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Four Poets Honor Chicago’s Hazel M. Johnson, the Mother of Environmental Justice

April 1, 2022 PerspectivesChicago

This National Poetry Month, four writers champion the legendary local activist who launched a movement while they continue to grapple with the work left to be done.

IPCC: Food Systems Adaptation Is Critical

April 1, 2022 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalMadeline Keating, Yvette Cabrera, Lena Brook, Claire O'Connor

We need sweeping climate action—and we cannot afford to overlook our food system in that effort. With powerful legislation, sustained funding, and action from businesses, institutions, and consumers, we can do it.

NRDC et al. v. County of Dickson et al. Case Documents

March 31, 2022 Legal Filings

Biden EPA Refuses to Protect Drinking Water from Toxic Perchlorate, Affirms Trump EPA Decision to Leave Millions Exposed to the Chemical

March 31, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it would not regulate perchlorate, a toxic component of rocket fuel associated with brain damage in fetuses and infants, leaving millions of people unknowingly exposed to the chemical through their tap water.

Investing in a Clean, Just Transportation Future

March 31, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesDeron Lovaas

While the Proposed federal budget simply fulfills the commitments made in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, it also delivers an enormous toolbox to deliver better mobility and access to low-income communities.

Weatherization Boost Poised to Deliver Energy Price Relief

March 31, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesSam Whillans

The Energy Department has announced its plan to spend $3.5 billion in weatherization funding from the recent infrastructure law.

Fuel Economy Delivers Dramatic Savings: NRDC Report

March 31, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

New vehicles are saving U.S. households on average about $630 to $840 a year at the pump thanks to better fuel economy over the past 15 years, according to a new analysis by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council).

Strategic Minerals Must Be Secured in Reliable, Durable and Sustainable Ways   

March 31, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Biden announced plans today to invoke provisions of the Defense Production Act to expedite the domestic procurement of lithium, nickel, graphite, cobalt and manganese - strategic minerals essential in batteries used for electric vehicles and power storage.

NRDC Supports Seafood Watch Move to “Red List” American Lobster and Snow Crab

March 31, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Francine Kershaw

This science-based and precautionary recommendation can help protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.

Groups Run Ad in Politico Urging EPA to Protect Bristol Bay

March 31, 2022 Expert BlogAlaskaTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Full-page ad calls on EPA to permanently protect Bristol Bay by vetoing the Pebble Mine.

NRDC et al. v. County of Dickson et al.

March 31, 2022 Court CaseTennessee, DicksonClosed

In the 1960s, manufacturing companies in Tennessee dumped a toxic industrial solvent that causes cancer, as well as reproductive and neurological harm, into an unlined landfill. NRDC helped to hold the companies to account.

City and Community Leaders Chat Food and Climate at SXSW

March 31, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesMadeline Keating, Nina Sevilla

Recognizing that community-driven solutions are necessary to equitably mitigate and adapt to climate change and address food waste, NRDC hosted our "City Food Waste: A Burgeoning Climate Solution" panel.

UK Politicians Warn Biomass Not a Safe Bet for Net Zero

March 31, 2022 Expert BlogInternational, United StatesElly Pepper

Politicians from all major parties released a letter to the Government’s Energy Secretary, expressing significant concerns about the UK’s decision to rely on bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) to meet net zero commitments.

The Real Road to Energy Independence: Clean Car and Fuel Economy Standards

March 31, 2022 Fact SheetUnited StatesMax Baumhefner, Britt Carmon

In deciding how to react to the current crisis, policymakers can deliver for America by adopting strong fuel efficiency and tailpipe emission standards, accelerating the transition to electric vehicles, and investing in a cleaner, more just transportation system that serves…

PA Bill Strips DEP’s Authority to Cut Carbon Pollution

March 30, 2022 Press ReleasePennsylvania

The Pennsylvania House passed HB637 today and it now goes to the State Senate. The bill incorrectly states that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) lacks the authority to regulate carbon pollution from the power sector, then strips the…