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Strengthening U.S. Leadership to Deter Illegal Seafood: Implementation Challenges and Recommendations for the Seafood Import Monitoring Program

January 4, 2023 Issue BriefUnited States, InternationalSandy Aylesworth, Molly Masterton

As the world’s largest seafood-importing nation by value, the United States holds outsize purchasing power and the market leverage necessary to help transform the seafood industry and eliminate destructive illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

Hochul Signs Law Directing Manufacturers to Weave NYS Carpet Recycling Program

December 30, 2022 Expert BlogNew YorkEric A. Goldstein

Manufacturers will soon be required to take responsibility for the end-of-life management of carpets sold throughout the state.

Biden Administration Formally Replaces Prior Administration’s Clean Water Rollback

December 30, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency today officially replaced a regulation issued by the Trump administration that would have rolled back protections for clean water nationwide. The “Dirty Water Rule” would have eliminated federal Clean Water Act protections for millions of miles…

NY’s New Rule Paves the Path for Clean Cars

December 28, 2022 Press ReleaseNew York

Today, New York State became the latest state to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars II rule, which ensures that by 2035 every new car and truck sold in the state will be zero-emission. This will result in a reduction in harmful greenhouse gas emissions that…

Now We All Have to Be Wind, Solar, and Transmission Builders

December 26, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesNathanael Greene, Jacqueline Ennis

The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act marks an unprecedented opportunity to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Clean energy advocates need to shift from working to make renewables and transmission cheaper—to making them easier to build.

Big News: New York Approves Net Zero Climate Plan!

December 23, 2022 Expert BlogNew YorkSamantha Wilt, Christopher Casey

The state released an ambitious and comprehensive “Scoping Plan” for implementing its landmark Climate Law.

Electrify to Fight Crazy Fuel Prices and Climate Change

December 22, 2022 Expert BlogNew YorkYeh-Tang Huang, Samantha Wilt

New Yorkers should electrify their homes and cars this winter to fight crazy fuel prices, climate change, and air pollution.

Colorado’s Religious Communities See Climate Action as a Moral Obligation

December 22, 2022 DispatchColoradoNicole Greenfield

Whether fighting for clean air or affordable housing, several of the state’s faith leaders are uniting around the notion of protecting “home.”

Energy Dept Reverses Course on Direct Air Capture Safeguards

December 22, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesJosh Axelrod

A new federal policy that promotes enhanced oil recovery is troubling.

Canada’s Overdue Reckoning with Unsustainable Logging

December 22, 2022 Expert BlogCanadaJennifer Skene

Canada remains willfully blind to one of its most significant drivers of biodiversity loss and climate change: industrial logging.

NRDC and Partners Sue to Stop Oil Leasing in Cook Inlet, AK

December 21, 2022 Expert BlogAlaskaJulia Forgie

We're challenging Interior's decision to lease nearly a million acres of this vibrant ocean ecosystem for oil production without looking more carefully at the environmental harms that will result.

3M Ending PFAS Manufacturing Paves Way for Chemical Market Shift

December 21, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

Leading chemical manufacturer 3M announced it will exit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturing and work to discontinue the use of the “forever chemical” across its product portfolio by the end of 2025. 3M’s decision signals a significant market shift…

Learning Curves and Enhanced Geothermal (Part 2 of 2)

December 21, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesNathanael Greene, Yeh-Tang Huang

Learning curves, enhanced geothermal power, and speculating about what learning curves can tell us about the future of the cost of enhanced geothermal power.

RGGI Pays Climate Costs, but Youngkin Sticks It to Taxpayers

December 21, 2022 Expert BlogVirginiaWalton Shepherd

Virginia's RGGI law just made polluters cough up $78 million, in Q4 alone, to pay down climate costs, while Governor Youngkin's budget would make taxpayers pay instead.

US International Climate Finance Fails Again to Meet Moment

December 21, 2022 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalJoe Thwaites, Jake Schmidt, Brendan Guy

Congress and the Biden administration must put their money where their mouth is if they want the country to lead in addressing the climate crisis.