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Momentum is building for New York City to lock in a citywide curbside food scraps and yard waste composting collection program beginning as early as January 2023.

NRDC has three priorities for EPA's IIJA funded grants for consumer recycling education and outreach.

The negative effects of highways on communities have been well-documented. At long last, the U.S. Department of Transportation is moving to correct this injustice.

Read our recap of the environmental wins that passed in New York State's 2022 legislative session. With the tools to prevent climate catastrophe being dismantled at the federal level, this kind of bold action at the state level is more…

FEMA has announced Round 1 of this year's BRIC grant selections. Let's take a look at how these selections compare to last year's.

On June 14, San Jose's City Council unanimously took an important step to tackle the city's biggest source of climate-changing emissions: cars on the road.

When President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, he made sure billions in transportation funding would come to California to modernize and clean up our transportation system. Two bills would help the state prioritize climate and equity in…

The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board, designed to be run by governor-appointed citizens rather than elected officials, is specifically charged with overseeing—and reducing the dirty air impact of—the very polluters that Youngkin just tapped.  

The infusion of federal funding represents a major catalytic opportunity to invest in places and communities most in need first.

Embedded in many roads and highways across the U.S. is a legacy of government policies that have segregated communities, limited economic opportunity, and harmed the environment. You can tell a lot about a neighborhood by simply looking at its sidewalks…

This Infrastructure Week cannot just be about pouring cement or digging trenches.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a unique, once-a-generation opportunity to use infrastructure investments to meet our climate and equity goals.

The Biden administration's Permitting Action Plan promises to deliver infrastructure investments on time and on budget that will revitalize communities across the country.

Cities across the country have been raising the bar for climate action with parking policies and incentives that shift travel from cars to healthier, low-carbon mobility choices. A new "Implementation Guide" aims to help more cities follow suit.