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NRDC Proudly Supports the Call to Protect Bristol Bay

December 2, 2020 Expert BlogAlaskaTaryn Kiekow Heimer

We are honored to stand with the leaders from Bristol Bay calling for long-term protection that would provide certainty to those who depend on the region's natural resources.

Race to 100% Clean

December 2, 2020 OverviewUnited StatesSophia Ptacek, Amanda Levin

U.S. states, municipalities, utilities, and corporations have made significant progress toward a fossil-free future by advancing energy efficiency and clean energy. In fact, 1 in 3 people in the United States now live in a state or city transitioning to…

NRDC’s 8th Annual Energy Report: Slow and Steady Will Not Win the Climate Race

December 2, 2020 ReportUnited StatesAmanda Levin, Sophia Ptacek

The United States is at a critical moment. We must move full speed ahead toward a system that prioritizes a clean and equitable economy—a system that centers health, community well-being, and climate action.

A New Agenda for Climate Giants of the Western Hemisphere

December 2, 2020 Expert BlogBrazilJessica Carey-Webb

Opportunities to catalyze Brazil’s low-carbon development.

NRDC 8th Annual Energy Report: Slow & Steady Won’t Win the Climate Race

December 2, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

America’s power plants met their carbon pollution reduction target 11 years earlier than anticipated under an Obama-era rule, even though the Trump administration officially repealed it, according to the 8th Annual Energy Report published today by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)…

NRDC Energy Report: Slow & Steady Won’t Win the Climate Race

December 2, 2020 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalAmanda Levin, Sophia Ptacek

NRDC’s Eighth Annual Energy Report digs into U.S. energy trends over the last two years to understand how our energy system has changed since our last report, where we may be headed, and what it all means for the worsening…

San Jose Takes Nearly All New Buildings All-Electric

December 2, 2020 Expert BlogSan Jose (California)Elizabeth Stampe, Olivia Walker

San Jose becomes the largest U.S. city to take new buildings all-electric.

Happy 50th Birthday, EPA

December 2, 2020 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

We’ve seen you at your best and, currently, at your absolute worst. But things are looking up for you again—just when we need you the most.

Montreal Protocol Convenes, Agrees $268m in Holdover Funding

December 2, 2020 Expert BlogInternationalAlex Hillbrand

Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the treaty is showing it’s still got what it takes to be the world’s most successful environmental accord.

COVID-19 Shows How No One Is Immune from Converging Health Crises

December 2, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

Each year, the Lancet Countdown tracks more than 40 indicators on links between health and climate change and this year presents the most worrying outlook to date as key trends worsen. However, the latest report finds that with climate action…

NRDC's Annual Energy Reports

December 2, 2020 ReportUnited StatesRalph Cavanagh, Amanda Levin, Sophia Ptacek

NRDC each year reviews the most recent data to present an overall picture of the U.S. energy sector, which is undergoing a major shift toward increasing amounts of renewable energy and cost-effective energy efficiency. However, America still must do more…

Feds Say Climate is Killing Whitebark Pine Trees

December 1, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

Fish & Wildlife Service ESA listing decision agrees iconic high elevation Whitebark Pine trees under assault due to climate change

A Catalyst for the Midwest’s Clean Energy Transition

December 1, 2020 NRDC in ActionKansas City (Kansas), St. Louis, Missouri, New York CityBrian Palmer

Ashok Gupta spent decades cleaning up New York’s grid and reducing its reliance on dirty fuels. Now he’s working to bring the clean energy future to the Midwest.

South Carolina Coastal Conservation League v. Ross

November 30, 2020 Court CaseSouth Carolina, EastClosed

NRDC, partners, and coastal states sued to stop seismic blasting in the Atlantic Ocean, which threatens marine life like the endangered North Atlantic right whale.

Setting the EPA Back on Track

November 30, 2020 Expert BlogUnited States, Washington, D.C.Gina McCarthy

After 50 years, what does the future of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hold?