News & Commentary

A new white paper from the Center for Impact Finance, NRDC, and Climate Impact Advisors provides detailed insights from the field.

Food waste programs and systems made significant advances around the country—and even the world. It's important to keep up the momentum in 2026.

Smart investments in maintaining roads and public transit that support compact development are a win for affordability, jobs, and climate change.

A summary of emission reduction benchmarks as G20 countries begin to set their national 2035 climate targets under the Paris Agreement.

Together, electric vehicles and cleaner, more affordable ways to get around can deliver the necessary pollution and emissions reductions. We need the holistic and healthy transportation system solutions that only states can provide. 

A new report from Gridworks and more than 20 government, utility, business, and nonprofit stakeholders lays out key actions to reach emissions-free buildings in New Mexico.

New York’s congestion pricing infrastructure is ready for its January 5 start—to the benefit of mobility, public health, and the economy throughout the city and beyond.

The United States' commitment to reduce GHG emissions 61–66 percent below 2005 levels by 2035 is a call to action for what needs to be delivered in the coming years.

In June 2024, NRDC’s Edwards Clean Air Act settlement team spent three days in Peoria, Illinois, catching up with some of our 15 grant recipients and seeing the fruits of their work. 

Colorado's governor has released a new vision for reducing emissions from transportation, with a focus on expanding transportation options for all residents.

A look at Colorado provides examples of how to build a transportation system that is just, equitable, and sustainable.

Reinvigorating this organics waste strategy will curb methane emissions, advance neighborhood revitalization, and protect environmental health.

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.

EPA just announced $27 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) awards. What should stakeholders be doing now for the NCIF and CCIA programs?

EPA just announced $7 billion for low-income solar programs under its Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. What should stakeholders be doing now?

FEMA received three recommendations from an advisory panel that would greatly improve the reliability of its flood maps and put an end to the practice of fill and build—if the recommendations are implemented.