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Washington Post’s Fred Hiatt Was a Champion of Environmental Protection and Equity

December 6, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

Fred Hiatt, the longtime editorial page editor of The Washington Post, died this morning.

Senators Urge Next Step on Climate Risk for Banks

December 6, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesSarah Dougherty

Eleven Senators and I agree: Bank regulators need to consider climate risk to protect your savings and bank health.

US Will Stop Supporting Overseas Fossil Fuel Projects

December 3, 2021 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalJake Schmidt, Shruti Shukla

The Biden administration released new guidance that will eliminate U.S. government support for overseas gas, oil, and coal projects.

California Must Close Big Pesticide Loophole

December 3, 2021 Expert BlogCaliforniaDaniel Raichel

When is a pesticide not a pesticide?

Giving Birds a Fighting Chance

December 3, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesKatie Umekubo

The Biden administration has officially revoked Trump’s cuts to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act—and more promising actions are on the horizon.

Illinois Shows Us What the Road to Clean Energy Should Look Like

December 2, 2021 NRDC in ActionUnited States, IllinoisCourtney Lindwall

Here’s how a formidable clean energy coalition helped pass the most equitable climate legislation in the country—and developed a blueprint for other states to follow.

New EPA Report Highlights Climate Impacts of Wasted Food

December 2, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesNina Sevilla, Yvette Cabrera

This much-awaited report will be endlessly useful fostering dialogue and creating unified priorities.

EPA’s Methane Standards Must be Strengthened to Protect Communities & Climate

December 1, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency should strengthen its proposed rule to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as a crucial, cost-effective way to curb climate change and protect the public, including frontline communities, an expert at NRDC (Natural…

DOI Seeks Basic Reform, Not Overhaul, of Oil and Gas Program

November 30, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesValerie Cleland, Lauren Kubiak, Josh Axelrod

The Department of the Interior has released its much-anticipated report on how it plans to reform federal oil and gas leasing and permitting.

The Little-Known Power of Circulator Pumps

November 30, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesPierre Delforge

Which uses more electricity: washing your hands or powering your refrigerator?

Nevada to Power Clean Vehicles with Clean Electricity

November 30, 2021 Expert BlogNevadaMax Baumhefner, Dylan Sullivan

Nevada approves $100 million investment in charging infrastructure for electric cars, trucks, and buses.

Clean Truck Rules Will Benefit Southern New England

November 30, 2021 Expert BlogMassachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode IslandKathy Harris, Patricio Portillo

The states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island stand to see $12.7 billion dollars in net societal benefits, improved health and air quality, and increased investments over the next 30 years through adoption of Clean Truck Programs in their states.

For Thousands of Years, Indigenous Tribes Have Been Planting for the Future

November 30, 2021 DispatchIowa, Canada, Pennsylvania, OklahomaSusan Cosier

With yields of biodiversity and a more climate-resilient food supply, a movement is sprouting in BIPOC communities across North America to save heirloom seeds and preserve culture.

Ten New Environmental Laws in California

November 30, 2021 Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome

The environmental community continued to chalk up wins in the state legislature despite another unusual year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a gubernatorial recall election.

Deadline Today: Will Nations Lose Access to U.S. Seafood Market?

November 30, 2021 Press ReleaseInternational, United States

By today’s deadline, seafood-exporting nations worldwide must have adopted regulations to reduce entanglements of whales, dolphins and seals in fishing gear or face a U.S. import ban.