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Proposed Bills Target Single-Use Products

February 6, 2020 Expert BlogDillon Hanson-Ahumada, Linda Escalante

Two California bills (SB 54 and AB 1080) introduce language that works to protect our environment, reduce plastic pollution, and save local governments millions of dollars in the process.

Trump Administration Officially Invites Polluters into Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

February 6, 2020 Expert BlogNRDC

The move is a threat to these pristine lands and the irreplaceable artifacts, fossils, and Indigenous cultural sites they hold.

New York City Announces Exciting Climate Agenda

February 6, 2020 Press ReleaseNew York City

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a number of bold climate and clean energy initiatives as part of his State of the City address, including to: develop an offshore wind hub in Brooklyn by 2023; double the amount of solar power…

Lights, Camera, Action on Climate

February 6, 2020 NRDC in ActionLos AngelesKeith Mulvihill

Daniel Hinerfeld is partnering with TV and film writers, producers, and other Hollywood creatives to address climate change on-screen.

Cincinnati Commits to Low-Income Energy Efficiency

February 5, 2020 Expert BlogEmily Barkdoll, Kari Ross

The City of Cincinnati is launching a new low-income multifamily energy efficiency pilot program, Warm Up Cincy, to address energy challenges faced by tenants. Some Cincinnati residents are disproportionately burdened with energy inefficient homes and can be forced to choose…

DOE Is Flouting the Will of Congress by Delaying Clean Energy R&D

February 5, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Department of Energy is flouting the will of Congress by delaying clean energy R&D and Congress should act quickly to prevent such ideologically driven efforts that thwart action to combat climate change, a Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) policy…

NRDC’s Gina McCarthy Urges Congress to Protect Americans’ Health from Climate Harm

February 5, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

Gina McCarthy, president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council, will tell Congress today that climate change is the world’s biggest public health challenge but also the greatest public health opportunity, and that solutions exist to propel us toward…

Gina McCarthy to Congress: We Must Act Boldly on Climate to Protect Public Health

February 5, 2020 Expert BlogGina McCarthy

It’s not an either–or: Urgent climate action will save lives and boost the economy. The solutions are in reach.

Antibiotic Consumption in U.S. Pork, Beef, and Turkey Industries Vastly Outstrips Comparable Industries in Europe, and the U.S. Chicken Industry

February 4, 2020 Issue BriefDavid Wallinga, MD

Our analysis shows the U.S. livestock industry consumes medically important antibiotics almost twice as intensively as the industries in 30 European countries.

Clean Energy Access for Improving Livelihoods in India

February 4, 2020 Expert BlogSameer Kwatra

Gov. Wolf Affirms Support for RGGI in 2020-21 Budget Address

February 4, 2020 Press ReleasePennsylvania

Governor Tom Wolf today unveiled his proposed 2020-21 fiscal year budget agenda, laying out key priorities for Pennsylvania and doubling down on his commitment to joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

New York Must Step Up PFOA and PFOS Protection

February 4, 2020 Expert BlogKimberly Ong

New York must protect New Yorkers from the dangerous chemicals that contaminate our drinking water. Here are NRDC's recommendations for the regulation of the toxic "forever chemicals" PFOA and PFOS.

Virginia Is for Ocean Lovers: House Votes to Block Drilling

February 4, 2020 Expert BlogJacob Eisenberg

My fellow Virginians and I today are celebrating the passage of a bill that will help protect Virginia’s communities and coastal economy from the risky business of offshore oil and gas drilling.

New Year, Same Old Greenwashing for Wendy’s

February 3, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesLena Brook

NRDC and our allies in the Antibiotics Off the Menu coalition have been publicly calling on Wendy’s for more than six months to set a meaningful policy that reduces antibiotic use in the company’s vast beef supplies.

Defender of Energy Efficiency—and Equity

February 3, 2020 NRDC in ActionGeorgia, Detroit, Michigan, Baltimore, Maryland, Norfolk, VirginiaKeith Mulvihill

Dawone Robinson, regional director of NRDC’s Energy Efficiency for All Project, works to create opportunities for low-income communities of color to save energy and money.