News & Commentary

New Report Details Strategies for Tackling Building Embodied Carbon

September 13, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaLauren Kubiak, Jaden Kielty

A new report released today from Arup in partnership with NRDC details the policies adopted and needed to reduce emissions from embodied carbon in California.

Golden State Natural Resources’ Biomass Boondoggle

July 19, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaRita Frost

Community leaders, environmental groups, and residents oppose greenwashed biomass production and export scheme in California.

Tejon Ranch Conservation: Settlement and Renewal

December 19, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaJoel Reynolds

The recent lawsuit settlement is cause for optimism.

California Can Pave the Way on Decarbonizing Cement

December 14, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaChristina Theodoridi, Jaden Kielty

Following a law enacted in 2021, all cement used in California will need to reach net zero emissions by 2045.

Countries to Strengthen Montreal Protocol as Treaty Turns 35

October 28, 2022 Expert BlogInternational, India, AfricaPrima Madan, Alex Hillbrand, David Doniger, Christina Theodoridi

FY22 California Budget Invests in Agricultural Resilience

September 21, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaArohi Sharma

California’s 2022 budget is finalized and it contains significant investments in climate friendly agriculture, soil health, on-farm water efficiency, farmworker housing, wildfire prevention, and so much more.

CA Bill Wields State's Purchasing Power for Climate Action

June 11, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome

Let Us Breathe! A Vision for a Healthy Oxnard

February 10, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaNatalia Ospina, Heather Kryczka

Learn how an industrial project threatens a community-led vision for health and justice in a coastal California community, and support residents by submitting a comment letter by Feb. 14th.

California Leads the Way in Fighting the Biodiversity Crisis

December 22, 2021 Expert BlogCaliforniaSandy Aylesworth

California once again has an opportunity to lead the country with visionary conservation efforts that put equity and access at the forefront of decision making.

California Oil Disaster Brings New Urgency to Calls to Ban Drilling

October 7, 2021 Expert BlogCalifornia, United StatesValerie Cleland

We have to transition away from fossil fuels. That’s why it’s essential that Congress pass budget reconciliation with offshore drilling provisions—and enact President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.

Oil Spill Legal 101: What Could Come Next for CA Spill

October 6, 2021 Expert BlogCaliforniaDavid Pettit

The Huntington Beach offshore oil pipeline spill will present a handful of legal issues in the coming months and years. Here we go again.

California Enacts Legislation to Slash Cement Emissions

September 23, 2021 Expert BlogCalifornia

Governor Gavin Newsom just signed groundbreaking bipartisan legislation to zero-out carbon pollution from cement used in the world's fifth-largest economy.

California Assembly Passes Groundbreaking Deforestation Bill

June 3, 2021 Expert BlogCaliforniaJennifer Skene

California Leads the Way on Conservation and Climate

May 4, 2021 Expert BlogCalifornia

The PUBLIC Lands Act would designate nearly 600,000 acres of new wilderness, more than 583 miles of new wild and scenic rivers and expand an existing national monument by over 100,000 acres. Protecting California’s world-famous natural heritage is the key…

California Boreal & Tropical Forest Bill Secures a Major Win

April 29, 2021 Expert BlogCaliforniaJennifer Skene

California’s policymakers have sent a strong signal that the loss of intact boreal forests and threats to Indigenous rights are no longer an acceptable cost of doing business with the state.

Canadian Trade Group Opposes U.S. Anti-Deforestation Bills

April 20, 2021 Expert BlogCanada, New York, CaliforniaAnthony Swift

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) claims that applying proposed anti-deforestation legislation in California and New York to the boreal forest would threaten its business model.

Victory in California

March 30, 2021 Expert BlogCalifornia, Chicago, IllinoisLauren P. Phillips

A court rules that California must stop exempting metal shredding facilities from hazardous waste laws, clearing a path to finally protect California communities from metal shredder pollution.

Governor Newsom Looking toward Recovery, Guided by Science

March 18, 2021 Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome

The fight against the climate crisis continues and California legislators are approaching the battle in new ways, with new coalitions. Here are some key environmental bills to watch.

States Keep Steady Course on HFC Regulations

October 30, 2020 Expert BlogMaryland, CaliforniaChristina Theodoridi

New York and Maryland adopted bans on HFC-containing products and equipment.

California Seeks to Reduce Inequity in Access to Nature

July 22, 2020 Expert BlogCaliforniaDamon Nagami

Natural spaces like rivers, beaches, wetlands, and forests are critical to human health and well-being. California's legislature is poised to take action to ensure access to nature for all its citizens by enacting AB3030.