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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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The Climate Crisis Is a Reproductive Justice Issue

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd
Just as climate change is having a heavier impact on women of color, ending protections of reproductive rights will also have greater impact on women of color.

House Committee Tees Up Historic Housing Investments

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd

The House Financial Services Committee's contribution to the Build Back Better Act presents a historic opportunity to invest in safe, affordable, and climate-resilient housing.

“I know this man. I almost was this man.”

PerspectivesUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd
On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, NRDC senior policy advisor Khalil Shahyd recalls his own harrowing encounter with law enforcement—and how it informed his community organizing.

Affordable Housing Is Key to a Clean Energy Economy

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd
It was an honor presenting NRDC's recommendations for ensuring that investments in racial equity, affordable housing and transit can ensure clean energy jobs continue to be the fastest growing job sector in the economy.

“Building Back Better” Buildings

Expert BlogLauren Urbanek, Khalil Shahyd
President Biden’s new American Jobs Plan will put our country on a path to a better, more efficient future for all.

From COVID-19 to Climate: Lessons for Climate Justice

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd
The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing deep inequalities in race and economic status, and the inadequacy of the nation’s social safety nets. Still, the massive social disruption caused by the pandemic offers important lessons to consider as we craft strategies for…

Federal Energy Efficiency: Promoting Equity and the Planet

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd, Lara Ettenson
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disproportionately affect low-income communities of color and threatens to plunge our economy deeper into a recession at a time when many families and communities are already struggling to meet basic needs. The federal government should…

The Potential Eviction Crisis Could Create a Debt Time Bomb

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd
If Congress doesn’t urgently act, U.S. households that are most vulnerable to the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic face the increasing threat of evictions at the worst possible time—and America risks a consumer debt time bomb.

Congress Must Act to Avoid Deepening the Eviction Crisis

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd

When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and prompted “shelter-in-place” policies to safeguard public health and slow the spread of infection, many states and localities issued eviction moratoriums to protect renters during the unprecedented and devastating health and economic crisis. But…

More Than a Lens: Centering Justice Now and Post-Pandemic

Expert BlogUnited StatesRob Friedman, Yukyan Lam, Khalil Shahyd
Historically, the environmental movement has largely failed to prioritize in its work the creation of strong social safety nets. Now, more than ever, we must assume this responsibility if we hope to build a just, equitable and livable future for…

Trump Coronavirus Response Could Hurt Low-Income Americans

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd

The Trump administration has attempted to cut funding from key federal programs that support low-income families since he’s taken office and now the public health emergency of the coronavirus appears to be his most recent excuse to target the most…

Rural Families Overburdened with Higher Energy Costs

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd

Rural families face the highest energy burdens of any household group in America and spend a much larger percentage of their income on energy bills than the average family, according to a new study published today by Energy Efficiency for…