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California advocacy and California climate change policy, natural climate solutions

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Energy efficiency and decarbonization, buildings, food and agriculture, industrial policy and hydrogen

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Emerging climate and energy policy

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New York City Council’s New Report Lays Out Bold Climate Actions

Press ReleaseNew York City
New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson released today a comprehensive sustainability report that lays out strong and sensible strategies to help New York City fight climate change and build a livable city for all, especially communities on the front…

New York State Adopts Paint Recycling Program

Press ReleaseNew York
Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday signed the paint recycling legislation, a bill designed to tackle a long-standing solid waste disposal problem by making it possible for business and residents to recycle leftover paint at hundreds of convenient locations throughout the state…

Cuomo Proposes Statewide Ban on Polystyrene Foam Containers

Press ReleaseNew York
Governor Cuomo today announced, as part of his 2020 State of the State, that he will propose legislation to enact a statewide ban on polystyrene food and beverage containers, as well as packing peanuts made of polystyrene. Polystyrene foam is…

Pledge to “Wipe Right” on National Toilet Paper Day

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is urging American consumers to mark National Toilet Paper Day by pledging to use recycled toilet paper—or “wipe right”—to save more than one million of trees from the tree-to-toilet pipeline.

Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio Jointly Endorse Congestion Pricing

Press ReleaseNew York
Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio today unveiled a proposal to restructure the MTA and create a dedicated funding stream to transform New York’s beleaguered transportation system. As part of the proposal, the Governor and Mayor jointly endorsed…

NRDC Unveils Regional Roadmap to Fix Transportation, Cut Pollution, Build Livable Communities

Press ReleaseConnecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, D.C.
The Natural Resources Defense Council today unveiled a roadmap for fixing a broken transportation system in the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic region that is contributing to climate change, air pollution, overcrowded highways, deteriorating public transit systems, lost economic opportunities, rural…

Trump’s Misdirection on Infrastructure

Press ReleaseUnited States
The White House announced a plan today that it claims would lead to speedier environmental reviews for infrastructure projects. This memorandum just institutes a bipartisan law from 2015, which the administration has so far failed to implement.