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Cities Convene in Denver to Share Food Waste Solutions

November 13, 2019 Expert BlogMadeline Keating

At the second Summit we continue to deepen networks and share knowledge as cities strategize to turn the dial on food waste reduction and increased food rescue. The Summit is providing city staff and partners with in-person opportunities to discuss…

Our Climate Choice: Thrive, or Barely Survive?

November 13, 2019 Expert BlogJuanita Constible

To thrive in our climate-disrupted world, we need to speed down a climate-friendly path instead of dithering at our current crossroad.

The Cruel Reality of Right Whale Entanglements

November 13, 2019 Expert BlogDr. Francine Kershaw, Heather Delanty

NRDC Report Urges Congress to Update Energy Dept. Mandate to Keep Pace with Technology, Climate Crisis

November 13, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Congress should update its nearly 15-year-old directives to the Department of Energy (DOE) to ensure the United States responds to the urgency of the climate crisis and reaps the economic benefits of the clean energy economy, according to a report…

Legal Action Initiated to Force Trump Administration to Halt U.S. Pangolin Trade

November 13, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

A coalition of wildlife groups today filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration for failing to propose pangolin protections under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

EPA Censoring Science to Block Health Safeguards

November 13, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The House Science Committee is holding a hearing today on a proposal by the Trump Environmental Protection Agency to limit the use of scientific data and research in federal rulemaking, which could block environmental standards that would protect public health.

CDC: Deaths from Drug-Resistant Infections on the Rise

November 13, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Ending Overuse in Livestock Critical to Keeping Antibiotics Working for People

Federal Judge Approves Settlement Agreement to Retire E.D. Edwards Coal Plant

November 13, 2019 Press ReleaseIllinois

Decision Launches 90 Day Period for Plaintiffs to Award $8.6 Million in Settlement Funds for Local Projects to Benefit Peoria-area Communities

Food Waste: Strategic Communications and Partnership Guide

November 12, 2019 ResourceDarby Hoover

Tackling food waste involves the need for diverse strategies in a variety of policy and program areas, and interacting and communicating with different audiences. Communicating effectively to these audiences is essential to building community support for executing programs and policies…

New Report: Congress Should Update DOE Clean Energy Programs

November 12, 2019 Expert BlogArjun Krishnaswami

A new NRDC report lays out our recommendations to update and expand the U.S. Department of Energy’s clean energy innovation programs to more effectively address climate change, especially given that congressional direction to DOE hasn’t been updated in almost 15…

Burnout: E.U. Clean Energy Policies Lead to Forest Destruction

November 12, 2019 Issue PaperInternationalSasha Stashwick

Countries considering new policies to replace aging fossil fuel-based energy infrastructure, both inside and outside the European Union, must rule out incentives for burning forest biomass instead of or alongside coal.

States Can Learn From Each Other About Harmful Algal Blooms

November 12, 2019 Expert BlogMelanie Sturm

India Cooling Action Plan and Implementation Strategies Highlighted at a Sideline Event at the 31st Meeting of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol

November 12, 2019 Press ReleaseIndia

Global leaders gathered for the 31st Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Montreal Protocol in Rome this week to continue preparations for the implementation of the Kigali Amendment, the global deal to phase down and reduce reliance on heat-trapping…

Trump’s Bay-Delta Biops Are a Plan for Extinction

November 11, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesDoug Obegi

USDN/NRDC Food Waste Learning Group for Local Governments

November 11, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesMadeline Keating, Andrea Collins

In fall 2018, we launched the NRDC-supported food waste learning group for USDN, focused on using peer-to-peer learning to share information about food waste prevention, food rescue, and food scrap recycling strategies in local governments. NRDC is also deploying tools…