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NRDC and Partners Comment on Draft India Cooling Action Plan

Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Prima Madan
India’s national plan for addressing cooling requirements is the first of its kind among nations, and is a critical step toward achieving the country’s goal of providing sustainable cooling and thermal comfort for all, while securing environmental and socio-economic benefits…

Report: Water Infrastructure Solutions for Health & Justice

Expert BlogBecky Hammer
This week, the Clean Water for All coalition released a new white paper that details how our nation's water infrastructure too often fails our communities and proposes policy solutions to create a national water infrastructure that works for everyone.

Arctic Drilling: Folly Wrapped in Rhetoric

Expert BlogFranz Matzner
Secretary Zinke this week—with great fanfare—approved a drilling operation in Arctic waters just off the coast of Alaska in the Beaufort sea. The Arctic is no place for oil and gas drilling, and this site is not far from one…

Californians: The Environmental Choice Is NO on Prop 6

Expert BlogCarter Rubin
Proposition 6 is a harmful proposal that would eliminate billions of dollars in transportation funding that is currently supporting public transportation and being invested in critical repairs to California's bridges and roads.

New Map Shows Chicago Needs Environmental Justice Reforms

Expert BlogMeleah Geertsma
New map by NRDC shows Chicago's Southwest and Southeast side communities bear the heaviest cumulative burdens from environmental pollution, calling for land use and public health reforms to address industrial areas and other pollution sources.

Efficiency Could Ensure Total Emissions Decline After 2020

Expert BlogSheryl Carter
A new report offers a powerful argument for stepping up investment in energy efficiency to combat dangerous climate change, reduce other harmful pollution, and save consumers money while promoting strong economic growth. The Energy Efficiency 2018 report, produced by the…

Radical Optimism on Climate: The IPCC Report on 1.5 degrees

Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein
Climate change creates the risk of grave and frightening impacts on our well-being, according to a new report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). But the report offers reasons for hope—indeed, reasons for radical optimism—if you read…