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Pruitt Has Forfeited the Public’s Trust

April 11, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

News reports in recent days reveal a disturbing pattern in which career professionals at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have been demoted, reassigned or fired after questioning the lavish spending or spurious security practices of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

Martineztown Residents Accuse Albuquerque of Discriminatory Zoning Laws, Announce Civil Rights Act Complaint

April 11, 2018 Press ReleaseAlbuquerque

Advocates are Calling for an Investigation of Albuquerque’s Zoning Laws that Allow Industry to Erode a Historic and Culturally-Rich Neighborhood

Our Children Will Pay the Price for Paul Ryan’s Leadership

April 11, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-WI., announced today that he will not seek reelection in November.

Ahmedabad’s Pioneering Plan Now Shielding Millions from Killer Heat

April 11, 2018 Press ReleaseIndia

Ahmedabad’s pioneering strategy to protect people from killer heat waves is rapidly catching on across India, and beyond, as more communities adopt their own Heat Action Plans to shield people from dangerously hot weather worsened by climate change.

Doctors Prescribe Climate Action for Better Health

April 11, 2018 Expert BlogJuanita Constible, Clare Morganelli

America’s health professionals have an important message: Climate change is harming our health, but there’s something we can do about it.

Martineztown Residents Fight Inequitable Zoning Laws

April 11, 2018 Legal FilingsNew Mexico, AlbuquerqueMorgan Wyenn

Under the Fair Housing Act, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is tasked with making sure recipients of its federal funds, such as the city of Albuquerque, do not discriminate on the basis of race.

Adopting a Stormwater Fee? Our New Report Can Help With That

April 10, 2018 Expert BlogBecky Hammer

A new NRDC issue brief will help municipalities set up successful and equitable stormwater fee programs.

Federal Power Rules Threaten New England Renewable Energy

April 10, 2018 Expert BlogMiles Farmer, Bruce Ho

NRDC is asking the nation’s power grid regulator to rethink a rule that threatens states' abilities to incentivize renewable energy and prevent dangerous climate change.

Catapulting New Jersey Into the Clean Energy Future

April 10, 2018 Expert BlogDale Bryk

After years watching Governor Christie's administration pander to the fossil fuel industry, New Jersey will finally enjoy a policy designed to drive investment in energy efficiency, solar, and wind power.

NRDC’s “Revolution Now” Showcases Hopeful Clean Energy Story

April 10, 2018 Expert BlogArjun Krishnaswami

NRDC launched a new tool to publicize the incredible success of several clean energy technologies—wind, solar, LED lighting and EVs.

Making It Rain: Effective Stormwater Fees Can Create Jobs, Build Infrastructure, and Drive Investment in Local Communities

April 10, 2018 Issue BriefUnited StatesAlisa Valderrama, Becky Hammer

Here’s how cities can fund stormwater management—which helps keep pollution out of our waterways and promotes green infrastructure growth.

NRDC to track 4 clean energy technologies Trump Administration wants to ignore

April 10, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Natural Resources Defense Council today launched a new initiative to track the historic development of wind and solar power, LED light bulbs, and electric vehicles — four highly successful clean energy technologies that have benefited from federal R&D investment—now…

Scott Pruitt Has Betrayed the Mission, the National Interest, and the Public Trust

April 10, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesRhea Suh

The EPA chief is destroying the integrity of the agency—and the public is paying the price. It's time for him to go.

Climate Leadership: Ahmedabad’s 6th Heat Action Plan

April 10, 2018 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

Renewables Win at the Illinois Commerce Commission

April 9, 2018 Expert BlogToba Pearlman