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Prairie State is one of the top 10 polluters in the nation.

Wind and solar power were not the primary cause of the grid failure in Texas—the main culprit was fossil gas plants that went offline. In fact, wind and solar are intrinsically more reliable than fossil power, but not in the…

New York could be the second state in the nation to ban environmentally troublesome, individual-size plastic bottles from hotels and motels.

The deadly winter storms and power outages in Texas last month are just the latest example of why the United States needs a National Disaster Safety Board.

The national model plumbing code published by the International Code Council is due for an update this year, and it could make a difference on how much energy new homes use.

A new bill introduced in the New York State legislature would ban the sale of harmful filtered tobacco products, which are a known threat to human health and are destructive to our environment and waterways.

Although both California and Texas recently faced traumatic weather events, the consequences for electric system reliability were dramatically different. 

Illinois has the most lead service lines in the country and it's time they get the lead out.

A new NRDC report explains how one in three seafood meals comes from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing—a dirty global industry that harms ecosystems, hurts fishermen who play by the rules, and relies on trafficked labor.

This would kill most or nearly all the endangered winter-run Chinook salmon this year and threaten the state’s resilience to continued dry conditions.

Burning wood for electricity is exacerbating climate change, and European wood imports for energy production degrade sensitive and highly biodiverse habitats in the process. 

Laws in some states have made it impossible for companies to sell electric vehicles directly to customers. 

This is the comprehensive national action we need to fight the worst public health crisis in a century.

Texas was just a glimpse of what’s to come. With increasing wildfires, drought, flooding, and sea-level rise, we must make sure our water systems can continue to operate during such events.

EPA needs to ensure that pesticides don’t unduly harm communities and wildlife. Here’s how.

Many of these bird species have been around for thousands of years. Let’s give them a chance to thrive for many more.

Congress acts to connect land, water, and communities to reach 30x30.

Forward-thinking cities should aim to build back better—and more inclusively—by supporting strategies for a more equitable and sustainable future.