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Constitution Pipeline Blocked!

Expert BlogKimberly Ong
In a victory for New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld New York State's decision to block the Constitution Pipeline, a 124-mile natural gas pipeline intended to carry fracked gas from the Marcellus shale fields in Pennsylvania to…

As Water Pollution Grows, Healthy Soil Comes to the Rescue

Expert BlogBen Chou
Reducing nutrient pollution across an entire watershed is no small feat. However, farmers can decrease runoff from their fields by improving soil health, which reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers. Planting cover crops—crops that keep the soil covered and provide…

WASTED: Second Edition of NRDC’s Landmark Food Waste Report

Expert BlogDana Gunders, JoAnne Berkenkamp, Darby Hoover, Andrea Collins
NRDC has released the second edition of the report "Wasted: How America is Losing up to 40 percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill," which captures the latest studies, success stories, and recommendations across the food system.

3 Lessons from Denmark for Investing in People and Places

Expert BlogStephanie Gidigbi Jenkins
As the United States continues to struggle with policies focused on healthcare, leaders could learn from Copenhagen that investing in people and the places in which they live might be a better strategy to improve health outcomes for everyone.

Cap and Trade and Regional Grid Integration Go Hand in Hand

Expert BlogCarl Zichella
Regional grid Integration—centrally coordinating the operations of the grid via an organized electricity market—is the essential element to the renewable energy transition in the western U.S. Here, as with cap and trade, California’s leadership will be critical.

Missing from U.S. & Mexican NAFTA Plans: People & the Planet

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
The renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement –NAFTA—has been an international topic of discussion and conjecture for many months. That conversation will shift from speculation to substance when negotiators from Mexico, Canada and the U.S. sit down for…

New Poll: Americans Decry Wrong Infrastructure Investment

Expert BlogStephanie Gidigbi Jenkins
Americans say they support infrastructure spending, but a new NRDC-sponsored poll shows they oppose many parts of President Trump's budget plan regarding his approach to infrastructure.