Lee Zeldin was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Zeldin noted the auto industry, AI, and energy production as his priorities for the role.
World leaders are preparing to gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the next round of global climate talks (COP 29), following a consequential presidential election that will send Donald Trump—the worst climate president in U.S. history—back to the White House.
Expert BlogInternationalYamide Dagnet, Amanda Maxwell, Zak Smith, Jennifer Skene
Looking closely at last month's United Nations biodiversity summit gives clues on what to expect at the big U.N. climate conference kicking off in Baku.
President-elect Donald Trump and his Project 2025 agenda have laid out a dangerous agenda to rollback protections for public health, natural resources, and the climate. If those actions violate the law, NRDC is ready to fight back in the courts.
NRDC will again apply the full weight of our litigation and advocacy teams, scientific and policy expertise, partnerships, and a broad coalition to fight for a climate-safe future and for environmental justice.
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The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP) Scope 2 Guidance, which lays out rules for reporting electricity-based emissions of the biggest companies in the world, is being updated right now.
The standard should follow a similar approach to the clean hydrogen rules…
In yet another attempt to avoid responsibility for the lead-contaminated water flowing to taps in Syracuse, New York, the city government announced yesterday that it suspended two water department employees for misconduct in the lead-testing program, implying falsely that this…
Research shows neonics are highly toxic to wildlife, including key pollinators—and the EPA’s failure to act on that evidence violates the Endangered Species Act. So we’re suing.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Port of Los Angeles $412 million to fund technologies that will cut pollution from freight operations and lead to a transition to zero-emissions technologies.
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