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Happy Heat Pump Water Heater Day!

October 25, 2023 Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Joe Vukovich

This Heat Pump Water Heater Day, and every day, consider a highly efficient heat pump for your home!

When You Poison Our Lands, You Poison Us

October 25, 2023 PerspectivesArizona, South DakotaHannah Throssell

The granddaughter of a Navajo uranium miner stands with the Standing Rock Sioux against DAPL.

“Staggering” Health Benefits from Replacing Lead Water Pipes Could Save as Much as $6 Billion in California from Avoided Health Impacts

October 25, 2023 Press ReleaseSacramento

Replacing every lead pipe that delivers drinking water to homes in California would yield as much as $6 billion dollars in avoided health costs, according to a new state-by-state analysis released today from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). “Getting the…

The Biden Administration’s Risky Offshore Leasing Plan

October 25, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesIrene Gutierrez

The Biden administration's offshore oil and gas leasing plan places communities and environments at risk.

“Staggering” Health Benefits From Replacing Lead Water Pipes Could Save Nearly $1 Trillion from Avoided Health Impacts

October 25, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

Replacing every lead pipe that delivers drinking water to homes nationwide would yield hundreds of billions of dollars in avoided health costs, according to a new state-by-state analysis released today from NRDC.

Biden Administration Must Redo Its Assessment of Dakota Access Pipeline

October 24, 2023 Expert BlogNorth Dakota, South DakotaDr. Michele Bustamante, Amy Mall, Dr. Matthew McKinzie, Dr. Jennifer Sass, Dr. Dawn Woodard

The recent Draft Environmental Impact Statement ignores the threats to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s drinking water source and violates tribal treaty rights and sovereignty in a severe environmental injustice.

The Fight for Safe Drinking Water Doesn’t Start at the Top

October 24, 2023 NRDC in ActionChicagoShelia Hu

True activism begins with the people—and that’s where you’ll find policy advocate Chakena D. Perry.

Solar Gets Backing Before the Ohio Supreme Court

October 24, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, OhioDaniel Sawmiller

The Ohio Supreme Court has received written arguments in a case that could decide the future of large-scale solar projects in Ohio.

A New Interconnection Queue Backlog Solution Gets Major DOE Backing

October 24, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesNatalie McIntire

MISO and SPP’s unique interregional interconnection solution, JTIQ, needs to get across the finish line.

Clean Trucks Yield $35 Billion in Benefits for Pennsylvanians

October 23, 2023 Expert BlogPennsylvaniaMuhammed Patel, Robert Routh

A new study shows that the Advanced Clean Trucks Program can bring $35 billion in benefits to Pennsylvania.

After 43 Years, My Parents Finally Have Lead-Free Water

October 23, 2023 PerspectivesChicagoGina Ramirez

In Chicago, an environmental justice advocate recounts what it took to get the lead pipes dug up in her childhood home.

New Law Marks Climate Transition for California Landscapes

October 23, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaEd Osann, Linda Escalante

Irrigating ornamental turf grass at non-residential locations will be phased out, beginning in 2027.

This National Seafood Month, Support Fair Seafood

October 23, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesMolly Masterton

This National Seafood Month, much work remains to tackle illegal fishing and labor abuses that pervade the global seafood industry.

Extinction Findings Underscore Need for Strong ESA

October 23, 2023 Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Lucas Rhoads, Katie Hobbs

Twenty-one long-missing endangered species have been declared extinct. Far from a failure of the ESA, the announcement shows the need for prompt ESA protections. 

P&G Shareholders Signal Discontent Over Forest Failures

October 23, 2023 Expert BlogOhio, Washington, D.C.Shelley Vinyard

At P&G's October 10th annual shareholder meeting, shareholders with tens of billions of dollars' worth of shares voted against company leadership over its failure to address risks associated with its forest sourcing.