The national model plumbing code published by the International Code Council is due for an update this year, and it could make a difference on how much energy new homes use.
A new NRDC report explains how one in three seafood meals comes from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing—a dirty global industry that harms ecosystems, hurts fishermen who play by the rules, and relies on trafficked labor.
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is any fishing conducted in conflict with or outside of laws regulating seafood harvest. IUU fishing jeopardizes the health of the world’s fish populations, harms marine habitats, and threatens food and national security.
Although both California and Texas recently faced traumatic weather events, the consequences for electric system reliability were dramatically different.
As part of the American Cities Climate Challenge, a coalition of climate advocates just helped pass a series of bills that will curb emissions and rein in Honolulu’s sky-high cost of living at once.
House energy and environment leaders are expected to introduce broad-ranging legislation today addressing the climate crisis by cutting climate emissions in half by 2030, boosting jobs for workers, protecting communities burdened by pollution and putting the United States on the…
A federal appeals court has left in place the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ban on harmful phthalate chemicals from plastic used in children’s toys and childcare articles. The court rejected most of the arguments made by the chemical industry…
Burning wood for electricity is exacerbating climate change, and European wood imports for energy production degrade sensitive and highly biodiverse habitats in the process.
Home buyers in nearly half of the states can be left in the dark about the flood risks to their new house. An updated scorecard released today by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) shows which states have the best and…
