The Environmental Protection Agency proposed rules today to phase down the production and import of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – the super potent heat-trapping pollutants used in air conditioning, refrigeration, and myriad other applications – by 85 percent over the next 15…
Hoping to greenwash reckless Bristol Bay mine as environmentally and socially responsible, Canadian owner Northern Dynasty Minerals’ report fools no one.
Creating an environment where people can be themselves is intrinsic to changing the culture of big green groups—and a key goal for Troy Riddle, NRDC’s inaugural chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer.
Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Vijay Limaye, Bora Chang
If science is the search for truth, then let’s get real by ensuring research actually represents who’s out there and what’s happening to them, from COVID-19 to climate change.
California’s policymakers have sent a strong signal that the loss of intact boreal forests and threats to Indigenous rights are no longer an acceptable cost of doing business with the state.
The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 takes important steps towards providing everyone in this country with access to clean, safe, and affordable water.
The Environmental Protection Agency must ban chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to worker poisonings and learning disabilities in children—on produce sold in the U.S. within 60 days unless it can identify a safe level of use, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals…
New York will mark a milestone in the state’s evolving energy landscape when the Indian Point nuclear power plant, located just north of New York City, permanently closes this week.
Expert BlogOhio, Washington, D.C., United StatesNina Sevilla
Partnerships are the cornerstone of NRDC’s Food Matters project. Exciting work is happening in Food Matters partner cities and counties to reduce food waste.
PJM, the regional grid operator for 13 states in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest, moved today to make a dramatic change to its capacity markets that would end discrimination against clean energy sources.
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