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Missing Math: Paying for the Health Costs of Climate Change

December 7, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Vijay Limaye

The climate crisis is inflicting costly damage to human health, but those harms are often hidden from view.

The Need to Improve Student Literacy in Climate and Health

December 7, 2020 Expert BlogInternational, United StatesDr. Vijay Limaye

The climate crisis endangers children’s health, but few students are learning how to respond.

Regenerative Agriculture Part 2: The Principles

December 5, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesLara Bryant, Ellen Lee, Claire O'Connor, Arohi Sharma

In describing what regenerative agriculture means to them and how they embrace the philosophy on their operations, our 100+ regenerative grower interviewees shared a handful of principles that underpin their approach to farming and ranching.

Happy Birthday to the Arctic Refuge—and May it Live Forever

December 4, 2020 Expert BlogAlaskaNiel Lawrence

Just this week, the Trump administration set a date to auction off the heart of these lands. This will not stand.

Cutting Our Losses: State Policies to Track and Reduce Leakage from Public Water Systems

December 4, 2020 OverviewUnited States

As states and communities contend with the twin challenges of an aging water infrastructure and a changing climate, leaky water systems threaten the quality and reliability of our drinking water.

Hydro-Highway Robbery

December 4, 2020 Expert BlogChileJessica Carey-Webb

The Reguemos Chile project would benefit agribusinesses at the expense of the environment, small farmers, and Indigenous peoples.

Proposed LNG Project Threatens our Climate and Communities

December 4, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesMarisa Guerrero, Mark Izeman

We must stop plans to build a new fossil fuel export project on the majestic Delaware River. The proposed facility would be disastrous for our climate and our communities.

A Champion for Equitable and Sustainable Infrastructure

December 3, 2020 NRDC in ActionLos Angeles, PhiladelphiaShelia Hu

Stephanie Gidigbi Jenkins is pushing for public policy solutions that address social equity and climate justice while strengthening access to reliable transportation, affordable housing, and open spaces.

Compost Matters—But Food Matters More

December 3, 2020 Expert BlogBaltimore, United StatesYvette Cabrera

With food waste reduction in mind, the Baltimore Food Matters team created a resource that could serve as a reminder to be cognizant of food waste, what we can do to prevent it, and how anyone can compost locally.

New Report Backs Bold NV Climate Strategy

December 3, 2020 Press ReleaseNevada

The State of Nevada Climate Initiative released a State Climate Strategy today. The release of the Climate Strategy follows a broad and inclusive stakeholder process and comes a few weeks after the release of a separate report published by Evolved…

Signatories to Tejon Ranch Conservation Agreement Sue Tejon Ranch Company

December 3, 2020 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Conservation groups sued the Tejon Ranch Company this week for breach of the landmark 2008 Tejon Ranch Conservation and Land Use Agreement, which preserved 90 percent of the massive 270,000-acre ranch – the largest private landholding in California.

Health as Lens for Shaping More Equitable Climate Policy

December 3, 2020 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalDr. Kim Knowlton

Air pollution bears down disproportionately on the economically disadvantaged and many communities of color. It plays a key role in the disproportionate burden of respiratory health threats from COVID-19 plaguing the nation.

Lancet: What’s Needed to Protect Health from Climate & COVID

December 3, 2020 Expert BlogUnited States, LouisianaJuanita Constible

We need a holistic response to protect our health from the collision of climate change, COVID-19, and racial injustice.

Advocates Respond to San José Local Energy Code Vote

December 2, 2020 Press ReleaseSan Jose (California)

The San José City Council approved on Tuesday evening a ground-breaking expansion of the City’s local energy code that will make all-electric new construction the new normal in the nation’s 10th-largest city. With 40 cities and counties across California approving…

Tejon Ranch Co. Sued for Breach of Conservation Agreement

December 2, 2020 Expert BlogCaliforniaJoel Reynolds

Although the litigation has been filed only as a last resort, there is no question of its necessity.