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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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Biden Sets Stage for Climate Resilient Food & Agriculture

Expert BlogAllison Johnson, Andrea Collins
The connections between climate change and resilience, land use, food production, nutrition, and what we eat have never been clearer. President Biden’s sweeping executive order on climate directs every federal agency to advance our country’s climate strategy – and identifies…

First International Day of Food Loss and Waste Awareness

Expert BlogAndrea Collins
Today marks the first observance of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste across the globe. It’s time that we acknowledge the environmental, economic, and social effects of food waste. Reducing food waste is something we can…

Cities Respond to COVID Needs by Rescuing Surplus Food

Expert BlogMadeline Keating, Andrea Collins
When businesses closed to help control the spread of the pandemic and millions of people flocked to food pantries and emergency food distributors, Baltimore, Denver, and several cities across the country were well-prepared to respond to the needs of their…

Using Metrics to Shape Atlanta's Food Waste Reduction Plan

Expert BlogAndrea Collins
Using a calculator tool NRDC developed based on the models in our original Food Matters research, we worked with the city of Atlanta’s Mayor’s Office of Resilience to estimate a baseline level of food waste and estimated how much surplus…

Proposed Alternative Response to Crossword "Sell-by" Clue

Expert BlogAndrea Collins, Nina Sevilla
Items past the sell-by date are still good! For many people, sell-by dates – and the plethora of other dates on our food – cause a lot of confusion which leads to unnecessary food waste. And when we waste food…

USDN/NRDC Food Waste Learning Group for Local Governments

Expert BlogUnited StatesMadeline Keating, Andrea Collins
In fall 2018, we launched the NRDC-supported food waste learning group for USDN, focused on using peer-to-peer learning to share information about food waste prevention, food rescue, and food scrap recycling strategies in local governments. NRDC is also deploying tools…

10 Tips for a Sustainable Friendsgiving

Expert BlogAndrea Collins
The holiday season is a ripe opportunity for us to commit to a lifestyle that matches our green values, incorporate sustainability into our traditions, and set a good example for the next generation. Here are 10 tips to incorporate sustainability…

Turning My Meal Prep Fails Into a Food Waste Prevention Tool

Expert BlogAndrea Collins
About 40 percent of food waste happens in our homes, but we can do better. A new digital tool from SaveTheFood.com, Meal Prep Mate is designed to help meal prep novices and experts alike avoid over-purchasing and over-prepping by building…

Food Matters City Summit: Addressing Food Waste Together

Expert BlogAndrea Collins, Yvette Cabrera, Elizabeth Balkan
In an Inaugural Food Matters City Summit, NRDC is bringing together a diverse mix of stakeholders to highlight the environmental, social and economic imperatives of addressing food waste and workshop practical strategies to rethink why food gets wasted, reduce unnecessary…

A Thankful Feast, Not a Wasteful One

Expert BlogAndrea Collins
Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful, yet it’s often very wasteful as well. The absolute best way to stop food waste is to keep it from happening in the first place. It takes a little bit of attention but…

Global Climate Action Summit: More Feast, Less Food Waste

Expert BlogElizabeth Balkan, Andrea Collins
At the Global Climate Action Summit, a group of state leaders and city mayors from around the world, representatives from food businesses, and innovation financers joined together to discuss the climate opportunity of minimizing food waste.

California Launches Food Waste Prevention Week

Expert BlogAndrea Collins
California recognizes Food Waste Prevention Week to raise awareness about the need for us all to get on board with changing the behaviors that lead to squandered food. Use the hashtag #SaveTheFoodCA to join the conversation.

CA Bills Aim to Relieve Doubt and Keep Good Food from Trash

Expert BlogAndrea Collins
Sitting on the Governor’s desk are two bills that will help cut through confusion and encourage getting good food into people’s bellies instead of tossed into the trash: AB 1219 (Eggman) the California Good Samaritan Food Donation Act and AB…

WASTED: Second Edition of NRDC’s Landmark Food Waste Report

Expert BlogDana Gunders, JoAnne Berkenkamp, Darby Hoover, Andrea Collins
NRDC has released the second edition of the report "Wasted: How America is Losing up to 40 percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill," which captures the latest studies, success stories, and recommendations across the food system.