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Beat the Heat with Energy Efficiency

Expert BlogUnited StatesEmily Deanne

Summer drawing near means warmer temperatures are on the horizon. Whether you are still working from home, and want to keep cool in your home office, or you are just looking for ways to save money, energy efficiency can help.

Nobody Is Safe Until Everybody Is Safe

PerspectivesUnited StatesBora Chang
We must recognize the violence against Asian Americans as an outgrowth of structural racism in our society. And we cannot confront the former without taking down the latter.

Phase Out PFAS from Global Use

Expert BlogInternationalDr. Anna Reade, David Wallinga, MD

Women's health federation issues a global call for phase out of PFAS 'forever' chemicals, to address the mounting contamination and likely health problems they cause.

Sound Science Returns to EPA

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Environmental Protection Agency confirmed that it’s scrapping a dangerous Trump-era rule that would have undercut the use of sound scientific studies for setting health-based pollution limits.

The Food System Is Critical Infrastructure

Expert BlogUnited StatesAmy Brown

We need to invest in rebuilding the food system from the bottom up as critical infrastructure for a just and sustainable future.

NRDC, 50+ Orgs Send Clear Message: It's Time for FERC Reform

Expert BlogUnited StatesGillian Giannetti

NRDC, the Sustainable FERC Project, and more than 50 other organizations sent a clear message today to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: FERC must reform how it reviews applications for new gas pipeline infrastructure.

Transportation Bill Leaves Unfinished Business

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Senate Environment and Public Works committee unanimously approved its portion of a surface transportation bill today, a measure that would make strong investments in bike and walking routes and introduce climate considerations. But, it also includes harmful provisions, including…

Putting Pembroke’s Priorities Above a Gas Giveaway

Expert BlogIllinoisAmulya Yerrapotu

Nicor Gas is currently pushing a gas line extension bill to foist costly and dangerous fossil fuel energy onto Pembroke—one of Illinois’s last remaining historical Black farming communities—for decades to come.

Senate Highway Bill Fails to Meet the Moment

Expert BlogUnited StatesStephanie Gidigbi Jenkins, Deron Lovaas, Kabir Green

The Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee passed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization today, taking a step forward toward a comprehensive infrastructure package. However, this is the first step in a marathon of committee markups and floor action, and the bill…

“I know this man. I almost was this man.”

PerspectivesUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd
On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, NRDC senior policy advisor Khalil Shahyd recalls his own harrowing encounter with law enforcement—and how it informed his community organizing.

Highway Bill Is a Small Step When We Need to Leap

Expert BlogUnited StatesDeron Lovaas

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unveiled its highway bill this weekend. While in some ways this is a historic piece of legislation given its climate provisions, over all it fails to meet the moment.

Ocean Wind Becomes California’s Future Power

Expert BlogCaliforniaSandy Aylesworth, Mohit Chhabra

Department of Interior advances leasing for offshore wind energy development in California offshore waters, ending years-long impasse with the Department of Defense.

Casitas Lofts Will Set Dangerous Precedent Along LA River

Expert BlogCalifornia, Los AngelesDamon Nagami

Casitas Lofts—the proposed luxury housing development along the Los Angeles River—is still alive and poised to exacerbate LA’s housing crisis while cutting off access to nature for low-income neighborhoods along the L.A. River