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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

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…

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 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.

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.

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.

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…

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

November 4, 2019 Expert BlogInternationalAlex Hillbrand

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.

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.

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.

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…