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Dueling Powers: Both Clean and Dirty Energy Are Advancing

November 6, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesAmanda Levin, Sophia Ptacek

The U.S. energy sector has entered a new phase in the energy transition: renewable energy and energy efficiency are clear economic winners, but fracked gas and oil have spurred a worrying buildout of polluting fossil infrastructure. NRDC’s Seventh Annual Energy…

US Withdraws from Paris—Don’t Expect China to Follow Suit

November 5, 2019 Expert BlogInternational, United StatesHan Chen, Alvin Lin

Transitioning India’s Economy to Clean Energy

November 5, 2019 Expert BlogIndia, United StatesAnjali Jaiswal

Food Scrap Recycling Landscape Assessment Guide

November 5, 2019 Resource

Our assessment offers guidelines for cities to identify current capacity, key stakeholder feedback on the needs, opportunities, and barriers related to expanding food scrap recycling.

Air Emergency in Delhi: A Health Crisis Hits Home

November 5, 2019 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal, Dr. Kim Knowlton, Dr. Vijay Limaye

Air pollution is taking a heavy toll on the health of Indians.

Momentum Towards Cooling With Less Warming (Part II)

November 5, 2019 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Prima Madan

Missoula, Montana, Proves That Tackling Car Culture Isn’t Just for Big-City Slickers

November 5, 2019 DispatchMontanaAlisa Opar

The streets are hardly choked with traffic, but this Northern Rockies locale sees plenty of other good reasons to get more of its commuters out from behind the wheel.

NRDC Announces Gina McCarthy as President & CEO

November 5, 2019 Press Release

13th Administrator of the U.S. EPA, who served under President Barack Obama, to join NRDC at the start of its 50th year

Introduction to Baselining of Food Waste Generation and Food Rescue Potential

November 5, 2019 OverviewUnited States

Gaining a better understanding of the amounts and sources of wasted food, as well as the amounts and sources of surplus food that potentially could be rescued, is the ideal starting point for ensuring a successful city strategy to reduce…

Paris Pullout Won't Derail State & Local Climate Progress

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogKit Kennedy

Today the Trump administration began the legal process for withdrawing from the historic Paris Climate Agreement, but Trump cannot disrupt the striking momentum seen in states and cities across the country.

NRDC and Partners Sue Over Energy Department’s Not-So-Bright Attack on LED Bulbs

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesNRDC

The agency’s latest rollback would keep energy efficiency standards for household bulbs stuck in the past, taking a toll on people’s wallets—and the climate.

Pipeline Spill Cleanup Plans Deserve a Hard Look

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesAnn Alexander

A Light in Dark Places: NRDC Sues to Defend Efficient Bulbs

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, MassachusettsJoe Vukovich

NRDC Sues Department of Energy Over Illegal Lighting Efficiency Standards Rollback

November 4, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today joined other environmental and consumer advocacy groups in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Energy’s rollback of energy-saving standards for the billions of light bulbs that fill about half of the conventional…

EPA’s Proposals Would Allow Coal Plants to Pollute Our Water

November 4, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to allow coal-burning power plants to dump more toxic substances into waterways and companies to keep open unlined, hazardous coal ash ponds.