From COVID-19 to Climate: Lessons for Climate Justice
The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing deep inequalities in race and economic status, and the inadequacy of the nation’s social safety nets. Still, the massive soc...
Expert Blog
The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Federal Energy Efficiency: Promoting Equity and the Planet
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disproportionately affect low-income communities of color and threatens to plunge our economy deeper into a recession at a ti...
The Potential Eviction Crisis Could Create a Debt Time Bomb
We are now just over three weeks away from the expiration of the federal eviction ban passed by the Congress under the CARES Act in March. If Congress doesn’t...
Congress Must Act to Avoid Deepening the Eviction Crisis
When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and prompted “shelter-in-place” policies to safeguard public health and slow the spread of infection, many states an...
More Than a Lens: Centering Justice Now and Post-Pandemic
Historically, the environmental movement has largely failed to prioritize in its work the creation of strong social safety nets. Now, more than ever, we must as...
Suspend Shutoffs of Essential Utility Services in Crisis
As the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic grows, we support calls for utility shutoff moratoriums to protect our most vulnerable communities. ...