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A Win for Free Speech—and the Environment

October 30, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

A federal court ruled that Wyoming’s “data trespass” laws are unconstitutional.

This Exhibit Examines Nature and Environmental Justice in Three Centuries of American Art

October 30, 2018 PerspectivesUnited States, New JerseyPatrick Rogers

Princeton is displaying iconic paintings, photography, and furniture in a new light (and it’s not always flattering).

Building Efficient Cities: Strengthening the Indian Real Estate Market Through Codes and Incentives

October 30, 2018 Issue BriefIndia, HyderabadAnjali Jaiswal

These Alaska Residents Are Watching Their Hometowns Slide Into Rising Waters

October 29, 2018 DispatchAlaskaAlisa Opar

At least 31 villages now face imminent threats from climate change and may have to relocate, at a cost of as much as $200 million each.

EPA Clouds Transparency for Environmental Impact Statements

October 29, 2018 Expert BlogScott Slesinger

The Environmental Protection Agency reviews federal agencies's environmental impact statements for quality of the analysis and the scope of the possible environmental harm of a project. The Agency quietly ended a 30-year-old policy of scoring the quality of the work…

Trump Can’t Have It Both Ways on National Monuments

October 29, 2018 Press ReleaseKentucky

President Trump has signed a proclamation declaring Camp Nelson, a Civil War site in Kentucky, a national monument.

We Need to Keep Our Elders Safe from Climate Disasters

October 29, 2018 Expert BlogJuanita Constible

We owe it to our present and future selves to urgently drive down climate-changing pollution and ready our public health and emergency response systems for the worst-case storms of the future.

What Exactly Do Green Banks Do? This Database Will Tell You

October 29, 2018 Expert BlogBettina Bergöö

While it’s increasingly well known that green banks are a way to mobilize that capital, there hasn’t been a resource for understanding exactly how they do it on the transaction level—until now.

Gov. Cooper’s Bold Climate and Clean Energy Agenda Will Benefit North Carolinians

October 29, 2018 Press ReleaseNorth Carolina

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper today announced an executive order with national implications that responds to the threat of climate change with a formidable agenda to build resiliency, sharply reduce greenhouse gas pollution, expand clean energy and create clean energy…

Seven Midwest Winners Announced in City Climate Challenge

October 29, 2018 Expert BlogKatharine McCormick

Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Natural Resources Defense Council and partners today announced that St. Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Columbus are among the 20 winning cities in the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge. These Midwest cities join eight…

It's Time To Ban Frack Waste in New Jersey

October 26, 2018 Expert BlogRob Friedman

Trump’s Reckless Delays Will Drive up Climate Damages

October 26, 2018 Expert BlogBen Longstreth

Freeing Towns From the Tyranny of the Automobile: A How-To Guide

October 26, 2018 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

In his new book, urban planner Jeff Speck equips citizens with the tools they need to make their cities healthier—by making them more walkable.

New Map Shows Chicago Needs Environmental Justice Reforms

October 25, 2018 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.

Report: Water Infrastructure Solutions for Health & Justice

October 25, 2018 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.