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Houston Is Hurting and Our Leaders Need to Listen

September 6, 2017 Expert BlogShelley Poticha

How many monster storms does it take for us to realize “freak occurrences” such as Hurricane Harvey are part of the new normal due to warming water and land—with the devastating consequences exacerbated by aging and inadequate infrastructure and unfettered…

Why the U.S. Should Not Reverse Course on Coal and the MDBs

September 5, 2017 Expert BlogHan Chen

Top Bills to Watch in California

September 5, 2017 Expert BlogVictoria Rome

All Hands In to Repair Seattle’s Polluted Duwamish River

September 5, 2017 DispatchSeattle, WashingtonLora Shinn

Local groups and government agencies are working together to remediate this Superfund site in the city’s midst, despite diminishing support from the EPA.

The Art of the Steal

September 5, 2017 Expert BlogKabir Green

The Undeniable, Commonsense Response to Harvey

September 5, 2017 Expert BlogRhea Suh

We must fight climate change today in order to protect people from such disasters tomorrow.

Hurricane Harvey Hampers Mental Health Care

September 5, 2017 Expert BlogJuanita Constible

More than half of the 40 million American adults with a mental health condition don’t have access to care at the best of times. Hurricane Harvey will make that worse.

Australia Clean Energy Finance Corporation Environmental Upgrade Agreements

September 1, 2017 Resource

Like many countries, Australia has a large existing building stock that is responsible for a substantial percentage of its greenhouse-gas emissions. Given that it will take decades for these buildings to be replaced, the rigorous standards developed in recent years…

Supporting National Development Banks to Drive Investment in the NDCs of Brazil, Mexico, and Chile

September 1, 2017 Resource

This study focuses on national development banks and other domestic development finance actors in Latin America and the Caribbean based on the key roles that they play in domestic economic development and their potential to scale up climate-relevant investment and…

Illinois’ First Fracking Permit Is a “Shoddy” Mess

September 1, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources today approved its first permit under the state’s high volume fracking law. Experts at the NRDC had criticized the controversial permit application submitted by Woolsey Energy as lacking in key pieces of information.

A Critical Clean Energy Decision for California and the West

September 1, 2017 Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh

NRDC urges the California legislature to act before its scheduled mid-September adjournment to resolve the longstanding issue of who will govern a fully integrated western grid under an expanded California Independent System Operator (CAISO).

Did Climate Change “Cause” Harvey?

September 1, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Scientists say no—but it did make the storm much, much worse.

Wake-Up Call for Climate Action from Houston to Mumbai

September 1, 2017 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Dr. Kim Knowlton

In the United States and South Asia, this summer has combined record-breaking temperatures and heatwaves with unprecedented rainfall levels, and the human and economic toll has been severe.

New York State Blocks the Valley Lateral Pipeline!

August 31, 2017 Expert BlogRob Friedman, Kimberly Ong

In a victory for all New Yorkers, the state has blocked a natural gas pipeline that would have threatened upstate residents’ health, water quality and communities, citing climate change concerns.

Trump Killed Flood Safety Standards, Hampering Recovery

August 31, 2017 Expert BlogJoel Scata

Hurricane Harvey will be one of the nation’s largest flood disasters and the storm isn’t even over yet. An uncounted number of homes are heavily damaged. Hospitals, nursing homes, and critical roadways are severely flooded and unusable. Most tragically, the…