Expert BlogNew York, New York CitySahana Rao, Sara Imperiale
Renewable Rikers coalition tells DEC that Rikers power plant permit conflicts with both city law mandating closure of Rikers jails by 2027 and state climate law.
Today, the CDOT Transportation Commission voted 8-1 to update its goals and performance targets to guide future investments in Colorado’s transportation system in a document known as CDOT’s Policy Directive 14. The Commission spent the last few months revising the…
Repeated flooding affects thousands of communities across the country. Changes to the National Flood Insurance Program can reduce their risk—and help us all adapt to the effects of climate change.
Hundreds of thousands of households have faced multiple damaging floods. Federal, state, and local action is needed to reduce risk now and into the future.
If the EPA doesn't finalize its new, lead-in-water rule by October 16, 2024, it risks plunging the sector into confusion and diminishing health protections.
In a stark visual reminder of the threat to public health from dangerous lead water pipes, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) today released a map based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data revealing the specific communities and water systems…
American bathrooms are stocked with toilet paper and tissues sourced from the Canadian boreal forest, one of the world’s largest and most ecologically important intact forests. For the sixth year in row, Procter & Gamble failed the toilet paper sustainability…
MapUnited StatesErik D. Olson, Valerie Baron, Dr. Matthew McKinzie, Susan Lee
Federal and state governments acknowledge the widespread presence of lead pipes throughout the country—NRDC’s new map reveals where they are. The EPA, states, and cities must act now to solve this problem.
