Expert BlogWashington, D.C., United StatesTaryn Kiekow Heimer
Leaders of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure requested records about the proposed Pebble Mine to determine whether Pebble executives duped Congress, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the public about the size and scope of the project.
The Army Corps of Engineers today denied a permit for Pebble Mine, the massive gold and copper mine proposed for construction at the headwaters of Bristol Bay in southeastern Alaska.
An estimated 800,000 Michiganders throughout the state are known to be behind on their water bills and could face water shutoffs, according to new data compiled by NRDC in collaboration with the People's Water Board Coalition.
Expert BlogUnited StatesErik D. Olson, Mae Wu, Melissa Lin Perrella
Millions of American families live in toxic clouds wafting from chemical plants. But President Biden can attack these and other threats—and put communities and public health first.
OverviewUnited StatesJosh Axelrod, David Doniger, Brendan Guy, Allison Johnson, Gina McCarthy, Bobby McEnaney, Claire O'Connor, Erik D. Olson, Khalil Shahyd, Ann Shikany, Dr. Lisa Suatoni, Anthony Swift, Lauren Urbanek, Mae Wu, Ben Longstreth, Luke Tonachel, Melissa Lin Perrella
NRDC experts take a deep dive into President-elect Joe Biden’s key plans to address climate change—the strongest national climate agenda ever laid out by a U.S. president-elect.
Expert BlogInternational, China, India, United StatesAnjali Jaiswal, Alex Hillbrand, Christina Theodoridi, Prima Madan
Find out the latest on sustainable cooling in the United States, India and China during the NRDC side event on Cooling with Less Warming during the Montreal Protocl meeting this week.
Energy efficiency programs need to prioritize: Improving the efficiency of building “envelopes;” addressing the pressing needs of under-resourced (low-income) communities and communities of color; and eliminating incentives for building new homes that use gas.
Expert BlogUnited StatesAnthony Swift, Dr. Lisa Suatoni
Biden's promise to protect 30% of terrestrial and marine ecosystems by 2030 is a critical part of a strategy to stop climate change, prevent species collapse and enhance the resiliency of our natural world and the communities that rely on…
In a letter to the leaders of NRDC and other environmental organizations, General Motors announced today that it would abandon its legal support for the Trump administration’s attempt to gut the authority of California and other states to set clean…
President-Elect Joe Biden will name former Secretary of State John Kerry to oversee the administration’s international climate change policies; former Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken to become Secretary of State; and senior foreign service officer Linda Thomas-Greenfield to serve…
A Biden-Harris Administration takes office with the stark reality that we would have been in a better position if the world had a stronger U.S. partner.
By prioritizing natural climate solutions and agricultural resilience, the Biden-Harris climate plan promises to guide U.S. food and farm policy into the 21st century.
