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Model Municipal Ordinance on Advancing Community Composting, With and Without Commentaries

September 18, 2025 Policy GuideUnited StatesDarby Hoover

This model policy language helps municipalities reduce regulatory barriers to and provide opportunities for community composting.

“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

September 18, 2025 ExplainerUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall, Molly M. Ginty

These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.

NRDC Report: A Better Path to Managing Data Center Load Growth

September 17, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

A new report details what states and grid managers should do to keep costs and emissions in check while managing the AI-related surge in electricity demand.

High Risk, High Impact

September 17, 2025 Issue BriefMexicoShruti Shukla, Jamie Lee

J.P. Morgan Chase investors should reconsider Mexico Pacific’s Saguaro Energía LNG project.

New NRDC Report: Saguaro LNG Is a Dangerous Bet for J.P. Morgan Chase Investors

September 17, 2025 Press ReleaseMexico

The proposed $15 billion Mexico Pacific Saguaro LNG export terminal is a high-risk gamble.

New Tools Show How Trump EPA Funding Cuts Harms Communities  

September 16, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

Interactive maps and stories show local impacts and lived experiences of communities affected by clawbacks of federal investments.

Robert Redford: The Environmental Movement Has Lost a Giant 

September 16, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

For five decades, Redford was an NRDC trustee, selflessly working to elevate its issues and support the organization.

Stolen Futures: Communities Betrayed by Federal Clawbacks

September 15, 2025 MapUnited StatesChantelle "Ella" Mendonsa, Jada Larson

NRDC’s map shows the communities being betrayed by the Trump’s administration’s funding clawbacks.

Climate Film Festival Awards Night Giveaway

September 15, 2025 United States

Official rules for the NRDC sweepstakes

A New Leader for CARB

September 15, 2025 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Liane Randolph stepped down as chair of the California Air Resources Board, and Lauren Sanchez will assume this role.

At the Crossroads: A Better Path to Managing Data Center Load Growth

September 15, 2025 ReportUnited StatesMcKenna Beck, Jackson Morris

Without responsible management of data center load, we put grid reliability, energy bill affordability, and our environment at risk.

Climate Action Bills Head to Governor Newsom’s Desk to Become Law

September 13, 2025 Press ReleaseCalifornia

California leaders sent a suite of climate action bills, some with bipartisan support, to Governor Newsom after a marathon session extending into Saturday afternoon.

EPA Seeks to Roll Back PFAS Drinking Water Rules, Keeping Millions Exposed to Toxic Forever Chemicals in Tap Water

September 12, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

Over 73 million people in the United States are served by water systems that have detected PFAS levels above the limits the EPA now seeks to rescind or delay.

EPA Gives Polluters a Pass on Reporting Their Emissions

September 12, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.

Ending this 10-year-old reporting program violates a clear congressional requirement and will leave Americans in the dark about the worst-polluting facilities in the nation.

Voluntary Is Not Enough: States Need to Intervene to Address Nitrogen Pollution

September 12, 2025 BackgrounderMinnesotaMaya Korb, J.P. Rose

It's critical that we grow food in a way that doesn’t poison drinking water, kill wildlife, and degrade ecosystems.