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NRDC Unveils Regional Roadmap to Fix Transportation, Cut Pollution, Build Livable Communities

Press ReleaseConnecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, D.C.
The Natural Resources Defense Council today unveiled a roadmap for fixing a broken transportation system in the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic region that is contributing to climate change, air pollution, overcrowded highways, deteriorating public transit systems, lost economic opportunities, rural…

Rural Families Overburdened with Higher Energy Costs

Expert BlogUnited StatesKhalil Shahyd

Rural families face the highest energy burdens of any household group in America and spend a much larger percentage of their income on energy bills than the average family, according to a new study published today by Energy Efficiency for…

NRDC Is Recognized as a 2018 Green Lease Leader

Expert BlogEileen Quigley
NRDC is recognized as a Green Lease Leader by the U.S. Department of Energy's Better Building Alliance and the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT).

Rural Households Spend Much More of Their Income on Energy Bills than Others

Press ReleaseUnited States
Rural households across the United States spend a disproportionately high share of their income on energy bills—about 40 percent more than their metropolitan counterparts—but energy efficiency upgrades can help significantly, according to a report released today by the American Council…

Wheeler Suspends Protections from Toxic Coal Ash

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Environmental Protection Agency said today that it is delaying important safeguards from the toxic waste festering in about 2,000 dangerous coal ash ponds. EPA is eliminating testing requirements and allowing industry to continue operating storage pits that can leak…

A Growing Push Against Expanding Fossil Fuel Production

Expert BlogDanielle Droitsch
NRDC joins citizens and major institutions around the world in calling for an urgent but stepwise approach for transitioning off fossil fuel sources and avoiding the lock-in of expensive long-term fossil fuel infrastructure investments that would take our long-term commitment…

We Could Do a Lot More to Regulate Fracking

ExplainerUnited States
Lax monitoring of the country’s fracking boom does little to allay concerns about the air, water, and health impacts of this oil and gas extraction method.

Energy Storage: A Critical Player in a Cleaner Grid

Expert BlogElizabeth Noll, Arjun Krishnaswami
Energy storage offers us a terrific opportunity to partner with renewable energy resources to build a cleaner and more effective electric grid. It can provide flexibility to meet shifting patterns of electricity usage; complement renewable energy sources to facilitate greater…

Steps New York Must Take to Meet its Energy Efficiency Goals

Expert BlogNew YorkSneha Ayyagari, Jackson Morris

NRDC, along with a coalition of environmental advocates and energy efficiency advocates, submitted comments urging the state to fill in the gaps needed to reach its efficiency target in an equitable and effective way.