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NRDC Sues U.S. DOT as the Gateway Project Stalls

January 29, 2019 Expert BlogScott Slesinger

NRDC has filed suit as the White House appears to be delaying the environmental review process to slow down an important project the President opposes—rebuilding the tunnel under the Hudson River.

Why Benchmarking Is Critical for Saving Energy in China

January 29, 2019 Expert BlogChinaBarbara Finamore

Over two-thirds of existing buildings in China are energy inefficient; this energy consumption accounts for about one-fourth of the country’s total CO2 emissions. Fortunately, Shanghai’s Changning District is now focusing on tackling this issue: China’s first building energy efficiency benchmarking…

New Mexico Executive Action: Racing to Top on Climate

January 29, 2019 Expert BlogNoah Long

New Mexico's new governor signed a nation-leading executive order comitting the state to action on climate change.

Governor Lujan Grisham Powers Up New Mexico's EV Market

January 29, 2019 Expert BlogDr. Simon Mui

Women, Skills and Green Economic Growth in India

January 28, 2019 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

The Carolinas Face a Climate Trifecta: Floods, Fire, and Heat

January 28, 2019 DispatchNorth Carolina, South CarolinaRobynne Boyd

The National Climate Assessment’s outlook for the two coastal states is daunting, but local leaders are starting to dig in for a fight.

Trump’s “Affordable Clean Energy” Rule: A Dirty Lie

January 28, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesJohn Walke

By rigging the system for how emissions are measured, Trump’s EPA would let coal-fired power plants spew even more pollution than they do already.

Community Solar for IL’s Environmental Justice Communities

January 28, 2019 Expert BlogSamuel Garcia

Will State Agencies Let CA's Bay-Delta Estuary Get Trumped?

January 28, 2019 Expert BlogCaliforniaDoug Obegi

On January 31, the Trump Administration is scheduled to release its new proposal for the operations of the federal Central Valley Project and State Water Project under the Endangered Species Act (known as a biological assessment). It’s widely expected that…

Bristol Bay Crossroad: National Treasure or the Pebble Mine

January 28, 2019 Expert BlogJoel Reynolds

Army Corps of Engineers unreasonably accelerates permit process despite requests from Bristol Bay communities for more time, stable project plan, and missing information about reckless mine proposed for headwaters of world’s greatest wild salmon fishery.

New Fast Food Beef Pledges Don’t Measure Up to McDonald’s

January 28, 2019 Expert BlogLena Brook

EPA Expected to Punt on Protecting Millions from Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water

January 28, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency is refusing to issue standards that would protect the public from a group of dangerous chemicals called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) that are present at unsafe levels in drinking water, according to a report today…

Climate Change Is Already Driving Mass Migration Around the Globe

January 25, 2019 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

To ignore this fact—as the Trump administration insists on doing—is to hamper U.S. foreign policy.

Community Left in the Dark about Well Blowout

January 25, 2019 Expert BlogBriana Mordick, Damon Nagami

It’s Past Time for Our Federal Workers to Get Back to Work

January 25, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Following the announcement of an agreement to reopen the government, Ana Unruh Cohen, managing director of government affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council, issued the following statement: