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Better Burgers: Why It’s High Time the U.S. Beef Industry Kicked Its Antibiotics Habit

June 25, 2020 Issue BriefUnited StatesDavid Wallinga, MD

The United States is grappling with COVID-19, the worst public health crisis in a century. Another worsening health crisis is staring us in the face, one caused by antibiotic-resistant infections. Without urgent action to stop the overuse of antibiotics, including…

Big Beef, Its Antibiotics Habit, and Protecting Our Future

June 25, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesDavid Wallinga, MD

Antibiotic resistance is one of our gravest public health threats. Antibiotic overuse is a key driver of the problem, yet antibiotics of medical importance are routinely fed to herds of beef cattle on feedlots whether or not animals are sick…

Papier hygiénique et changements climatiques: Le NRDC fait le point sur la « Problématique du papier hygiénique » en classant les différentes marques selon leur durabilité

June 24, 2020 Press Release

De nouveaux gagnants et les mêmes vieux perdants au classement du papier hygiénique du NRDC

How Trump Marked Nat’l Oceans Month: Axing Ocean Protections

June 24, 2020 Expert BlogEast, United StatesBrad Sewell

By the stroke of a pen, the most environmentally-ruinous leader in the country’s history added the only marine national monument off the continental U.S. to his fire sale of the nation’s natural heritage.

The Issue With Tissue 2.0

June 24, 2020 Expert BlogCanadaShelley Vinyard

Tissue companies are flushing away our forests and our future by making toilet paper from ancient forests essential to the climate fight. The Issue With Tissue 2.0 grades at-home tissue products on their impact on the climate crisis.

Toilet Paper and Climate Change: NRDC’s Updated “Issue With Tissue” Ranks Brands on Sustainability

June 24, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) today released an updated analysis of the climate impacts caused by the “tree to toilet” pipeline destroying the climate-critical Canadian boreal forest. The “Issue with Tissue 2.0” report includes a new sustainability ranking for toilet…

Energy Efficiency Reform Is Needed to Reach All Communities

June 24, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesLara Ettenson

As energy efficiency advocacy intersects housing, energy, and employment systems built on policies that disproportionately burden low-income people and communities of color, it’s important to ask: how are energy efficiency policies, programs, and processes perpetuating inequities from systemic racism and…

Financing Electric Mobility Transition in India

June 24, 2020 Expert BlogIndiaSameer Kwatra

Electric mobility in India is poised for strong growth, despite the near-term challenges.

Toilet Paper Is Driving the Climate Crisis with Every Flush

June 24, 2020 Expert BlogCanada, United StatesJennifer Skene

Despite the fact that we have only a matter of years left to act to avoid catastrophic climate change, tissue companies driving a tree-to-toilet pipeline and flushing away this essential climate ally.

Sustainable Design in NRDC's Washington, D.C. Office

June 23, 2020 Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Maria McCain

Join us on Tuesday, July 14th for a virtual open house at our newly renovated Washington, D.C. office!

Indigenous-Led Land Protection Is Key to Canada’s Future

June 23, 2020 Expert BlogCanadaJennifer Skene

A truly just, sustainable future is impossible without centering the leadership, vision, and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples.

California merece tecnología limpia: sigan financiando EPIC

June 23, 2020 Expert BlogCaliforniaSergio Sanchez Lopez

All Californians Deserve Clean Tech Access: Keep EPIC Funded

June 23, 2020 Expert BlogCaliforniaSergio Sanchez Lopez

It's crucial to continue supporting the development of technologies that contribute to our clean energy goals while helping low-income communities save money and continued access to the benefits of technological advancements.

Bringing the Outdoors In: The Benefits of Biophilia

June 23, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesMaria McCain

Biophilic design has been found to support cognitive function, physical health, and psychological well-being.

AB 345: Please Keep Off the Astroturf

June 23, 2020 Expert BlogCaliforniaAnn Alexander

AB 345, which passed the California Assembly and is now pending in the Senate, would require regulators to establish setback buffers to keep drilling operations away from homes, schools, playgrounds, and hospitals.