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G20 in Japan: Time for PM Abe to End Support for Coal Plants

June 6, 2019 Expert BlogHan Chen

If instead Prime Minister Abe continues using Japan’s taxpayer money to subsidize inefficient Japanese coal equipment manufacturers, then he risks being branded a hypocrite who writes platitudes in the Financial Times about Japan’s climate commitments, while financing dirty coal plants…

Midwest Floods: The World at One Degree of Warming

June 6, 2019 Expert BlogMidwestRob Moore

The Midwest floods are an example of how climate change is already outpacing our nation’s ability to adapt to the consequences. This “adaptation and resilience gap” will grow, even under the best-case climate change scenarios if we don't start to…

Appeals Court Throws Out Case Blocking Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline, Relying on New Permit Issued by President Trump

June 6, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a legal challenge to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, ruling the case was no longer active due to President Trump’s revocation of the permit at the center of the case. In March…

Senators Move to Keep U.S. Paris Climate Agreement Commitments

June 6, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and colleagues have introduced a Senate companion to a House-approved bill that declares the United States will keep its commitments in the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change.

New Jersey Rejects Williams Pipeline

June 6, 2019 Press ReleaseNew Jersey

Governor Phil Murphy’s administration yesterday rejected the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (NESE), or Williams Pipeline, dealing a significant roadblock to its development.

To Become a Less Car-Centric City, San Diego Takes Aim at Parking Lot Quotas

June 5, 2019 DispatchSan DiegoBecca Cudmore

In addition to cutting carbon pollution, Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s climate initiatives could give a boost to public transit and affordable housing options.

Bioenergy 101

June 5, 2019 GuideInternational, United StatesCourtney Lindwall

Some people tout bioenergy as a solution to our climate crisis. But take a closer look, and this plant and animal power doesn’t actually live up to its promise.

New Jersey Blocks the Williams Pipeline!

June 5, 2019 Expert BlogKimberly Ong, Rob Friedman

But the fight is not over, and with our allies, we’ll use every tool in the kit to stop this dangerous pipeline from ever being built.

World Environment Day: Confronting the Climate Crisis

June 5, 2019 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Dr. Kim Knowlton, Dr. Vijay Limaye

NRDC works with partners in India to strengthen and scale climate resilience.

NY State Senate Passes Bill to Close Loophole on Oil & Gas

June 5, 2019 Expert BlogRob Friedman

Colorado Becomes Latest State to Safeguard Energy Efficiency

June 5, 2019 Expert BlogNoah Horowitz

Although the Department of Energy under the Trump administration repeatedly drags its heels when it comes to setting common sense energy efficiency standards for appliances and lighting, states like Colorado are filling the gap. Colorado Governor Jared Polis last week…

American Cities Climate Challenge PACE Roundtable in NYC

June 5, 2019 Expert BlogGeorgia, Atlanta, Ohio, Columbus, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Texas, San AntonioPhilip Smith

Riding a strong tailwind from recent climate and sustainability legislative successes, earlier this month, the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge brought its PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) Financing Cohort to New York for an intensive, dialogue-driven Roundtable with the four…

New Jersey’s Proposed Limits on PFOA & PFOS Must Go Further

June 5, 2019 Expert BlogKimberly Ong, Dr. Anna Reade

New Jersey is especially hard-hit by PFAS contamination.

Who’s Leading the Fight Against Offshore Drilling

June 5, 2019 Expert BlogAlexandra Adams

Is your member of Congress doing enough to oppose Trump’s reckless effort?

NRDC's Updated Tool Reveals Virginia Delegation’s Stances on Offshore Drilling

June 5, 2019 Press ReleaseVirginia

The Natural Resources Defense Council has updated a digital tool to help the public track where governors and members of Congress stand on the Trump administration’s proposal to expose nearly all of our coasts to offshore oil and gas drilling.