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A New Prescription for Healthy Building Retrofits

Expert BlogMichele Knab Hasson
Not all building materials are created equal when it comes to people's health. A coalition of partners has created a resource to improve energy efficiency by using healthy retrofits in multifamily homes.

New York Leads Again on Climate with Curbs on Harmful HFCs

Press ReleaseNew York
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.

Framework for Catalytic Finance in India

Expert BlogSameer Kwatra
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…

Marching for Climate Action Momentum

Expert BlogSusan Casey-Lefkowitz
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.

“Protection”—the EPA’s Middle Name?

Expert BlogErik D. Olson, Dr. Anna Reade
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…

Scooting Toward a More Sustainable and Equitable Mobility

Expert BlogCarter Rubin
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.

To Cool Down the Planet, Make Efficiency Cool: EE Day 2018

Expert BlogPat Remick
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…