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Model Executive Order on Municipal Leadership on Food Waste Reduction: With and Without Commentaries

September 18, 2025 Policy GuideUnited StatesDarby Hoover

This model executive order on municipal leadership on food waste reduction provides options to “lead by example” through policies and programs within and across city government to raise awareness about and reduce food waste.

Model Ordinance Establishing a Pay-As-You-Throw Program for Residential Municipal Solid Waste: With and Without Commentaries

September 18, 2025 Policy GuideUnited StatesDarby Hoover

Municipalities can use this model ordinance to help more readily adopt a local PAYT program, with specific legal language that can be used to establish program components. 

California Moves to Phase Out Unnecessary Uses of “Forever Chemicals”

September 18, 2025 BackgrounderCaliforniaAvinash Kar

As the federal administration takes steps to weaken protections against PFAS, also known as toxic “forever chemicals,” California moves to add protections.

Model Municipal Ordinance on Advancing Community Composting, With and Without Commentaries

September 18, 2025 Policy GuideUnited StatesDarby Hoover

This model policy language helps municipalities reduce regulatory barriers to and provide opportunities for community composting.

Model Ordinance on Mandatory Reporting for Large Food Waste Generators: With and Without Commentaries

September 18, 2025 Policy GuideUnited StatesDarby Hoover

Municipalities can use this model ordinance to require businesses, universities, and other large organizations to report the amounts of food waste and surplus food they generate. 

“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

September 18, 2025 ExplainerUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall, Molly M. Ginty

These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.

Model Municipal Zoning Ordinance on Community Composting: With and Without Commentaries

September 18, 2025 Policy GuideUnited StatesDarby Hoover

This model policy language helps municipalities with adapting zoning codes to make community composting a permissible land use.

Alto Riesgo, Alto Impacto

September 17, 2025 Issue BriefMexicoShruti Shukla, Jamie Lee

Los inversores de J.P. Morgan Chase deberían reconsiderar el proyecto Saguaro Energía LNG de México Pacific.

High Risk, High Impact

September 17, 2025 Issue BriefMexicoShruti Shukla, Jamie Lee

J.P. Morgan Chase investors should reconsider Mexico Pacific’s Saguaro Energía LNG project.

New NRDC Report: Saguaro LNG Is a Dangerous Bet for J.P. Morgan Chase Investors

September 17, 2025 Press ReleaseMexico

The proposed $15 billion Mexico Pacific Saguaro LNG export terminal is a high-risk gamble.

NRDC Report: A Better Path to Managing Data Center Load Growth

September 17, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

A new report details what states and grid managers should do to keep costs and emissions in check while managing the AI-related surge in electricity demand.

Robert Redford: The Environmental Movement Has Lost a Giant 

September 16, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

For five decades, Redford was an NRDC trustee, selflessly working to elevate its issues and support the organization.

New Tools Show How Trump EPA Funding Cuts Harms Communities  

September 16, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

Interactive maps and stories show local impacts and lived experiences of communities affected by clawbacks of federal investments.

At the Crossroads: A Better Path to Managing Data Center Load Growth

September 15, 2025 ReportUnited StatesMcKenna Beck, Jackson Morris

Without responsible management of data center load, we put grid reliability, energy bill affordability, and our environment at risk.

A New Leader for CARB

September 15, 2025 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Liane Randolph stepped down as chair of the California Air Resources Board, and Lauren Sanchez will assume this role.