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The Message from Last Week’s Climate Summit Is Clear

September 17, 2018 Expert BlogSan FranciscoRhea Suh

In San Francisco, leaders made unprecedented commitments to fighting global climate change, invigorating the movement, and sending a strong signal to President Trump that, despite his efforts, he won’t stop our progress.

Super Week for Curbing HFC Super Pollutants at Global Summit

September 15, 2018 Expert BlogDavid Doniger

To fill the void in Washington, D.C., NRDC is working with states and industry for fast action on HFCs.

Happy Birthday, Canyons and Seamounts!

September 15, 2018 Expert BlogBrad Sewell

It’s been an eventful two years for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts, the only marine national monument off the continental United States.

What’s in Your Water? An Updated Analysis

September 14, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesKristi Pullen Fedinick

NRDC’s new analysis of the most recent EPA data finds that nearly 30 million people in the United States drank water from community water systems that violated the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule between January 2015 and March 2018.

Making Water Conservation a California Way of Life

September 14, 2018 Expert BlogClaire O'Connor

Legislation makes progress, but work remains to make water conservation goals a reality

World Advances to Save Bees—EPA Stalls

September 14, 2018 Expert BlogDaniel Raichel

Industry and NRDC Agree on Speeding Up Phase Out of Super-Pollutant HFCs

September 14, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Major air conditioning and refrigerator manufacturers and the Natural Resources Defense Council today agreed to support the replacement of super-polluting hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, in home air conditioning systems nationwide with safer refrigerants by 2023.

Hey, Army Corps of Engineers—Show Us Your Work in Your DAPL Report

September 14, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Despite a court order to reassess the Dakota Access Pipeline’s environmental impact, the agency won’t share the results of its new study.

Climate Action from Latin America to California

September 14, 2018 Expert BlogCarolina Herrera

As the Trump Administration has walked back from climate commitments, Latin America has continued to be a region we can look to for positive climate action.

Congratulations, Atlanta and Seattle!

September 14, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The two cities are the first to win the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge.

Global Climate Action Summit: A World Moving Beyond Coal

September 14, 2018 Expert BlogInternationalHan Chen

The global Powering Past Coal Alliance has added ten new members – committing to a phaseout of coal power, a major global investor announced a ban on new financing for coal-related infrastructure, and the Insure Our Future campaign launched in…

Global Climate Action Summit: More Feast, Less Food Waste

September 14, 2018 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalElizabeth Balkan, Andrea Collins

At the Global Climate Action Summit, a group of state leaders and city mayors from around the world, representatives from food businesses, and innovation financers joined together to discuss the climate opportunity of minimizing food waste.

Putting a Human Face on India’s Climate Progress

September 14, 2018 Expert BlogIndiaRhea Suh

From embracing clean energy to improving waste management, these Indians are working to curb climate change—and ensure a cleaner, healthier future for their children.

Governor Signs SB 1477: Delivers Clean Homes to Californians

September 13, 2018 Expert BlogMerrian Borgeson, Pierre Delforge

Gov. Brown Signs Low-Carbon Buildings Bill AB 3232 into Law

September 13, 2018 Expert BlogPierre Delforge, Merrian Borgeson

Governor Jerry Brown today signed into law a bill that sets the stage for reducing carbon emissions from California’s residential and commercial buildings by 40 percent by 2030 below 1990.