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Gov. Whitmer Issues Most Ambitious Action on Climate in the Midwest, Advocates Call for Additional Community Centered Climate Solutions

September 23, 2020 Press ReleaseMichigan

Gov. Whitmer issued an executive order today that commits Michigan to the most ambitious path to combat the climate crisis in the Midwest to date. The order sets a goal of dramatically cutting carbon pollution and achieving carbon-neutrality across the…

Governor Newsom Announces a Suite of Climate Actions

September 23, 2020 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the State of California will ensure 100 percent electric passenger vehicles by 2035, as well as a host of additional actions.

Advocates Demand Regulation of Toxic Neonic-Treated Seeds

September 23, 2020 Press ReleaseCalifornia

A group of health and environmental organizations filed a legal petition today, calling upon the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to regulate the planting of crop seeds coated with neurotoxic neonicotinoid insecticides (neonics) and close a loophole that allows the…

California Must Regulate Toxic Neonic-Coated Crop Seeds

September 23, 2020 Expert BlogDaniel Raichel, Samuel Eisenberg

Pesticide-treated seeds, like these, pollute water and harm bees—yet they go unregulated in California. NRDC filed a petition to close a state loophole that lets them fall through the cracks.

Gov Newsom Announces All New Cars Will Be Electric by 2035

September 23, 2020 Expert BlogDr. Simon Mui, Alex Jackson

Governor Newsom of California issued the first of a potential series of actions to fight climate change, starting first with a massive venture to ensure all Californians have options beyond burning fossil fuels in cars, trucks, and buses.

House Bill Would Deliver Needed Steps Toward a Clean Economy

September 23, 2020 Expert BlogMarc Boom

This package pulls together over 60 different bills that, taken as a whole, would significantly improve how our government approaches energy systems - putting climate action, clean jobs, and reducing environmental harms to communities at the forefront of building a…

New OCI Analysis Gives Big Oil Much Needed Reality Check

September 23, 2020 Expert BlogSusan Casey-Lefkowitz

A new report from Oil Change International provides a reality check on the myth that Big Oil is changing—showing failure after failure in reducing climate pollution.

Green Finance Institute, NRDC and Rocky Mountain Institute to Develop Global Green Bank Design Platform Addressing Climate Solutions

September 22, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

A State of Green Banks 2020 report will be published in November providing a comprehensive review of green banks worldwide and guiding the Platform’s development

Climate Benefits from GE Dropping New Coal Plant Projects

September 22, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

General Electric, one of the world's largest builders of coal-fired power plants, announced today that it will stop building new coal plants, a course of action long recommended by NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council), other groups and investors as…

Pebble Mine Tapes Confirm Risk of Disaster in Bristol Bay

September 22, 2020 Expert BlogJoel Reynolds

Shocking videotapes reveal Canadian mining company CEOs boasting to hoped-for investors about influence over government officials to promote massive 200-year Bristol Bay mining scheme disguised for federal permitting as 20-year mine.

China’s President Commits to Enhance Climate Action

September 22, 2020 Expert BlogJake Schmidt, Brendan Guy, Han Chen

During his speech to the UN General Assembly today, Chinese President Xi Jingping announced that the country will enhance its climate change ambitions. This announcement is the starting bell on the next critical leg of the race for the world—especially…

Helping Underserved Floridians Fight Climate Change

September 22, 2020 Expert BlogMaria Ortiz, Eloisa Portillo-Morales

In the midst of a pandemic and economic crisis, Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF), is making an impact by helping traditionally underserved communities combat climate change.

General Electric Will Stop Building New Coal Plants

September 21, 2020 Expert BlogHan Chen

While more details are needed about GE’s announcement, what’s clear is that there’s no future for new coal.

NRDC’s Gina McCarthy on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy

September 18, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, has died.

This Is the Moment to Reimagine Public Transportation

September 18, 2020 Expert BlogUnited States, Seattle, New York CityAmanda Eaken

COVID-19 has changed many aspects of life, including the way we move through our neighborhoods. The pandemic has forced us to reimagine peoples relationship to streets with many cities launching "healthy streets" or "open streets" to allow for more land…