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Reimagining What it Means to be a Zero-Emission Ship

April 22, 2022 Expert BlogInternational, United StatesRegan Nelson

We can successfully design and build vessels that are quiet and carbon-free, but we must be intentional about it.

Reducing Carbon Pollution from Transportation

April 22, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesDeron Lovaas

This week the U.S. Department of Transportation delivered new guidance for a key program in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Carbon Reduction Program.

Environmental Leaders Highlight How Michiganders Are Tackling Climate Change on Earth Day

April 22, 2022 Press ReleaseMichigan

Michigan leaders held an Earth Day event to highlight some of the most pressing environmental issues for the state.

Biden Administration Puts Forests on Climate Agenda

April 22, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Biden is issuing an order today that recognizes the importance of mature and old-growth forests in the fight against climate change and commits the government to their conservation. The order directs two agencies, the Department of the Interior (DOI)…

Report: Regenerative Agriculture Makes Farmers and Ranchers More Resilient to Climate Change

April 21, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Regenerative agriculture helps farmers and ranchers withstand the effects of climate change, according to a new report released today by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). Regenerative Agriculture: Farm Policy for the 21st Century, comes at the heels…

Regenerative Agriculture

April 21, 2022 OverviewUnited StatesArohi Sharma, Lara Bryant, Ellen Lee, Claire O'Connor

Farming in harmony with nature fights climate change, improves water quality, and protects biodiversity. NRDC works with growers, ranchers, and community leaders to craft policies for a regenerative farm and food system.

FERC Takes Key Step to Build Out the Electric Grid

April 21, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a proposal today for how the nation’s transmission system can meet the rapidly changing needs of the 21st century. These much-needed improvements would come as our outdated power grid has become a costly bottleneck…

America’s Gray Wolves Get Another Chance at Real Recovery

April 21, 2022 NRDC in ActionShelia Hu

After getting last year’s unlawful delisting rule reversed, NRDC is setting the stage for stronger wolf conservation.

Chicago, City With the Most Lead Drinking Water Pipes in America, to Host Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s Water Infrastructure Hearing

April 21, 2022 Press ReleaseChicago

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth will hear testimony today from City of Chicago and State of Illinois officials responsible for removing lead service lines that deliver water to homes across the state. Illinois will receive more than $100 million from the…

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…

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