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Bioenergy Sourcing Endangers Our Planet’s Trees

June 27, 2024 Issue BriefInternationalElly Pepper

NRDC analysis finds some of the world’s most imperiled trees are logged for bioenergy. 

Surprise Utility Fees Pose a Barrier to All-Electric Homes

June 27, 2024 Expert BlogCaliforniaJulia de Lamare

Utilities must cover the full cost of upgrading the grid where needed to enable homes to switch from polluting gas appliances to all-electric alternatives. 

No Longer Working Against the Stream

June 27, 2024 Fact SheetUnited StatesAmy McNamara

Now more than ever, there is a critical need to revitalize healthy riverscapes in the West. 

Greening India's Roads: The Case for Retrofitting Auto-Rickshaws

June 27, 2024 Expert BlogIndiaSameer Kwatra

New research highlights how retrofitting auto-rickshaws in India can support road transport decarbonization and support India's energy transformation goals.

When Customers and Investors Demand Corporate Sustainability

June 27, 2024 ExplainerInternational, United States, CanadaSusan Cosier

Through shareholder resolutions, letters, and activism, consumers and shareholders can push companies to clean up supply chains—and their reputations.

It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety

June 25, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant

Don’t bottle it up—openly acknowledging your climate anxiety and grief gives you the power to heal and move forward.

NRDC Report: How Retailers are Selling Forest Destruction 

June 25, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

Costco, Walmart, Home Depot, Kroger, and more are profiting from harms to biodiverse and climate-critical forests.

Selling the World’s Forests

June 25, 2024 ReportUnited States, InternationalAshley Jordan

For retailers, selling the world’s forests is risky business.

Multi-Hundred Million Dollar Clean-Up of Penobscot River Begins

June 24, 2024 Press ReleaseMaine

The court-appointed Trustee directing work to remediate mercury in the Penobscot River Estuary has announced thirteen Beneficial Environmental Projects (BEPs) that will receive funding to begin delivering tangible benefits to affected communities and ecosystems.

Heavy Industry at Critical Juncture for Community Engagement

June 21, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesDharma Santos-Santiago, Batoul Al-Sadi

An influx of federal funding makes industrial decarbonization ripe for effective community engagement.  

Responding to Deadly Heat, Uttar Pradesh Drafts Urban Cooling Policy

June 21, 2024 Expert BlogIndiaSameer Kwatra, Prima Madan, Dr. Vijay Limaye

With record breaking temperatures taking a devastating toll on human health, the state of Uttar Predesh has prepared a long-term heat resilience plan. 

Sea Turtle Week Highlights a Need to Safeguard Ocean Habitat

June 20, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesLeysha Caraballo

The Blake Plateau is home to several sea turtle species and requires greater protection. 

Food Waste 101

June 20, 2024 GuideUnited StatesShelia Hu

An overview of why we throw away so much food, how it impacts people and the planet, and what we can do to waste less.

North Carolina Environmental Commission Dithers on Necessary Standards

June 20, 2024 Expert BlogNorth CarolinaCorinne Bell

The newest members of the Environmental Management Commission are keeping PFAS pollution flowing to North Carolina's taps.

PJM's Interconnection Inaction

June 20, 2024 Expert BlogPennsylvaniaClaire Lang-Ree, Tom Rutigliano

If PJM wants to get serious about reliability and protecting its customers during extreme weather, it’s time to stop arguing about interconnection and transmission planning and get to work.