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House Passes New Attack on Clean Air Protections

May 22, 2025 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States

The House of Representatives has passed Senate Joint Resolution 31, which would allow more cancer-causing hazardous air pollution from more than 1,800 industrial facilities and evasion from the EPA's longstanding clean air safeguards.

Empire Wind Construction Restarts

May 20, 2025 ReactionNew York

The Empire Wind offshore wind project has been approved to move forward after it was unexpectedly ordered to halt construction last month.

Washington Governor Ferguson Signs Bill to Reduce Climate Super Pollutant Emissions 

May 19, 2025 Press ReleaseWashington

Governor Bob Ferguson signed new legislation aimed at reducing emissions from hydrofluorocarbons, which are “climate super pollutants.”   

NRDC Remembers Cofounder John Bryson: Titan of Environmentalism, Sustainability, and Energy

May 19, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

NRDC cofounder John Bryson passed away last week. Part of a group of intrepid young lawyers who founded NRDC in 1970, Bryson grasped far earlier than most the importance of protecting America’s natural resources.

The State of Green Banks 2025: Learnings from Green Financing Structures Around the World

May 19, 2025 Resource

The State of Green Banks 2025 presents a comprehensive review of financial institutions designed to overcome key barriers to private capital mobilization for climate-aligned investments, including high perceived risk, information asymmetries, and policy misalignment.

Congress Targets Consumers with Flurry of Actions Against Clean Vehicles

May 19, 2025 Expert BlogUnited StatesShruti Vaidyanathan

Electric and hybrid vehicles have helped grow America’s manufacturing sector and protect U.S. consumers from volatile gasoline prices. And yet, Congress is taking unprecedented action to stop clean vehicles in their tracks. 

The Key to Lowering a Building's Carbon Footprint? Embodied Carbon.

May 19, 2025 Expert BlogUnited StatesDharma Santos-Santiago, Mikhail Haramati

Reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of construction materials is critical to achieving full building decarbonization—and states can lead the way.

Groups File Brief in Support of Lawsuit Against Ban on Wind Power

May 15, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

A group of 10 environmental groups filed a legal brief today in support of an effort by states and industry to overturn the Trump administration’s government-wide ban on new wind energy projects.

FEMA—and the Nation’s Disaster Safety Net—Gets Cut Adrift

May 15, 2025 Expert BlogUnited StatesRob Moore

As the Trump administration targets the Federal Emergency Management Agency for “reforms,” states and communities lose the support they depend on to make it through climate-influenced disasters.

Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, et al v. USDA

May 15, 2025 Court CaseUnited StatesActive

NRDC and partners sued the USDA for illegally removing information on climate change from its website.

EPA to Repeal Key Protections Against Toxic Forever Chemicals in Tap Water

May 14, 2025 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced plans to repeal health standards for four of six toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” found in drinking water, and to delay implementation of the remaining two standards, reversing course on a crucial public…

Harmful Tax Measure Passes House Ways and Means

May 14, 2025 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States

The House Committee on Ways and Means passed its part of the massive package delivering tax cuts for billionaires.

NRDC New Report: Transforming California’s Ports to Improve Public Health & Support Equitable Offshore Wind

May 14, 2025 Press ReleaseCalifornia

A new NRDC report outlines how to upgrade California’s offshore wind ports to be just, equitable, and environmentally responsible.

4 Reasons the Reconciliation Bill Is a Disaster for Our Communities and Economy

May 14, 2025 Ed Board MemoUnited States, Washington, D.C.Alexandra Adams

It’s time we paid attention to what the administration and its congressional allies have in mind.

Winds of Change

May 14, 2025 ReportCaliforniaLara Ettenson, Irene Gutierrez, Alison Hahm

California’s ports must transform to improve public health and support equitable and responsible offshore wind.