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Case Studies: Cutting Waste & Boosting Food Donation

October 25, 2017 Expert BlogYerina Mugica

Up to forty percent of food in America is wasted and it costs our economy roughly $218 billion each year. At the same time, nearly 41 million people in the United States lack consistent access to adequate food.

New Research to Help Waste Less Food in America’s Cities

October 25, 2017 Expert BlogDana Gunders

Forty percent of food in this country is never eaten—wasting massive amounts of water, energy, land and other resources—yet 41 million people don’t have enough. And that makes no sense.

25 Years of Water Efficiency Across the US

October 25, 2017 Expert BlogEd Osann

Over the past quarter century, standards for plumbing fixtures and appliances such as shower heads, washing machines, and toilets, have saved taxpayers billions of dollars while protecting water resources across the country—and they’re still working today.

Two-Thirds of Food Wasted at Home in Three Major U.S. Cities Is Edible

October 25, 2017 Press ReleaseNew York

Pair of Reports Also Reveals 68 Million More Meals Annually Could Potentially Be Donated to People in Need Across NYC, Denver and Nashville

Report: What, Where, and How Much Food Is Wasted in Cities

October 25, 2017 Expert BlogDarby Hoover

When we waste food, we not only add organic materials to landfills (where they generate methane, a powerful global warming pollutant), but we also waste all the water, land, energy, money, labor, and other resources that go into growing, processing…

Commerce Ducks Public in Reporting on Drilling and Marine Areas

October 25, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross reportedly has submitted an analysis to White House officials on the potential for oil and gas development in some of the nation’s most cherished and protected publicly owned waters. The move comes after extensive…

Report Shows Ample Room for Cities to Expand Food Donation

October 25, 2017 Expert BlogJoAnne Berkenkamp

All too much food goes to waste these days. At the same time, low income individuals in the U.S. lacked the resources to afford more than 7 billion meals last year—a huge gap that affects the health and well-being of…

DOT’s Highway Emissions Rule Horror Story

October 25, 2017 Expert BlogDeron Lovaas

Politicians running the Federal Highway Administration want to keep us in the dark by rolling back the rule that requires transportation plans to account for the carbon pollution that damages our health and our climate.

SF Lifts Veil of Secrecy on US Livestock Antibiotic Use

October 24, 2017 Expert BlogAvinash Kar

New Legislation Approved Requiring Disclosure of Use of Antibiotics in Meat Products

October 24, 2017 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco will now require large chain grocers to provide information about the antibiotic use associated with each line of raw meat sold in their stores. The “Right to Know” ordinance, authored by Supervisor Jeff Sheehy, seeks…

Governor Cuomo Signs Bill to Protect Hudson from Oil Barges

October 24, 2017 Expert BlogRob Friedman

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has just signed into law legislation that gives the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) the power to prevent the siting of anchorages in the Hudson River. This bipartisan legislation is a major…

Raising the Bar: NRDC’s Aviation Biofuels Scorecards

October 24, 2017 ReportUnited StatesDebbie Hammel

The aviation industry represents the transportation sector with the fastest growing greenhouse gas emissions. It is also not regulated under the 2015 Paris Agreement. Yet, it has set commendable goals to shrink its carbon footprint.

Food Matters: What We Waste and How We Can Expand the Amount of Food We Rescue

October 24, 2017 ReportUnited StatesJoAnne Berkenkamp, Darby Hoover, Yerina Mugica

Cities can be leading players in catalyzing innovation to reduce the amount of food going to waste.

Food to the Rescue: Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law

October 24, 2017 Case StudyVermont, United StatesYerina Mugica

Comprehensive legislation helps address food waste by banning the landfilling of food

Not Your Mother’s Summer: NRDC Maps Hot Summer Days

October 24, 2017 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Kim Knowlton

A new NRDC mapping analysis being released today shows that the summer heat of today simply isn’t like summers of the past, for many communities across the United States.