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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant
The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.
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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall
These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.
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In Planning for Climate Change, Native Americans Draw on the Past

ExplainerUnited States, CanadaTim Vanderpool
Across North America, Indigenous tribes and nations are consulting their traditional ecological knowledge to help prepare for a warming world.

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Infrastructure Law Short on Tribal Transportation Spending

Expert BlogUnited StatesZak Accuardi

The United States Congress fell short on prioritizing investments in Indigenous communities through the bipartisan infrastructure law. Now it’s up to the USDOT, tribal leaders, and all fifty states to do so instead.

Housing Advocates on the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program

Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Sabrina Johnson

With the new rollout of the Inflation Reduction Act, which stands as the most significant federal government action on climate change in history, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development created an opportunity for advocates to be seen…

Time to Fast-Track Africa’s Clean & Equitable Energy Future

Expert BlogInternational, AfricaShruti Shukla

The Biden administration must prioritize – at COP27 and beyond – providing the necessary tools for Africa to equitably decarbonize and sustain its economic potential in the face of rising climate impacts. At COP27 and beyond, leaders need to show…

An Opportunity for Equitable Climate Finance

Expert BlogUnited StatesAdam Kent
NRDC submitted comments to EPA's Environmental Financial Advisory Board on the opportunity the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund presents.

David Malpass Is a Climate and Development Failure

Expert BlogInternationalJoe Thwaites

Under the leadership of David Malpass, the World Bank has been dragging its feet on climate action at a time when we need it to run. It is time for him to go.

A Summer of No Sanctuary

Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalManish Bapna

Climate change has some paying a price they can't afford, for a crisis they didn’t cause.

Climate Deal: What It Means for Public Lands

Expert BlogUnited StatesJosh Axelrod
The overall proposal includes the largest investments in climate change programs in history, but it also comes with an oil and gas industry chestnut.

Gearing Up for an Even Bigger Climate Fight in New York

Expert BlogNew YorkMarisa Guerrero, Rich Schrader

NRDC is preparing for the New York State legislative session in 2023, where we'll fight hard alongside our allies and partners for important bills that will protect our state and our planet from the worst effects of climate change.

The SEC and Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

Expert BlogUnited StatesTom Zimpleman, Sarah Dougherty

The regulation would mitigate risks that climate change presents to the financial system and individual investors by keeping investors informed.

What the Fed District Reserve Banks Should Do About Climate

Expert BlogUnited StatesRoger Baneman, Sarah Dougherty
The Federal Reserve and its 12 regional District Banks—tasked with safeguarding the overall financial system and individual financial institutions—must incorporate climate change economic risk into their oversight duties.