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NRDC: Youngkin Goes Above the Law for Big Oil

June 5, 2024 Press ReleaseVirginia

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced today that he will halt Clean Cars Rules which aim to deliver cleaner cars and lower fuel costs to Virginians.

NRDC Report: Cleaner Cars Drive Benefits for Health and Wallets

June 4, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON – The clean car policies of the Biden administration will deliver unprecedented benefits to the American people, including billions of dollars of savings, more vehicle options and less pollution, a new report from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) shows.

Cleaner Cars, Fatter Wallets

June 4, 2024 Issue BriefUnited StatesLuke Tonachel

The current U.S. clean vehicles policy package will deliver climate, health, and economic benefits for all.

Building Better Buyouts Through Lived and Learned Experience

June 3, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesAnna Weber

Home buyouts that reduce risk and benefit communities must draw from both the lived experience of residents and the learned experience of professionals.

Complaint Urges Civil Rights Investigation of City of Albuquerque and Environmental Health Department for Failing to Protect Vulnerable Communities from Air Pollution

June 3, 2024 Press ReleaseAlbuquerque

Los Jardines Institute and NRDC have filed a Title VI civil rights complaint urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to require the city of Albuquerque and Albuquerque Environmental Health Department to start accounting for the cumulative impacts of pollution in…

Neonics: The Toxic Truth

June 3, 2024 Fact SheetUnited States, Minnesota, Michigan, California, ColoradoAllison Johnson, Daniel Raichel, Lucas Rhoads, Lena Freij

Pesticides kill bees, pollute water, and threaten our health.

Lessons from EVS37: An International Conference on Electric Transportation

May 31, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesBella Sullivan, Annie Minondo

International conferences about innovation in transportation, like EVS37, are an opportunity to bring important lessons home.

A New Pathway to a Western Grid

May 31, 2024 Expert BlogWest, Colorado, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Utah, WyomingKelsie Gomanie

Pathways Initiative approves two-step approach to create independent governance for a west-wide electricity market.

Environmental Justice Health Alliance et al. v. Council on Environmental Quality et al. (NEPA Rule)

May 31, 2024 Court CaseUnited StatesClosed

The Trump administration is rolling back critical environmental reviews and blocking public participation under the guise of “streamlining.” So we’re suing.

A Zero-Emissions Future for U.S. Freight

May 30, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesGuillermo A. Ortiz

The Biden administration set a national zero-emission freight goal, targeting cleaner air and climate leadership. 

Paving the Way to Industrial Decarbonization

May 30, 2024 Issue BriefUnited StatesJaden Kielty

Additional funding is needed to reach net zero in the industrial sector by 2050.

Environmental Groups Challenge Highway Expansion Project in Court

May 30, 2024 Press ReleaseCalifornia

The draft environmental impact report obscures true harms of the project.

Health Benefits of Efficiency Standards Too Big to Ignore

May 30, 2024 Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Joe Vukovich

New EPA Data Point to Which States and Cities Have the Most Lead Pipes

May 30, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesValerie Baron

As of 2024, states and utilities report that there are more than 9 million U.S. households drinking their water through lead pipes.

Colorado Shows How States and the Nation Can Restore Wetlands Protections After Sackett Decision

May 29, 2024 Press ReleaseColorado

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis today signed HB24-1379, bipartisan legislation making Colorado the first state in the nation to restore protections for tens of thousands of acres of wetlands and streams put at risk by a Supreme Court ruling a year…