The visionary social housing study bill that identifies pathways to 1.4 million stable, affordable homes for California’s most vulnerable residents just became law.
Congress’ critical role in addressing the plastic crisis: Don't support plastic polluters' plans to remove Clean Air Act restrictions on incinerating plastic.
NRDC and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) recently released a Model Ordinance Establishing a Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) Program for Residential Municipal Solid Waste that can help municipalities reduce the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills and incinerators and…
An unprecedented amount of funding is available for clean and equitable transportation. But are states using this money to move the needle on emissions reduction?
Today a coalition of environmental, health, and farm groups gathered outside Governor Kathy Hochul’s office to ask her to sign the Birds and Bees Protection Act (S1856-A/A7640), which has been sitting on her desk since June.
The United States and China, which together account for 43 percent of world GDP and about 36 percent of global greenhouse gases, agreed Tuesday on important goals to reduce methane and the carbon pollution from burning coal and to raise…
The Fifth National Climate Assessment warns that despite recent progress on mitigation and adaptation, the United States is unprepared for the climate crisis.
A new report from MITRE and Gallup highlights the need for federal legislation on food date labels, a leading contributor to household food waste in America.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) intervened to defend a Department of Energy (DOE) efficiency standard for commercial water heaters.
To adapt to the new reality of climate-driven flooding and sea level rise, local governments, states, and the federal government need to embrace two main courses of action.
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration released the Fifth National Climate Assessment, pulling together the most authoritative science to document and detail the rising costs and mounting damage the climate crisis is inflicting nationwide.
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