress in towns, cities, and states across the country. Local
communities are stepping up to fight climate change, transition to clean
energy, protect safe water and clean air, safeguard beloved wild places,
and help secure a more sustainable and equitable future for all.
Hers's a rundown of some of our most impactful wins in local communities
across the country:
States are taking bold climate action and transitioning their economies
to clean, renewable energy.
California, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, and Washington State have
committed to transitioning to 100 percent clean electricity.
Colorado set a goal of reducing carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2030
and 90 percent by 2050, and is now working on plans on how best to
achieve these targets.
Virginia state lawmakers passed the Clean Economy Act to slash power
plant carbon pollution in the state.
Oregon Governor Kate Brown took bold executive action to cut carbon
pollution from power plants, vehicle fuels, and industrial sources and
expand the state's clean energy economy.
Montana Governor Steve Bullock just showed his commitment to climate
action by releasing recommendations on how to reduce carbon pollution,
increase climate resilience, and grow the state's clean, renewable
energy economy.
And Michigan just set a goal of dramatically cutting carbon pollution
and becoming carbon-neutral by 2050 across all sectors of its economy,
including electric power, transportation, buildings, industry, and
agriculture.
States are taking action to reduce transportation pollution — the
largest source of climate-busting carbon emissions in the nation.
Colorado and Nevada have committed to pursuing California's Advanced
Clean Car Standards to help cut dangerous carbon pollution from
transportation and increase the number of clean electric vehicles.
Washington State passed legislation to move in this direction and New
Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has committed to do the same.
These moves are critical to improving harmful air quality that's
plaguing our communities — especially low-income communities and
communities of color.
California passed a policy to spur construction of new electric vehicle
charging stations and finalized its Advanced Clean Truck Rule — a global
first that requires truck makers to sell clean, zero-emission trucks in
place of polluting diesel trucks. Following this, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and
Washington and the District of Columbia agreed to work collaboratively
to zero out pollution from new trucks and buses by 2050.
Electric vehicle pilot programs have also been launched in Ohio,
Michigan, Minnesota, and South Carolina to help increase the number of
electric vehicle charging stations.
Cities are stepping up in big ways on climate and clean energy.
This year, Honolulu, Hawai'i passed a policy to reduce energy use (and
energy bills) in new buildings by requiring that they be energy
efficient and wired ready for rooftop solar and electric vehicle
charging.
Hamilton County, Ohio passed a critical ballot measure to help improve
Greater Cincinnati's public transportation system, increase funding to
fix roads, cut traffic, and tackle the climate crisis.
St. Louis, Missouri took action to make buildings — the city's biggest
source of pollution — more energy efficient.
As a result of a lawsuit filed by NRDC and our partners, the owners of a
coal plant in Peoria, Illinois have agreed to shut the plant and
contribute $8.6 million to local energy efficiency, solar,
bus-electrification, lung health, and job training programs, which NRDC
is now overseeing.
San José, California passed a groundbreaking policy to power more new
buildings with clean, renewable, all-electric energy instead of dirty
fossil fuels.
States and cities are protecting drinking water and communities from
toxic chemicals and other contaminants.
Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and New York have all taken first
steps in protecting our drinking water from PFAS "forever chemicals" by
establishing standards limiting the amount of some of these toxic
chemicals!
And following a New York law to restrict the use of PFAS in firefighting
foam, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill to get these
dangerous chemicals out of firefighting foam to protect communities,
drinking water, and firefighters.
We helped Michigan strengthen and defend its Lead and Copper Rule — now
the strongest drinking water protection against lead in the country.
16 states, plus Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, adopted statewide
water shutoff moratoria during the pandemic to help ensure that people
have access to safe running water. And at the beginning of the COVID-19
crisis, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered public water systems
to reconnect services to all occupied households in Michigan.
California phased out the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos to help protect
children and farmworkers, and New York has committed to doing the same.
California also passed a bill to help keep agricultural workers safe
from COVID-19 infection.
California also passed a law to help make air ventilation and drinking
water in underserved public schools healthier. This will help schools
reopen safely.
Maryland passed a law to protect communities from toxic flame-retardant
chemicals in various household products. Maryland lawmakers also banned
the use of chlorpyrifos, and although Governor Larry Hogan vetoed the
bill, the Assembly is expected to override the veto.
New York took action to help protect children from toxic chemicals in
consumer products.
Chicago, Illinois, Flint, Michigan, Newark, New Jersey, and Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania agreed to replace lead water lines/pipes to protect safe
drinking water and public health.
States are protecting the health of communities and our climate from
dangerous fossil fuel projects — and protecting wildlife.
NRDC helped prohibit any offshore drilling off New York's coastline and
block the fracked-gas Williams pipeline in New York and New Jersey. New
York also passed new laws banning fracking across the state and
protecting communities from dangerous fracking wastes carted into the
state.
And NRDC helped stop the dangerous Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Virginia
and North Carolina.
Virginia passed legislation to block oil and gas drilling off Virginia's
beautiful coast.
California acted to protect the Mojave Desert from a dangerous water
extraction project and took action to protect communities from dangerous
oil spills.
Colorado passed bold policy to ensure state regulators prioritize
protecting communities, wildlife, and the environment over fossil fuel
profits.
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Save Our Species bill into law in New
York to help protect imperiled species like polar bears, pangolins, and
giraffes.
It's a lot, we know. But it's a good reminder that our environmental
fights aren't only taking place in Washington, D.C. We are winning big in
states and cities across the country!
We at NRDC are ever grateful for your support — and we hope we can count
on you to keep making your voice heard in your community, your state
capitol, and in Washington in the weeks and months ahead.
Sincerely,
Megan Friend
Digital Advocacy Campaign Manager, West and Midwest Regions, NRDC
Dana Affleck
Digital Advocacy Campaign Manager, Eastern Region, NRDC
P.S. [ [link removed] ]Read more about all the progress we've made at the state and local
level in a blog on NRDC.org and then share it with your family and
friends!
The mission of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is to
safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals, and the natural
systems on which all life depends.
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