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New Round of RGGI Investment for Youngkin to Deliver to VA.

September 12, 2022 Expert BlogVirginiaWalton Shepherd

Youngkin's civil servants can protect Virginia real estate values and human safety from sea-level rise and extreme weather flooding with the latest round of RGGI investment funding.

Don’t Let Refrigerants Slow Heating Decarbonization

September 12, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesPierre Delforge, Christina Theodoridi

While it’s true that current refrigerants have climate impacts when they leak into the air, the net climate benefit of heat pump heaters and water heaters is clear even today, and it will get even better every year.

Celebrating Climate Action—and Charting the Course Ahead

September 12, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesManish Bapna

In this summer of climate calamity, our government has no more important job than to protect the people it serves.

The Great California Electricity Blackout that Wasn’t

September 12, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaRalph Cavanagh

How did California handle its latest climate emergency without Texas-sized blackouts, or indeed any significant interruptions of electricity service?

FERC Begins to Plan for the Age of Extreme Weather

September 12, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesChristy Walsh

FERC has undertaken an important effort to prepare the electric grid for the extreme weather. While this effort is welcome, FERC should make important improvements to it to ensure our grid is ready for the climate-fueled challenges before it.

Cincinnati Signs the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact

September 12, 2022 Expert BlogCincinnati, OhioMadeline Keating

This Lawyer Is Ensuring the Fight for a Just and Clean Energy Future in Puerto Rico Remains Front and Center

September 12, 2022 NRDC in ActionPuerto RicoCarmen Cusido

Five years after Hurricane Maria, NRDC’s Luis Martinez remains committed to helping develop solar projects that make the archipelago more equitable for those most in need.

Jackson Water Crisis Highlights Race, Disinvestment & Poor Oversight

September 9, 2022 Expert BlogJacksonErik D. Olson

The new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law could help, but must be implemented right by states and EPA.

Climate Action Includes Equitable Coastal Access

September 9, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesChris Clark

How Electric Cars and Trucks Improve Grid Reliability

September 8, 2022 Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaMax Baumhefner

EVs aren't straining the electric grid and can improve grid reliability.

NRDC to Congress: Don’t Pass Pollution Measure That Enables Auto Emissions Tampering

September 7, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

A proposed air pollution exemption now before Congress would harm U.S. air quality and Americans’ health and welfare, according to testimony that will be delivered to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in a hearing that convenes at 10:00…

Record Numbers Support EPA Veto of Pebble Mine

September 7, 2022 Expert BlogAlaskaTaryn Kiekow Heimer

This is the finish line we’ve been racing toward for more than a decade.

U.S. Power Sector Emissions Ticked Back Up in 2021, According to Annual Ceres Benchmarking Report

September 7, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

Carbon dioxide emissions from the U.S. power sector increased by 7% in 2021 over the previous year, as economies around the world reopened following shutdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new benchmark analysis of air emissions of…

New Survey: Young Farmers Lead on Climate but Need Support

September 7, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesAllison Johnson

The next Farm Bill should increase access to land and capital, spur climate action, and advance racial equity in agriculture.

There’s No Better Time to Consider Home Energy Upgrades

September 6, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesLauren Urbanek

The Inflation Reduction Act is the most significant federal government action on climate change in history. What does it mean for our buildings?