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The Hidden Cost of Cyber Monday

Expert BlogPatricio Portillo
Cyber Monday and e-commerce have come to dominate the retail industry contributing to a rise in delivery emissions. Policymakers need to step up and establish rules to slash emissions from the trucking industry even while online retail grows.

Tata Cleantech Capital Limited: Driving Green Investment in India

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Tata Cleantech Capital Limited (TCCL) recently joined the Green Bank Network. TCCL is a joint venture, operating since 2013, owned 79.5 percent by the Tata Group, a major conglomerate headquartered in India, and 19.5 percent by the International Finance Corporation…

EPA “Action” on Toxic Chemicals: Thanks, but No Thanks

Expert BlogDaniel Rosenberg
EPA continues to use administrative stalling tactics to avoid taking real action to protect the public from the whole class of Teflon "forever" PFAS chemicals and the acutely toxic methylene chloride.

Building Out the Food Matters Toolbox: New Food Waste Tools

Expert BlogDarby Hoover, Yvette Cabrera, Nina Sevilla
NRDC's food waste team has launched a redesigned Food Matters webpage and a robust series of tools to help cities implement food waste reduction programs and policies.

Lawsuit Wants to Lock Us Into Polluting Fuels

Expert BlogPierre Delforge
With a growing number of communities in California and nationwide passing local ordinances to transition new buildings to clean energy, the oil and gas industry is desperately seeking ways to thwart the movement and keep the market locked into using…

Bipartisan HFC Phasedown Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate

Expert BlogDavid Doniger
With support spanning from NRDC to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 32 Senators—16 from each party—have cosponsored a bill to phase down the powerful climate-changing chemicals called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

National Grid Moratorium Lifted

Press ReleaseNew York
Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced an agreement has been reached with National Grid to lift the utility’s current moratorium on gas service in Long Island, Queens and Brooklyn. In addition, the utility is required to pay up to $36 million…

Parks Are Good—but They Can (and Should) Be Better

PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
At their best, urban green spaces have the power to restore our weary souls—and maybe even to curb sprawl. Why do we so often treat them like civic afterthoughts?

Columbus City Council Holds Hearing on R-PACE Loan Program

Expert BlogStefan Schaffer, Emily Barkdoll
Columbus City Council held a public hearing to consider legislation on an energy efficient renovation financing program for Columbus homeowners on October 24, 2019. This is another monumental step in making Columbus a greener city.

Climate and Clean Energy Action in Latin America

Issue BriefMexico, Brazil, Peru, Costa Rica, ChileCarolina Herrera, Amanda Maxwell, Han Chen
NRDC is tracking countries’ progress on their climate commitments and encouraging bold action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.