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This Start-Up Has Figured Out How to Turn Diesel Pollution Into Art

December 20, 2017 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Graviky Labs keeps air pollution from entering our lungs by capturing carbon and turning it into ink.

California to Get New Light Bulb Efficiency Standards Jan. 1

December 19, 2017 Expert BlogNoah Horowitz

One of the least energy efficient products in modern history, the incandescent light bulb dating back to the days of Thomas Edison, is about to be permanently retired in California as of Jan. 1, 2018, and in 2020 for the…

Utilities Must Partner In Coal Community Transition

December 19, 2017 Expert BlogAmanda Levin, Noah Long

The Washington utility commission recently approved a settlement supporting a planning and transition process for Colstrip. Puget had already committed to close two of the four units (of which it owns a 50% share). In this new order, the Commission…

Nebraska Keeps Door Open to Keystone XL Legal Challenges

December 19, 2017 Expert BlogJosh Axelrod

The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline could now face years of delay.

Defending Efficiency Standards: 2017 In Review

December 19, 2017 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

This year has seen a barrage of attempts by the Trump administration to roll back efficiency standards and make it a lot harder to improve them in the future. Just last week, the administration indefinitely deferred action on 20 appliance…

NRDC Sues CA Cities Over Lax Landscape Water Requirements

December 19, 2017 Expert BlogEd Osann

For California to support a growing economy with reliable supplies of drinking water, it is critical that all new urban landscapes be designed and installed to be water-efficient, as well as attractive.

Spinning Records Without the Vinyl

December 19, 2017 DispatchNew York CityMelissa Denchak

Jazz pianist Fabian Almazan started Biophilia Records to make great music—and environmental change.

Covering Crops: How Federal Crop Insurance Program Reforms Can Reduce Costs, Empower Farmers, and Protect Natural Resources

December 19, 2017 Issue PaperUnited StatesClaire O'Connor, Lara Bryant

Congress should consider these policy solutions for shaping the Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP).

Trump’s EPA Stalls on Policing Southeast Side Polluters, Residents Urge Mayor Emanuel to Step Up

December 19, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

As Trump’s EPA delays enforcement on air pollution violations in Chicago’s Southeast Side, community and environmental groups have penned a letter urging Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step in to protect residents from neurotoxic manganese near neighborhoods and schools. The letter also calls on…

NRDC Sues 2 California Cities for Failure to Implement Water-Efficient Landscaping Requirements

December 19, 2017 Press ReleaseCalifornia

With Half of All Urban Water Being Used Outdoors, Strong Landscape Standards Are Critical to Preserving California’s Water Supplies

Groups Sue Over Trump Administration Rollback of Protections Against Methane Waste on Public Lands

December 19, 2017 Press ReleaseUnited States

A coalition of conservation and tribal citizen groups today filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California challenging the Trump Administration’s suspension of the Bureau of Land Management’s Waste Prevention Rule and seeking to…

Report: How to Support Smarter, More Resilient Farms—and Save Billions

December 19, 2017 Press ReleaseUnited States

Federal Crop Insurance Could Empower Farmers, Save Resources and Prepare for the Future

Latin America 2017: Top Three Green Trends

December 19, 2017 Expert BlogJames Blair

NRDC's Latin America team reflects on green accomplishments in the region and takes stock of significant events related to the environment and natural resources in 2017.

NRDC Sues to Block Trump Interior’s Rollback of Methane Curbs

December 19, 2017 Expert BlogMeleah Geertsma

Today, NRDC went to court to block the Trump administration’s latest hand-out to the oil and gas industry—a rollback of protections against waste and harmful air pollution on America’s public lands, at the expense of communities and taxpayers.

A Way to Move New York Forward

December 19, 2017 Expert BlogAmanda Eaken

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set January 3 to formally unveil his agenda for 2018 and he’s almost certain to touch on the dire need to invest in the public transportation system that has long been New York City’s…