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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.

Coal Plants Get a Pass to Pollute Our Waterways

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesNRDC

The EPA just moved to weaken two critical rules that protect our water.

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

Paris Agreement Guarantee Must Be Part of USMCA

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogDan West, Amanda Maxwell

The greatest environmental challenge of the 21st Century – climate change – cannot be ignored by 21st Century trade agreements.

"E" Is for Equity

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesSharon Buccino

As a lawyer for the past 30 years, I’ve worked with a lot of laws. None is as eloquent as NEPA—the National Environmental Policy Act. Few are as short. Few are as broad. Few are as misunderstood.

Time to Act on Climate—with Tax Policy!

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesMarc Boom

Overhauling our energy tax code is still a way off, but simply extending and updating existing tax incentives could go a long way in setting the stage for deeper climate action.

Montreal Protocol Talks Begin, U.S. HFC Prospects Brighten

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogInternationalAlex Hillbrand

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…

Trump Recklessly Formalizes U.S. Withdrawal From the Paris Agreement

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesJake Schmidt

President Trump continues to be an outlier on climate change as states, cities, companies, and investors—not to mention 195 other nations—are treating the issue as a real and growing problem they need to address now.

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.

Trump’s Paris Pullout “A Grave and Reckless Mistake”

November 4, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States, International

President Trump today formally notified the United Nations of his plans to withdraw the U.S. from the historic Paris Agreement on climate change. Under terms of the agreement, the U.S. would exit one year after U.N. notification, on November 4…

The Faces of Trump and Putin, Stenciled in Smog

November 1, 2019 PerspectivesUnited StatesSusan Cosier

From Chicago to Moscow, this artistic collaboration puts climate change on display—and world leaders on notice.

Denver Solid Waste Management Helps Denverites Save the Food

November 1, 2019 Expert BlogMadeline Keating

Denver Public Works’ Solid Waste Management (DSWM) team is on a mission to encourage Denverites to consider their own household food choices before trashing--or even composting--their leftovers. Through the Food Matters project, DSWM has integrated several wasted food prevention messages…