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Changing the Flood Insurance Program for a Changing Climate

Expert BlogJoel Scata
The NFIP, given its influence over floodplain development, is inextricably linked to the nation’s ability to confront its growing flood risk. However, the NFIP, as currently structured, is ill prepared to face this threat. A new article written by NRDC…

New York State Budget Boasts Landmark Environmental Victories

Expert BlogRich Schrader
This budget session has achieved powerful gains for New York’s environment—from a comprehensive congestion pricing plan to the landmark food waste recycling bill to banning plastic bags once and for all.

Analysis: NV Grid Works Smoothly with 50% Renewables

Expert BlogArjun Krishnaswami, Dylan Sullivan
Newly released analysis shows that Nevada’s grid would work smoothly and reliably while delivering 50 percent of the state’s electricity from clean, renewable energy sources like solar, geothermal, and wind. Nevada State Senator Chris Brooks has put forward legislation, Senate…

New York Is Poised to Pass a Comprehensive Climate Bill

Expert BlogJackson Morris, Miles Farmer
Long before grassroots activists captured the nation’s attention with the Green New Deal, the New York Renews coalition was hard at work in New York State crafting a bold vision to fight climate change that put equity principles front and…

Making Investments Climate Smart: Globally and in India

Expert BlogSameer Kwatra
Human-induced climate change is an epoch-defining event that is already affecting all life on earth and, if left unchecked, portends catastrophic consequences. Both mitigating greenhouse gas emissions to alleviate the effects of climate change and adapting to its adverse impacts…

Aggregation and Securitization

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Green banks employ a variety of strategies to unlock capital and drive investment into clean energy projects. Green bank investment strategies have included participating in projects at the development phase, or under new regulatory regimes, with an eye toward spurring…

DOE Catalyzes Clean Energy Innovation in All 50 States

Expert BlogUnited StatesMadhur Boloor

In 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy invested more than $1.8 billion to support clean energy researchers at the national laboratories and hundreds of private-sector and academic institutions in almost every state. NRDC's Issue Brief emphasizes the importance of a…

DOE About to Make an Appliance Efficiency Testing Error

Expert BlogJoe Vukovich
A recently proposed “update” to DOE’s Appliance and Equipment Standards Program—which is saving consumers billions of dollars annually on their utility bills while reducing the harmful air pollution from generating energy to run their appliances and equipment—would allow manufacturers to…

Michigan Should Set Precedent-Setting PFAS Water Standards

Expert BlogDr. Anna Reade, Erik D. Olson
Today the Natural Resources Defense Council filed an extensive scientific report making a detailed case for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to establish strict drinking water standards for five chemicals within the PFAS class. We also requested that…