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Ag Policy Must Value Independent Farmers Over Corporate Ag

Expert BlogArohi Sharma
When it comes to American Agriculture, “Who do we want to advantage?” The answer’s easy in my mind—I think farmers should benefit. While agricultural policies in the United States started out supporting America’s small business entrepreneurs, they are no longer…

Tackling Mobile Source Pollution via Collaborative Governance

Expert BlogBarbara Finamore, Yan Wang
Addressing mobile source pollution has the potential to radically improve the health and environment of people in China. Mobile source emissions, which come from vehicles, vessels and non-road equipment, have become the most significant source of pollution in many Chinese…

Congress Acts to Restore Vital Protections for Migratory Birds

Press ReleaseUnited States
Today Representative Lowenthal (D-CA) with 18 bipartisan original co-sponsors introduced the Migratory Bird Protection Act (H.R. 5552) to restore longstanding protections for migratory birds against industrial take—that is, unintentional but predictable killing of birds. Bird populations in North America are…

House Adds Momentum to Phase Down of Climate-harming HFCs

Press ReleaseUnited States
A bipartisan group House lawmakers have introduced the "American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act," which adds momentum to a bipartisan drive in Congress to phase down the use of climate-harming hydroflurocarbons (HFCs) and transition to safer alternatives for cooling systems.

Heat Pump Water Heaters as Clean-Energy Batteries

Expert BlogUnited StatesPierre Delforge

Heat pump water heaters are a game-changing technology that can eliminate climate and air pollution from water heating in buildings—and they can double as clean-energy batteries by essentially storing emissions-free solar energy.

Top New York State Environmental Priorities for 2020

Expert BlogNew YorkRich Schrader

NRDC's New York State environmental priorities for 2020 include building on the sweeping climate progress made in 2019, tackling the biggest sources of climate pollution, and protecting New Yorkers' health.

Court Halts VA Pipeline Over Flawed Environmental Justice Assessment

Press ReleaseVirginia
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today vacated a permit to build a compressor station for the proposed Atlantic Coast gas pipeline, citing a Virginia state board for inadequately assessing its environmental justice impacts on the largely African American…