Expert Blogs

A new appeal aims to block an industrial-scale wood pellet plant poised to harm air quality, forests, and wildlife.

The state legislature leads the way with new health and environmental bills.

Residents of the communities surrounding warehouses that use dangerous chemicals to kill pests are standing up to demand transparency and protection from the toxic fumes.

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

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.

After years of advocacy, Albuquerque communities secured a long-overdue rule to protect against the cumulative impacts of air pollution. Now, it’s time to protect that rule.

Californians can look forward to new environmental laws.

Proposed cumulative impacts rules have the potential to protect Colorado communities from oil and gas pollution—but they currently fall short.  

Diesel trucks, making up just 6 percent of vehicles in California, are responsible for a disproportionate amount of harmful emissions, severely impacting communities near freight routes like those in the Inland Empire.

Drax has joined forces with GSNR to bring its forest-destroying practices to California. After signing an MOU in February 2024, it is transparent that GSNR’s aims are solely profit-driven.

This legislative session, Colorado once again solidified its place as a climate leader by taking on new and innovative approaches to reduce emissions and protect the environment.

NRDC provides key recommendations that the U.S. Department of Energy should consider as it updates the studies it uses to review LNG export applications.

Senate Bill 218 passes to ensure Colorado’s utilities meet growing customer demand for electric cars, trucks, homes, and appliances.

SB24-230 offers a tremendous opportunity to fund transit service through a fee on oil and gas production in Colorado—linking a key source of climate and ozone pollution with a key solution.

Equitable building decarbonization works to resolve mistakes of the past and creates a way to move forward to a livable planet.

This past year saw continued climate action, with important policies that will reduce carbon emissions and air pollution while improving quality of life.