News & Commentary

A New ERA of Clean Energy for Rural America

May 30, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesJeff Slyfield, Jeffrey McManus

USDA pioneers the largest investment in rural electricity since the Great Depression.

The Proposed Colorado River Deal: A Short-Term Band-Aid for a Long-Term Problem

May 23, 2023 Expert BlogWest, California, Arizona, Nevada, MexicoDr. Mark Gold

The Colorado River conservation proposal from Arizona, California, and Nevada reduces diversions by 1 million acre feet a year. Is this enough to make river management sustainable?

FERC and PJM Should Not Bail Out Generators That Failed the “Elliott Test”

May 23, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesTom Rutigliano

As the region faces changing weather and tighter reserve margins, it needs dependable energy supplies. Power plants that fail when needed should be held accountable.

Shared Knowledge Is Power in the Northern Mariana Islands

May 22, 2023 DispatchInternationalShelia Hu

As Indigenous groups seek to comanage the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, elders help the next generation find opportunity on the islands in science and conservation. 

California ISO Approves $7.3 Billion Investment in Transmission

May 22, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaKelsie Gomanie, Peter Miller

Ambitious investment to boost transmission in support of clean energy is approved by the California Independent System Operator.

A Climate Strategy for India Scales Up

May 22, 2023 NRDC in ActionIndiaJeff Turrentine

With the formation of its affiliate in New Delhi, NRDC rises to meet the sustainability challenges of the world's fastest-growing economy.

There Is No Infrastructure Week Without Healthy Workers

May 18, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesJuanita Constible

The workers building our clean energy economy need strong, enforceable heat standards without delay. 

FERC Takes Important Steps to Improve Siting of Transmission Lines

May 18, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesChristy Walsh

There is an urgent need to quickly build large-scale transmission projects. Federal backstop siting authority is one tool to get it done.

Indigenous-led Collaborations Are Transforming Conservation

May 17, 2023 Expert BlogCanadaJulee Boan

The pressure is immense and the clock is ticking to ensure the course correction needed to stave off the worst climate and biodiversity impacts predicted for our industrialized world. A new collective, called the Restore, Assert, Defend (or RAD) Network…

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

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.

U.S. Delivers for the Green Climate Fund and the World’s Most Vulnerable

April 20, 2023 Expert BlogInternational, United StatesJoe Thwaites, Brendan Guy

After a six-year hiatus, President Biden announced the United States is resuming its contributions to the Green Climate Fund with a new allocation of $1 billion.

California’s Climate Whiplash

April 17, 2023 ExplainerCaliforniaNicole Greenfield

The state broke snowfall records after three of its driest years ever. Now floods wreak havoc. These swings are the new normal—and they’re very hard to manage.

Army Corps' NY/NJ Storm Surge Barrier Project Must Protect Communities on Their Terms

April 17, 2023 Expert BlogNew York City, New Jersey, New YorkSahana Rao, Isabel Friedman, Anna Weber

The U.S. Army Corps' latest storm surge barrier proposal for New York and New Jersey is still missing meaningful community participation and a comprehensive approach to climate adaptation.

World Bank Group Paris Alignment Draft Methodology Needs Work

April 12, 2023 Expert BlogInternationalJake Schmidt

The World Bank Group draft "Paris Alignment" methodology needs to move from a principle of “do no harm” to “do the maximum possible” to deliver on the Paris Agreement. 

Poets Imagine a Different Climate Narrative

March 30, 2023 PerspectivesUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Sean Hill, Jane Wong

Three writers counter despair and summon courage in facing the challenges of our warming world.

A Biden Administration To-Do List on Land Conservation

March 29, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesHelen O'Shea

Challenging times call for a new way of looking at the management of our public lands. The moment is ripe for a bold conservation ethic.

India’s Leadership Advances Heat-Health Protections

February 19, 2023 Expert BlogIndiaDr. Vijay Limaye

As heat hazards intensify, leaders in India are taking action to protect public health.

Opportunities in Organic Enhance Climate Resilience

February 17, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAllison Johnson

A new GAO report on climate resilience in agriculture overlooks a solution that is already at our fingertips: investing in organic agriculture.

To Prevent More Wildfires, New Mexico Needs Climate Action

February 16, 2023 Expert BlogNew MexicoClaire Lang-Ree

These wildfires were a blazing warning sign about our changing climate we must not ignore.