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Confused by Food Date Labels? Congress Aims to Set Them Straight.

August 1, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesNRDC

The legislation would reduce food waste (and its steep environmental toll) by keeping perfectly good food out of the trash.

Cities Fight to Keep Courts Open for Claims Against Big Oil

August 1, 2019 Expert BlogCalifornia, Baltimore, Rhode IslandDavid Hawkins, Pete Huffman

Federal appeals courts will soon hear important cases brought by municipal governments grappling with the mounting costs of climate change.

Climate Change Sank My Battleship?

July 31, 2019 DispatchNorth CarolinaJodi Helmer

The USS North Carolina survived World War II, but now its captain’s mission is to protect it from storm surges and sea level rise.

Electric Vehicle Basics

July 31, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesMadhur Boloor, Patricia Valderrama, Ada Statler, Samuel Garcia

Curious about how an electric vehicle works and whether it's actually better for the environment? Spoiler: it is. Allow us to explain.

Disabled in a Disaster: Institutionalizing Hurts, Not Helps

July 31, 2019 Expert BlogJuanita Constible

Getting home after a weather disaster is hard enough. Government officials shouldn’t be making that return harder for people with disabilities.

New Taco Bell Beef Antibiotics Policy Pressures Wendy's

July 30, 2019 Expert BlogLena Brook

Yesterday, Taco Bell announced a comprehensive antibiotic use reduction commitment for its vast beef supplies.

EPA Kills Bristol Bay Protections, Cozies Up to Pebble Mine

July 30, 2019 Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer

In a purely political move unsupported by science, the EPA withdrew its proposal for commonsense restrictions that would have protected Bristol Bay from the giant Pebble Mine.

Confronting the President’s Agenda of Hate

July 30, 2019 Expert BlogMitchell Bernard

The principles that call us to protect human health and the environment from polluters impel us no less to stand up for inclusion and decency in our civic life.

Trump Administration Reneges on Protections for Alaska’s Salmon Fishery

July 30, 2019 Press ReleaseAlaska

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today withdrew protections for Bristol Bay, Alaska from the Pebble Mine – a colossal, widely condemned gold and copper mine that poses a threat to the area’s famous salmon runs. The agency’s action signals that…

Regionalization of the Western Grid May Be Inevitable

July 29, 2019 Expert BlogCarl Zichella

Transportation Bill Includes Necessary Climate Investments

July 29, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee introduced America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act today, which includes funding to make roads, bridges and other infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events and to spur reductions in highway-related carbon emissions…

Taco Bell Announces Plans for Beef Antibiotic Use Reductions

July 29, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Move Indicates Increasing Pressure for Fast Food Companies to Act

New Report: Climate Change Will Exacerbate Chile’s Water Management Challenges in the Metropolitan Region

July 29, 2019 Press ReleaseChile

The report outlines solutions to help Chile achieve sustainable development goals and climate change adaptation targets.

Want to Clean Up Transportation? Come to Baltimore

July 29, 2019 Expert BlogBruce Ho

A coalition of 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C. is working together to ensure the region’s transportation is clean, modern, and equitable.

Congress Ramps Up Climate Goals, Carmakers Break with Trump

July 26, 2019 Expert BlogDavid Doniger

As the heat rises, pressure builds on Congress and Carmakers