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Accelerating Toward Cleaner Highways

April 21, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Department of Transportation issued a framework today for investments that would help states and cities slash greenhouse gas emissions from their highways.

On This Earth Day: Outrage and Hope

April 21, 2022 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalManish Bapna

We must find opportunity amid crisis and seize the moment for change—at home and abroad.

NRDC Report: Pathways to Regenerative Agriculture

April 21, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesArohi Sharma, Lara Bryant, Ellen Lee

Regenerative agriculture is achievable—and needs support throughout the food system to reach its full potential.

Court Rules EPA Must Revise "Flawed" Analysis of Toxic Chemical TCVP in Pet Flea Collars

April 20, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

A federal court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must revise its misleading assessment of the impacts of tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP), a neurotoxin commonly found in pet flea collars. The ruling continues the thirteen-year legal battle between EPA and…

Wildlife Corridors Crucial for California's Biodiversity

April 20, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaDamon Nagami

The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, over the 101 Freeway in western Los Angeles County, is the world’s largest wildlife crossing. But why does habitat connectivity matter?

EPA Bans Chlorpyrifos on Food Crops

April 20, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Jennifer Sass

This victory for health and safety has been delayed by over 20 years—decades of poisoned wildlife and people, especially children, could have been avoided with prudent early action.

Environmental Justice Win on Chicago’s SE Side

April 20, 2022 Expert BlogChicagoGina Ramirez

The years-long fight shed light on flaws within the City and State’s Industrial Permitting Process

An Earth Day “To Do” List for NYC’s Mayor & Council Speaker

April 20, 2022 Expert BlogNew York CityEric A. Goldstein

We offer six sensible, cost-effective recommendations that will attack the climate crisis, reduce pollution across all five boroughs, and improve the quality of life for all city residents.

For Earth Day, A Growing Chorus Calls on P&G to Take Action

April 20, 2022 Expert BlogCanada, United StatesAshley Jordan

On the eve of Earth Day, consumers delivered an overwhelming message to Procter & Gamble (P&G): stop flushing away the world’s last remaining primary forests.

Funding Both Sides of a War

April 20, 2022 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalDeron Lovaas

It’s unavoidably true that we remain addicted to oil.

Fighting Phthalates

April 20, 2022 How-ToUnited StatesShelia Hu, Olivia Koski

These harmful chemicals are lurking in countless products, but companies don’t have to tell us which ones. Follow these tips to reduce your exposure.

Climate Misinformation on Social Media Is Undermining Climate Action

April 19, 2022 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalJeff Turrentine

At their worst, social platforms are ideological echo chambers where falsehoods can’t be set straight. To fossil fuel interests, that sounds perfect.

Biden Takes Step on Environmental Reviews

April 19, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued standards today that are a key first step toward restoring meaningful environmental reviews for federal projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

Bay-Delta VA: A Sweetheart Deal to Subsidize Agribusiness

April 18, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaDoug Obegi

It’s not surprising, given who was in the room negotiating this backroom deal, that the VAs are a sweetheart deal that would subsidize the mitigation obligations of the state’s largest irrigation districts and industrial agribusinesses, undermining the Public Trust.

Demystifying Energy Code Development

April 18, 2022 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalLauren Urbanek

Building code development looks a lot different this year than it has in the past. Here is a breakdown of how things are going.