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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.

Right Whale Dealt Terrible Blow in Omnibus

December 20, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Francine Kershaw

This rider is a rebuke of deliberative policy, respect for science, and the fundamental commitment that this country has made, through its laws and traditions, to protect our most endangered species.

Final Biodiversity Framework Fails to Meet the Moment

December 20, 2022 Expert BlogInternationalPaul Todd

Despite dire warnings about mass extinction and climate change impacts in the very near future, the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework lacks the ambition necessary to address the crises.

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.

McDonald’s Updated Antibiotics Policy Is an Optical Illusion

December 20, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesLena Brook

Two years after failing to meet the timelines of its own 2018 policy to address antibiotic overuse in beef, McDonald’s decided to quietly issue an update that takes the company further away from its goals.

Learning Curves and Enhanced Geothermal (Part 1 of 2)

December 20, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesNathanael Greene

Why policies to support wind and solar power will save us money.

Identifying the Health Benefits of Addressing Climate Change in Ahmedabad, India

December 20, 2022 Fact SheetIndia, AhmedabadDr. Kim Knowlton, Dr. Vijay Limaye

If we power air conditioning by burning dirty fossil fuels—rather than by harnessing cleaner, renewable energy sources—we increase dangerous air pollution and contribute to the climate crisis.

Tejon Ranch Conservation: Settlement and Renewal

December 19, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaJoel Reynolds

The recent lawsuit settlement is cause for optimism.

Senate Passes Measures to Combat Illegal Fishing

December 19, 2022 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalMolly Masterton, Valerie Cleland

A defense package with IUU fishing reforms is headed to the president's desk.

Delaware River Commission Further Guards Basin from Fracking

December 19, 2022 Expert BlogDelaware, New Jersey, New York, PennsylvaniaSahana Rao

The Delaware River Basin Commission has moved to further protect the 13,579 square-mile watershed by finalizing new rules that, among other things, ban the discharge of fracking wastewater.

New Research in Ahmedabad, India Demonstrates Local Air Quality, Health Benefits from Climate Action

December 19, 2022 Press ReleaseIndia

New research, among the first to quantify the city-level benefits of climate action in India, shows that assertive adaptation measures and clean energy deployment in Ahmedabad could reduce air pollution, save energy, and avoid more than 1,400 premature deaths there…