New York state officials today announced plans to phase out the use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, in the state. HFCs are a group of strong greenhouse gas pollutants used often in cooling systems.
As India takes rapid strides on the road to clean energy access, catalytic finance is emerging as a major need to expand the clean energy market. The approach leverages limited public and donor capital to mobilize a larger volume of…
On September 8th, NRDC’s chief program officer, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, is stepping up at the Peoples Climate Movement to help lead a national mobilization for climate, jobs, and justice.
Erik Olsen testified at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment hearing today on how the EPA is not protecting the public from PFAS contamination. Erik's testimony also includes NRDC's recommendations on what needs to be done now to…
Small shared vehicles, running on human power or small electric motors, offer promising path to increasing mobility while shifting more trips out of private autos—an essential task for achieving our climate change goals.
Energy efficiency may not be trendy (like saying no to straws), or edgy (like joining a protest), and it certainly isn’t high on the list for most young Americans when we think about small- or large-scale solutions to protect the…
Compressor stations are not benign adjuncts to natural gas pipelines. They present significant public health and safety risks that must all be fully assessed and addressed before permits are considered. In addition, our must vulnerable communities should not become energy…
