Expert Blogs

The harm from using PFAS in these products is completely unjustified when safer alternatives are available.

Stymied by financial, legal, and operational obstacles, Mexico Pacific requests an extension to 2032 to reboot its destructive LNG project in the iconic Gulf of California.

Rescinding the Roadless Rule would open vast swaths of protected national forests to logging and roadbuilding, threatening the country’s last remaining wildlands.

The initiative could help boost circularity, reduce import dependence, and ensure long-term resource security and resilience of batteries.

NRDC and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy are suing the state to stop harmful, unnecessary pesticide pollution.

Organic waste bans are some of the most impactful state policies we can pass to limit the amount of food going to landfills and incinerators—that's why they are the pinnacle of NRDC’s food waste reduction strategy. 

Electricity bills in the mid-Atlantic may increase up to $30 per household due to new data centers, unreliable gas plants, and delays in building new clean energy, but solutions are within reach.

California prioritizes 500 new truck charging ports, providing a model for other states. 

The Trump administration is moving to save corporations money at the expense of public health and air quality.  

The House Energy and Water Development bill will cut what works.

NRDC releases informational cards that seek to hold the LNG industry in the U.S. accountable.

The unpopular and ruinous tax law passed by Republicans in Congress this month will raise costs for working people nationwide and endanger their health.

The hard-won victory to secure clean water is a reminder of why preserving American democracy is so essential—and what’s possible when we stand up to powerful forces.

With heat waves on the rise, more cities are taking urgent action to safeguard vulnerable communities and save lives.

Fossil fuel build-out threatens climate goals, marine biodiversity, and coastal communities. 

Tribal Nations protect and manage millions of acres of wetlands, which help improve water quality, curb the risk of floods, recharge groundwater, and store large amounts of carbon.

Collaboration among community advocates, water utilities, and environmental groups is key to progress on landmark legislation, creating a model for other states.

Manufactured homes provide affordable housing for more than one million Californians, yet they disproportionately rely on fossil fuel heating. Expanding access to electrification is a matter of climate action, public health, and housing justice.

Momentum is growing for financial institutions dedicated to funding climate projects.

The Montreal Protocol protects the ozone layer and helps slow climate change. We rely on a complex atmospheric monitoring network to know how well this treaty is working. That network needs an upgrade.