Environmental advocates are renewing calls for City government to address the disproportionate pollution burden for Chicago’s communities of color following a new audit from City’s Office of Inspector General. The report shows significant gaps in the City’s enforcement of air…
Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaMaria Stamas, Pierre Delforge
The San José City Council voted today to adopt requirements for builders that will provide San José residents with clean, affordable energy in buildings.
The DOE wants to dodge its cleanup duties by reclassifying the nuclear waste contaminating a site along Washington’s Columbia River. Not only is it a reckless move, but it may violate treaty-protected indigenous rights.
While much work remains to be done in the transition to a low-carbon grid, several western states are poised to zero out their emissions ahead of the rest.
Press ReleaseColorado, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin
Climate change is taking a huge toll on Americans’ health, so much so that it could constitute a public health crisis, a new study by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the University of California, San Francisco, suggests.
President Donald Trump said today his administration will move to prevent states from issuing vehicle standards that protect their citizens from harmful pollution, including the carbon dioxide causing climate change.
Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Vijay Limaye, Dr. Kim Knowlton
Los estadounidenses pagan miles de millones cada año para reconstruir después de desastres provocados por el clima. Nuestro estudio muestra que los impactos en la salud están agregando muchos miles de millones más.
The first-of-its-kind announcement addresses the public health crisis of “forever chemicals”—which can now be found in the blood of virtually every American.
NRDC and our members and activists submitted almost 39,000 individual comments telling NOAA to take strong and effective measures to significantly reduce the risk of right whales experiencing serious injuries and mortalities in U.S. fisheries.
Harris County’s program may be a harbinger of the future, when Americans are displaced by flooding and frustrated by the uncertainties of relocation assistance.
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