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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.

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…

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.

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.

Key IRA Program Can Help Drive Transformation in Steelmaking

December 21, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesJackie Wong, Rachel Fakhry, Sasha Stashwick

As OCED prepares to invite applications for funding, NRDC and our partners have urged the office to focus on “first few,” high-impact demonstration projects in critical industrial sectors like cement, steel, and chemicals.

U.S. Postal Service Finally Gets the Message on Clean Vehicles

December 20, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Postal Service announced that it plans to significantly increase its purchases of electric delivery vehicles as it transitions to buying nearly all electric vehicles in a few years.

McDonald’s Quietly Updates Policies on Antibiotic Use in Beef Supplies, Continues Touting Empty Promises

December 20, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

After a two-year delay in releasing reduction targets related to its 2018 antibiotic use policy for beef supply chains, McDonald’s has pivoted and quietly published a new, weaker approach, instead. While the new policy encourages U.S. suppliers to drastically lower…

EPA’s Truck Rules Leave More to Be Done

December 20, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency issued new standards that would curb dangerous tailpipe pollution from trucks in the coming years, the first time it has updated these standards in more than two decades.