News & Commentary

Preventing Wasted Food Across the Food Supply Chain

April 8, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesNina Sevilla, Madeline Keating

There are specific drivers of food waste at every stage of the food supply chain—and while there is no silver bullet solution to address them all, there are actions that have significant environmental, financial, and social benefits.

USDA Needs Tools to Address Pandemic, Empower Farmers

April 8, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesMatthew Kaplan, Lena Brook

The nation can and must support vital public health investments and nimble food systems as climate change increasingly threatens food and nutrition security.

New Wisconsin Cover Crop Bill Helps Farmers Save Money

April 8, 2022 Expert BlogWisconsin, MidwestLara Bryant

Governor Evers signed into law a bill that advances water quality and authorizes a program that offers farmers $5 per acre savings on their crop insurance if they plant cover crops, a regenerative agriculture practice.

IPCC: Food Systems Adaptation Is Critical

April 1, 2022 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalMadeline Keating, Yvette Cabrera, Lena Brook, Claire O'Connor

We need sweeping climate action—and we cannot afford to overlook our food system in that effort. With powerful legislation, sustained funding, and action from businesses, institutions, and consumers, we can do it.

City and Community Leaders Chat Food and Climate at SXSW

March 31, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesMadeline Keating, Nina Sevilla

Recognizing that community-driven solutions are necessary to equitably mitigate and adapt to climate change and address food waste, NRDC hosted our "City Food Waste: A Burgeoning Climate Solution" panel.

How Regenerative Agriculture Can Mitigate Drought

March 22, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaArohi Sharma

This is how we can help California farms and ranches be part of a drought mitigation strategy.

U.S. Cities Take Action to Reduce Wasted Food

March 10, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesNina Sevilla

Food Waste Action Week aims to raise awareness about the impact that food waste has on our wallets, communities, and climate.

Learning about CA's Water Rights is the First Step to Reform

March 8, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaDoug Obegi

There is a growing recognition of the need to reform California’s water rights system, which is deeply inequitable, unsustainable, and all but broken.

Funding Food Waste Solutions in the Infrastructure Act

March 3, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesYvette Cabrera, Madeline Keating

The investments in the Infrastructure Act geared towards food waste reduction can help achieve several benefits, including reduced climate emissions, healthier soils, and job creation.

New CA Program Can Deliver Organic School Lunches

February 25, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaLena Brook

By prioritizing procurement from organic farmers that avoid all or most pesticide use, our state’s farm-to-school program will also help reduce health risks faced by these especially vulnerable children. 

Students Intro Bill to Combat Food Waste in Virginia

February 24, 2022 Expert BlogVirginiaNina Sevilla

Students in Virginia wrote a bill that would extend liability protection to businesses, restaurants, and any food donation group who would like to donate food past the “best by” date. 

Made in the Shade: The Promise of Farming with Solar Panels

February 23, 2022 ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Could we integrate solar power and crop cultivation to the benefit of both? It’s called agrivoltaics—and if done right, it may catch on.

NYC Must Enact a Universal Food Waste Composting Law, Part II

February 18, 2022 Expert BlogNew York CityEric A. Goldstein

The time has arrived for the nation’s largest city to implement a universal, curbside organics collection program for all residents.

USDA Announces Second Year of Insurance Savings Program

February 10, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesLara Bryant, Matthew Kaplan

This announcement is a banner moment for regenerating soil health on our nation's farms, protecting the economic vitality of rural America, and helping American agriculture confront the growing climate crisis.

Can NY Protect Bees, Birds, People from Toxic Pesticides?

February 9, 2022 Expert BlogNew YorkDaniel Raichel

The Birds and Bees Protection Act would eliminate 80-90 percent of the neonics entering New York’s environment every year by prohibiting only those uses that provide little-to-no benefit to users or are easily replaced with safer alternatives.

NYC Must Enact a Universal Food Waste Composting Law

February 1, 2022 Expert BlogNew York CityEric A. Goldstein

One of the top environmental challenges for Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council is to establish a sensible program for collecting and sustainably disposing of household organics—food scraps, yard waste, and food soiled paper.

Effects of Concentration on America’s Food Supply

January 20, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesAllison Johnson

My testimony before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, addressing the dominance of a few big companies at key points in the food chain.

Food Waste Generators Now Required to Recycle in New York

January 13, 2022 Expert BlogNew YorkMargaret Brown, Yvette Cabrera

New York's law adds to the growing drumbeat of adoption of these laws, and we look forward to seeing similarly robust programs in other states in the years to come.

Proposed Newsom Budget Doubles Down on Climate, Food, and Ag

January 12, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaLena Brook, Arohi Sharma

Governor Newsom’s newly released proposal rightfully recognizes the profound impact of climate change on our state’s food and agriculture system and the need for significant investment.

Helping Level the Playing Field for Farmers and Ranchers

January 6, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesLena Brook

Commenting on Biden's Action Plan for a Fairer, More Competitive, and More Resilient Meat and Poultry Supply Chain, NRDC called on the administration to break up the power of big corporations.