Continuing years of litigation and advocacy, NRDC goes back to battle for the Roadless Rule and other federal safeguards that have kept these wildlands safe from road construction and logging.
Expert BlogUnited States, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, MinnesotaClaudia Blanco Nuñez, Giulia C.S. Good Stefani
Tribal Nations protect and manage millions of acres of wetlands, which help improve water quality, curb the risk of floods, recharge groundwater, and store large amounts of carbon.
Collaboration among community advocates, water utilities, and environmental groups is key to progress on landmark legislation, creating a model for other states.
Because cities are often responsible for waste management, land use, and local health and food regulations, they are on the front lines of reducing food waste.
The USDA announced it would rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, a provision that generally prohibits commercial logging and road construction on 58.5 million acres across the National Forest System.
Manufactured homes provide affordable housing for more than one million Californians, yet they disproportionately rely on fossil fuel heating. Expanding access to electrification is a matter of climate action, public health, and housing justice.
State lawmakers voted yesterday to add more bureaucratic red tape to government agency operations, setting the stage for more scrutiny over spending and frustrating the state’s response to public needs.
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