News & Commentary

Accessing basic energy needs and a comfortable home shouldn’t be a luxury. But for families like mine, the barriers are built in.

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

California is re-evaluating how to more equitably reduce the catastrophic wildfire risk that’s driving up electricity bills and insurance premiums.

AB 2447, the Nitrogen Pollution Reduction Act, would require the state to protect clean water for people and ecosystems by reducing excess nitrogen from irrigated agriculture.

The hundreds of millions of dollars that gas utilities plan to spend to replace gas pipelines could instead go toward helping customers transition to clean energy—all while cutting 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.

Approving the 11 proposals to strengthen California’s MPA network will help fight biodiversity loss and build resilience. 

The California legislature passed a package of climate action bills as the Trump administration backslides on federal commitments.

This move comes at a time when investment in decarbonization is critical in order to ensure that the state can deliver on its emission reduction requirements while ensuring energy affordability.

California’s state legislature, the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, and New York City Council pass lifesaving cooling bills.

A regional electricity market can help California lower costs, improve reliability, and accelerate clean energy—AB825 paves the way.

Here’s how NRDC and partners worked to keep a stretch of forests out of industry hands.

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

California prioritizes 500 new truck charging ports, providing 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.

This year marks a turning point in the fight to protect communities from climate and health harms.

This International Day of Forests, we can celebrate the increasingly widespread recognition that the biomass industry is a bad bet for our forests and our communities. 

FERC’s approval of Markets+ portends western grid fragmentation.

California is making strides in reducing emissions while the economy continues to grow.