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House Passes Landmark Infrastructure Bill

July 1, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The House passed a landmark infrastructure bill today that will make important investments in clean energy, drinking water upgrades, transportation systems and climate resilience.

House Passes Legislation to Help Remove Millions of Lead Drinking Water Pipes

July 1, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The House today approved legislation to fund the replacement of up to 10 million lead water distribution pipes nationwide.

SFI’s Proposed Updates Offer Greenwashing, Not Solutions

July 1, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesCourtenay Lewis

They play lip service to Indigenous Peoples, climate change, and threatened species, without requiring any meaningful requirements for forest operators to actually protect them.

Dear Congress: If You Don’t Understand Climate Urgency, Let Us Draw You a Picture

June 30, 2020 PerspectivesUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

The illustrated letters of hundreds of young artists are demanding action on climate change in the hopes of helping shape the country’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

India Green News: Cyclones, Clean Energy, and Air Pollution

June 30, 2020 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

Here's the latest news about environmental and energy issues in India.

The Scientific Basis for Managing PFAS as a Chemical Class

June 30, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Anna Reade

Managing the risk of these “forever chemicals” has focused primarily on one chemical—out of thousands—at a time. It doesn’t work, so we must change this system to protect public health.

We Must Invest in Climate-Ready Affordable Housing Now

June 30, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesBettina Bergöö

Low-income renters, who are disproportionately Black, must be among the leaders in the the process of shifting resources out of oppressive systems and into Black communities. The resulting investments in affordable housing must be made with a changing climate in…

China Leveraging Green Finance for a Green Economic Recovery

June 30, 2020 Expert BlogChinaAlfonso Pating

China’s decarbonization can leverage assets owned by its commercial banks, with total outstanding loan balance of Chinese commercial banks is approaching 120 trillion RMB, to stimulate a green economic recovery.

Urban Innovator

June 30, 2020 NRDC in ActionCharlotte, North Carolina, St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Paul, Minnesota, Austin, TexasKeith Mulvihill

Through her work in the buildings sector, Wendy Lee helps propel cities into a fairer and more energy-efficient future.

NRDC Sues FERC Over Orders that Threaten NY Clean Energy

June 30, 2020 Expert BlogNew YorkChristopher Casey

The FERC orders undermine New York’s State efforts to achieve landmark clean energy targets and also compromise efforts to replace dirty peaker plants in New York City with renewable energy and battery storage solutions, which is vitally important for reducing…

Strategic Gas Planning Is Vital to NY's Climate Leadership

June 30, 2020 Expert BlogNew YorkSamantha Wilt

With transparency, sufficient data, and stakeholder engagement, New York can ensure the gas system transition is as equitable, cost-effective, and certain as possible while achieving its nation-leading climate goals.

NYC FY2021 Budget Cuts Essential Sanitation Services

June 30, 2020 Press ReleaseNew York City

New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced agreement on the city’s FY2021 budget today.

House Panel Unveils Bold Climate Plan

June 30, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The House of Representatives’ Select Committee on Climate Crisis, Chaired by Rep. Kathy Castor, today unveiled its bold plan to address climate change. It comes the same week the House is voting on the Moving Forward Act, a landmark infrastructure…

California-Chile Water Nexus 1: Urban Drought Solutions

June 30, 2020 Expert BlogCaliforniaAmanda Maxwell, Tracy Quinn

Though the two places are separated by thousands of miles, a quick glance at California and central Chile reveals striking similarities. Both share a long Pacific coastline, large agriculture economies, and similar Mediterranean climates perfect for wine growing, leading to…

Scientists Recommend Regulating PFAS “Forever Chemicals” As a Class

June 30, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

Scientists recommend treating PFAS chemicals as one class of chemicals and avoiding all nonessential uses of these “forever chemicals,” according to a peer-reviewed article published today in Environmental Science & Technology Letters.