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Can I Participate in a Class-Action Lawsuit Against Climate Change Inaction?

May 16, 2018 ExplainerUnited States, California

NRDC senior attorney Ben Longstreth explains how plaintiffs for these cases get chosen—and how you can help advance the cause in or out of the courtroom.

New Legislation Would Require Review of FEMA Buyout Efforts

May 16, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesRob Moore

A bi-partisan group of Senators and Members of House of Representatives have introduced legislation to determine why it so difficult for repeatedly flooded-homeowners to obtain assistance to move to higher ground. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Tim Scott (R-SC) have…

For Sandy Survivors This Program Made All the Difference

May 16, 2018 Expert BlogRob Moore

Hurricane Sandy survivors from Staten Island recall the harrowing aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and their journeys to living somewhere safer.

Who’s Afraid of Litigation Challenging the Delta Tunnels?

May 15, 2018 Expert BlogDoug Obegi

Go Back to the Well: States and the Federal Government Are Neglecting a Key Funding Source for Water Infrastructure

May 15, 2018 Issue PaperUnited StatesRob Moore

We need to shrink the nation’s water infrastructure funding gap, invest in climate resilience, and do so in a way that’s sustainable and equitable.

The List: Scott Pruitt's Lies & Distortions—So Far

May 15, 2018 Expert BlogUnited States

When EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt appears before a Senate appropriations subcommittee on Wednesday morning, it’s likely his penchant to lie about his ethical problems and mischaracterize his dangerous agenda will be front and center—again.

California Legislature Moves Toward More Efficient Water Use

May 15, 2018 Expert BlogTracy Quinn

States Need to Go Back to the Well and Leverage SRF Dollars

May 15, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesRob Moore

Over the next few decades, the United States is facing a $1 trillion shortfall in water infrastructure funding. To close this gap, more federal funding is needed. States could be doing much more to leverage federal funding they already have…

When EU Environment Policy Is So Bad It Inspires Trump

May 15, 2018 Expert BlogSasha Stashwick

While Donald Trump has mocked the reality of climate change, EU leaders like to think of Europe as a global front-runner in reducing greenhouse gas pollution and promoting clean energy. But in a key pillar of the EU’s renewable energy…

Latin America Green News: 05/07 – 05/11/2018

May 15, 2018 Expert BlogErika Moyer

Report: Facing $1 Trillion in Water Infrastructure Costs, States Aren’t Leveraging Federal Dollars to Weather Coming Storms

May 15, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

With water infrastructure costs expected to exceed $1 trillion, a new report shows that only a few states are adequately leveraging federal dollars to shrink the infrastructure funding gap.

She Breathes In Pollution, and Fights It, in the Windy City

May 15, 2018 NRDC in ActionChicago, Illinois, Washington, D.C.Carmen Cusido

NRDC’s Gina Ramirez is helping to bring attention to the wafts of manganese dust that plague her family and neighbors on Chicago’s Southeast Side.

Concerns with NHTSA Administrator Nominee Heidi King

May 15, 2018 Expert BlogMarc Boom, Dan West

Five Questions Heidi King Must Answer on Clean Car Standards

Grounding the Hype of Trump’s Infrastructure Plan in Reality

May 14, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

We need a 21st-century infrastructure plan that produces real benefits for Americans.

NRDC Helping to Seed Resilient Energy in Puerto Rico

May 14, 2018 Expert BlogLuis Martinez

NRDC and our partners helped install a solar energy microgrid for a community group, providing not only relief, but also a replicable model we and others can point to when advocating for a better, more resilient, clean energy path forward.