News & Commentary

A Disappointing Low Bar

February 15, 2023 Expert BlogCanada, United StatesShelley Vinyard

Lowe’s latest forestry sourcing update lacks the ambition and specificity needed to protect forests and promote human rights.

Big Oil Sets Its Pants Aflame Fighting Setbacks

February 15, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaAnn Alexander

California's SB 1137, which established a health and safety setback buffer requirement to protect communities from oil drilling operations, is being attacked by Big Oil.

"Hydrogen-Ready" LNG Infrastructure: an Uncertain Way Forward

February 14, 2023 Expert BlogInternationalAde Samuel, Rachel Fakhry

It's important to discuss what “hydrogen-ready" actually means (and what it doesn’t) in the context of LNG and the implications of proposed transitions in Europe and Asia.

EPA Starts the Roll Out of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

February 14, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAdam Kent, Sarah Dougherty, Douglass Sims

This is a huge step with the potential to not only improve lives, but transform ‘green’ investments into ‘mainstream’ investments.

New Yorkers Highlight Opportunities to Grow SNAP Incentives

February 14, 2023 Expert BlogNew YorkSahana Rao, Margaret Brown, Sara Imperiale

SNAP incentives play an essential role in addressing challenges around fresh, healthy food affordability and access, provide much needed markets for local farmers, and drive local economic development.

New NRDC Analysis: PA Needs RGGI and a Stronger AEPS

February 13, 2023 Expert BlogPennsylvaniaJacqueline Ennis, Jackson Morris

PA should stay in RGGI and expand its AEPS to cut emissions and help its renewables industry thrive.

Getting Smart About Transmission Lines: A Southwest Story

February 13, 2023 Expert BlogCalifornia, ArizonaCullen Howe

Ten West Link demonstrates how we can build infrastructure in a way that is Smart from the Start, a methodology that enables us to build the renewable energy projects we need while protecting wild spaces.

New York Is Exposing the Fashion Industry for What It Is: a Climate Nightmare

February 13, 2023 DispatchNew York, New York City, InternationalNicole Greenfield

The state’s Fashion Act seeks to set a new trend of holding big brands accountable for their exploitation of workers and the environment.

Crushing Alaska’s Pebble Mine

February 13, 2023 NRDC in ActionAlaskaNicole Greenfield, Jeff Turrentine

The EPA’s decision to veto the project is fantastic news—but the fight to save Bristol Bay isn’t over yet.

A Once-Thriving Black-Owned Beach Is Returned to Its Rightful Owners

February 10, 2023 DispatchLos AngelesCourtney Lindwall

The victory at California’s Bruce’s Beach, improperly seized 100 years ago, has reignited the conversation around land restitution for Black Americans.

One Year Since Court Restored ESA Protections For Wolves

February 10, 2023 Expert BlogCalifornia, Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, Wisconsin, WyomingJennifer Sherry

Without these protections, wolf recovery could be stopped dead in its tracks—or even reversed—as we have seen happen when states with authority over wolf management work to cut populations down through aggressive measures.

What Is Greenwashing?

February 9, 2023 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalCourtney Lindwall

How this misleading marketing practice impacts consumers and communities and stands in the way of real environmental progress.

Amid Record Profits, Big Oil Ignores Consumers, Climate

February 9, 2023 Expert BlogInternationalJosh Axelrod

As financial results continue to roll in for 2022, oil and gas majors are recording record profits, doling out massive rewards to shareholders, remaining on the sidelines of the battle against inflation, and failing to invest in the energy transition.

Reharvest Memphis: How to Host a Low-Waste High-Impact Event

February 8, 2023 Expert BlogTennessee, MemphisDarby Hoover

Prioritizing grant applications from underserved communities is only one piece of the puzzle. What about the communities who are unable to apply at all?

The BRIC Wall: Capacity Gaps Put FEMA Grants out of Reach

February 8, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAnna Weber

Prioritizing grant applications from underserved communities is only one piece of the puzzle. What about the communities who are unable to apply at all?