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Supercharge EmPOWER to Ensure No Marylander Gets Left Behind

February 16, 2023 Expert BlogMarylandDeron Lovaas, Sam Whillans

Creating a low-income energy savings target can ensure that Maryland’s energy efficiency program works toward equity—not against it.

To Prevent More Wildfires, New Mexico Needs Climate Action

February 16, 2023 Expert BlogNew MexicoClaire Lang-Ree

These wildfires were a blazing warning sign about our changing climate we must not ignore.

EPA Finds Higher Benefits from Curbing Climate Change

February 16, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesMohit Chhabra

The EPA's updated analysis indicates a high social cost of greenhouse gases.

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.

Will New York Squander Its Opportunity for a Just Transition?

February 15, 2023 Expert BlogNew YorkChristopher Casey

New York’s clean energy transition is threatened by state laws that perpetuate, promote, and subsidize fossil gas use.

North Carolina Real Estate Commission to Disclose Flood History to Buyers

February 15, 2023 Press ReleaseNorth Carolina

Home buyers can expect more transparency on flood risks and potential costs.

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.

North Carolina Advances Right to Know Flood Disclosure

February 15, 2023 Expert BlogNorth CarolinaJoel Scata

Smart action by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission will empower home buyers to make fully informed decisions about where to live and how to best protect their families.

A ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card for Stealing the Delta's Water

February 15, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaDoug Obegi

It’s time for the federal government to once again intervene to protect the Bay-Delta before it’s too late.

This Is Not Your Father’s Automobile Industry

February 15, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaDavid Doniger

Seven automakers just filed a remarkable brief defending California’s leadership vehicle emissions standards in federal court.

NRDC, The Black List, The Redford Center, The CAA Foundation Announce Recipients of Climate Storytelling Fellowship

February 15, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

NRDC, The Black List, The Redford Center and The CAA Foundation are thrilled to announce the three recipients for the 2022 submission cycle of the NRDC Climate Storytelling Fellowship, a program to support writers in developing compelling, constructive and inclusive…

World Bank Now Can Commit to Leading on Climate Finance

February 15, 2023 Press ReleaseInternational

World Bank President David Malpass is stepping down, a move called for by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and others because of Malpass’s insufficient commitment to address climate change.

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.

EPA Starts the Roll Out of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

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

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

"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.