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Learning about CA's Water Rights is the First Step to Reform

March 8, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaDoug Obegi

There is a growing recognition of the need to reform California’s water rights system, which is deeply inequitable, unsustainable, and all but broken.

Women in the Climate Debate – India Focus

March 8, 2022 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

The powerful relationship between women and climate change came into focus during a conversation with Reemaben Nanavaty, the head of Self-Employed Women’s Association.

New Report Recognizes Some Risks of Bioenergy, Misses Others

March 8, 2022 Expert BlogInternational, United States, CanadaElly Pepper

The true test of the IPCC’s thoughts on bioenergy will be its report – expected to be released in April – on how the world should cut emissions.

Creating an Atlas for Conservation Action

March 8, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesAlison Chase

Five key recommendations for the Biden administration’s American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas.

EPA Agrees to Evaluate Effects of Neonics

March 8, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) settled the remaining claims in NRDC’s 2017 lawsuit, which challenged the EPA’s failure to comply with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when approving dozens of neonicotinoid pesticides (“neonics”).

A New Tool for Measuring Decarbonization

March 8, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. David B. Goldstein

The RESNET CO2 Index can allow government and utilities to set targets for carbon emissions reductions in homes based on site-specific metrics for carbon. Homeowners can also use this information to lower their carbon footprint.

Banning Russian Oil Imports is “The Right Thing to Do”

March 8, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Biden announced today that the United States will stop importing oil from Russia.

EPA Announces Plan for Largest Clean Water Investment in U.S. History

March 8, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced its guidelines for distributing $50 billion dollars in infrastructure funding for clean water, which represents the largest single investment in drinking water and wastewater systems in U.S. history.

New NRDC 'Chemical Recycling' Analysis: Process is Harmful, Misleading, Not Solving Plastic Pollution

March 7, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

A new NRDC analysis found that the majority of “chemical recycling” facilities studied are not recycling any plastic, but are instead creating fuels and releasing hazardous pollutants into communities and the environment.

UPDATED: EPA Can't Ignore Neonics’ Impacts on Imperiled Species

March 7, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesLucas Rhoads

NRDC and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have entered into a settlement agreement requiring EPA to evaluate the impacts of bee-killing neonicotinoid insecticides on species listed as threatened or endangered.

Gas Stoves Emit Pollution Even When Not in Use

March 7, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesMerrian Borgeson

The results of a new study are concerning because methane is a powerful climate pollutant that has a global warming potential (GWP) 86 times more than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period.

Representative Huffman Champions Bristol Bay, Again

March 7, 2022 Expert BlogAlaskaTaryn Kiekow Heimer

House letter urges EPA to use its authority under the Clean Water Act to permanently protect Bristol Bay, AK from the Pebble Mine.

“Chemical Recycling” of Plastic: A Burning Issue

March 7, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Veena Singla

NRDC conducted in-depth research on “chemical recycling” and concluded that “chemical recycling” is a dangerous false solution to the growing plastic waste crisis—and it shouldn’t be considered recycling.

Clearing the Path for Clean Energy

March 7, 2022 Oregon, California, Midwest, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Gibbstown, Philadelphia, Los Angeles

NRDC continues to take on the fossil fuel industry—and win.

Protecting Public Health

March 7, 2022 United States, Flint, Newark, Benton Harbor, Washington, D.C., Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Illinois, California

NRDC strengthens its focus to safeguard disadvantaged communities from exposure to pollution and toxic chemicals.