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FEMA Moves to Update Flooding Rules for Homes

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Federal Emergency Management Agency took an important step toward updating building requirements for homes in flood zones, which would help protect homeowners and reduce repeated flood damages for houses facing increased risk of flooding.

California’s Wildly Inequitable Water Rights System

Expert BlogCaliforniaKate Poole

It's time to put the interests of the community above the interests of the ancestors of a handful of white settlers who staked their claim to our public resources over a century ago.

Our Ocean Is Stressed Enough: Give It a Break from Drilling

Expert BlogInternationalLauren Kubiak

To mitigate and increase our resilience to climate change, we need to stop leasing our public waters to oil and gas companies, reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, and highly and fully protect at least 30 percent of our ocean…

P&G Investors Should Oppose Angela Braly to P&G Board

Expert BlogUnited StatesShelley Vinyard

Days before Procter & Gamble (P&G) holds its annual shareholder meeting, NRDC issued a new brief outlining why investors should oppose the re-election of one of P&G's board members, Angela Braly.

Will Countries Commit to Reverse the Destruction of Nature?

Expert BlogInternationalZak Smith

Government officials from around the globe will convene virtually October 11-15 to kick off one of the most consequential international meetings that will ever take place: the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on…

EPA Moves to Usher in Safer Consumer Products Free from Super-polluting HFCs

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it will issue rules to speed the transition away from super-pollutant hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in refrigeration, air conditioners, heat pumps, insulation and aerosols where climate-friendlier alternatives are available.

Climate-Friendlier A/Cs and Other Products Are on the Way

Expert BlogUnited StatesChristina Theodoridi

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it’s moving forward with proposals to speed the transition away from super-pollutant hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in refrigeration, air conditioners, heat pumps, insulation, and aerosols where climate-friendlier alternatives are available.

Pulp Fiction: New Report Shows P&G Is Spinning Tales

Expert BlogUnited States, CanadaCourtenay Lewis

In recent years, P&G has faced mounting criticism over the fact that many of its tissue products are made from virgin forests, which is contributing to the clearcutting of some of the world’s last primary forests, including in the climate-critical…