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NWF Poll: 78% of Farmers Support Crop Insurance Incentives for Cover Crops

May 4, 2023 Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Dr. Daniel Rath, Claire O'Connor, Lara Bryant

EPA’s Proposal Misses the Mark (Again)

May 4, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesBritt Carmon, Guillermo A. Ortiz

This blog explores EPA’s newly proposed regulations for heavy-duty vehicles and targeted updates to the agency’s previously finalized tailpipe emissions regulations.

Clean Cars Can Bring $97 Billion in Benefits to New Jersey

May 3, 2023 Expert BlogNew JerseyYeh-Tang Huang

A new study shows that the Advanced Clean Cars II Program can bring over $97 billion in benefits to New Jersey. 

How Integrated Funding at DOE Can Spur Climate Innovation

May 3, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesJess Moo Young

With the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, the DOE has the opportunity to improve coordination and rethink its approach to funding.

Triangle T Water District and the Absurdities of CA Water

May 3, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaDoug Obegi

While it may not be an outlier, the absurdity of the Triangle T Water District is a great example of why people say that in California, water flows uphill towards money.

NRDC Pathways Report: Nature-Based Solutions Vital to Meeting Climate Goals

May 3, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Daniel Rath, Niel Lawrence, Claire O'Connor, Garett Rose

Climate hope remains alive, and the NRDC Pathways Report identifies ways forward for natural climate solutions.

State Leadership Required to Bolster the Actions of CA Cities and Tackle Pollution from Buildings

May 2, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaMerrian Borgeson, Julia de Lamare

While the 9th Circuit Court ruling threatens local government action to cut pollution from gas appliances, California policy makers have several opportunities this legislative session to reinforce that local leaders are far from alone in the important work to get…

Mercury’s Journey from Coal-Burning Power Plants to Your Plate

May 2, 2023 ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier

The EPA wants to lower people’s exposure to this potent neurotoxin by going after the pollutant’s biggest source. 

Comments Needed to Protect Critically Endangered Whale

May 1, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesLexi Nutkiewicz

Urgent action is needed to protect these critically endangered whales.

Here’s How EPA Should Set Buy Clean Standards For Steel

April 28, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesIan Wells, Sasha Stashwick

Buy Clean Standards must be designed correctly to lower emissions without driving domestic steel manufacturing out of business.

Public Land Grab: Senate Bill Gifts Miners Pass to Pollute

April 28, 2023 Expert BlogWest, Nevada, Idaho, United StatesJosh Axelrod

Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) and Jim Risch (R-ID) have introduced legislation that makes it easier for mining companies and others to acquire rights to federal land and to be able to use them as dumping grounds and worse. The legislation…

Under “Food Apartheid,” Urban Farms Are More Important Than Ever

April 28, 2023 DispatchUnited States, Indiana, IndianapolisJeff Turrentine

But BIPOC urban farmers continue to face unique challenges—including inequitable access to land and loans.

California Accelerates its Fight Against Freight Pollution

April 28, 2023 Expert BlogSacramento, CaliforniaHeather Kryczka, Guillermo A. Ortiz, Patricio Portillo

Western Electricity Grid Is Entering Its Day-Ahead Market Era

April 28, 2023 Expert BlogWest, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, WashingtonKelsie Gomanie

NRDC is working with stakeholders to safeguard consumer interests and environmental protections as utilities from California to the Great Plains weigh proposals to share energy resources through an organized market.

Failing to Meet Our Climate Goals Is Not an Option

April 26, 2023 ExplainerUnited StatesNicole Greenfield

There’s more than one way the United States can nullify its climate emissions by 2050, but these strategies would make the journey a lot easier. 

Zero Food Waste Coalition to Accelerate Policy Action

April 26, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAndrea Collins, Yvette Cabrera, Nina Sevilla

The Zero Food Waste Coalition has formed to accelerate action to meet our national goal to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030.   

How Efficiency Will Help Get Us to Net Zero by 2050

April 26, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesLauren Urbanek, Luke Tonachel, Jackie Wong

Efficiency will make our transition to a clean energy future cheaper and more cost-effective—and more comfortable, too.

Reconnecting Communities: Cities Use New Funding to Repair Transportation Injustices

April 26, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesDeron Lovaas

A new program in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps reconnect communities torn apart by destructive highway and bridge projects.

NRDC Analysis Charts Pathways to U.S. Climate Goals

April 26, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesJacqueline Ennis

NRDC modeling finds that, by deploying five decarbonization strategies, the United States can affordably and feasibly achieve a net zero economy by 2050.

State Action on Clean Vehicles is More Crucial Than Ever

April 26, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesMuhammed Patel

EPA’s recent announcement to cut tailpipe pollution for light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles is an important step, but the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT), Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II), and Heavy-Duty Omnibus (HDO) rules are still critical policies to achieving…