NRDC cofounder John Bryson passed away last week. Part of a group of intrepid young lawyers who founded NRDC in 1970, Bryson grasped far earlier than most the importance of protecting America’s natural resources.
The State of Green Banks 2025 presents a comprehensive review of financial institutions designed to overcome key barriers to private capital mobilization for climate-aligned investments, including high perceived risk, information asymmetries, and policy misalignment.
Electric and hybrid vehicles have helped grow America’s manufacturing sector and protect U.S. consumers from volatile gasoline prices. And yet, Congress is taking unprecedented action to stop clean vehicles in their tracks.
A group of 10 environmental groups filed a legal brief today in support of an effort by states and industry to overturn the Trump administration’s government-wide ban on new wind energy projects.
As the Trump administration targets the Federal Emergency Management Agency for “reforms,” states and communities lose the support they depend on to make it through climate-influenced disasters.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced plans to repeal health standards for four of six toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” found in drinking water, and to delay implementation of the remaining two standards, reversing course on a crucial public…
BackgrounderCaliforniaDr. Katie Pelch, Dr. Anna Reade
PFAS-related health care impacts in the state are likely to cost billions of dollars unless swift and comprehensive actions are taken to reduce Californians’ exposure.
