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Economic Impacts of Food Waste Diversion in Colorado

August 25, 2026 Issue BriefColoradoMadeline Keating, Andrea Collins

New modeling shows that a food waste diversion policy would have vast economic and climate benefits for Colorado.

An Affordability Crisis of Trump’s Own Making

August 25, 2026 ReportUnited StatesAmanda Levin, Yuqi Zhu

The Trump administration’s energy policy is driving up costs for American households and making us sick.

Lowndes County, Alabama Residents Call for Accountability and Transparency Around Proposed 800-Acre Data Center

August 25, 2026 Press ReleaseAlabama

Lowndes County residents presented the County Commission with a petition Monday night, asking for details on a proposed 800-acre hyperscale data center, Project Red Clay, in their community.

Research Suggests Auto Loans Should Account for Vehicle Efficiency

August 24, 2026 Expert BlogUnited StatesAnnabelle Davis

It turns out that gas guzzlers aren’t just bad investments for drivers—they’re bad for banks too.

How to Limit Your PFAS Exposure in the Great Outdoors

August 24, 2026 How-ToUnited StatesShelia Hu

What to watch out for in pools, gardens, sports fields, and fishing holes.

Clean Steel in Ohio Abandoned

August 21, 2026 Press ReleaseOhio

The Department of Energy abandoned a project that would bring clean steel production to Ohio by allowing the Cleveland-Cliffs facility in Middletown to instead keep its old, coal-based blast furnace.

Our Public Lands Are on the Chopping Block Again

August 21, 2026 ExplainerUnited States, Utah, AlaskaTim Vanderpool

Another assault on America’s natural heritage puts cultures, wildlife, tourism, and our climate at risk.

Bears Ears Faces Third Front in Coordinated Attack

August 20, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C.

Following a recent GAO opinion, Utah's federal delegation is preparing to introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution to erase the Bureau of Land Management's 2025 Bears Ears National Monument Management Plan.

California’s Landmark Tire Efficiency Standards Are a Win for Consumers, Climate, and Public Health

August 20, 2026 Expert BlogCaliforniaBeth Hammon

The state just adopted the nation’s first efficiency standards for replacement tires.

Minnesota’s Water Quality Wake-Up Call

August 19, 2026 Expert BlogMinnesotaMaya Korb

Nitrogen pollution is a statewide problem that needs a new solution.

Alaska’s Tongass National Forest at Risk Once Again

August 19, 2026 NRDC in ActionAlaskaCourtney Lindwall

After a quarter century of fighting to keep these wild lands and others safe from road construction and logging, NRDC’s battle for the Roadless Rule presses on.

To Manage Data Center Challenges, Governor Shapiro Signs Executive Order on “GRID” Principles

August 18, 2026 Press ReleasePennsylvania

Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order implementing the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Principles, which will require data center projects to bring the power they need, including clean energy, in order to qualify for faster state permits needed for…

Trump Administration Guts 25-Year-Old Roadless Rule, Opening Roughly One-Fourth of National Forests to Logging and Drilling

August 18, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

USDA releases rescission of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, stripping longstanding protections from 45 Million Acres of the National Forest System

Minnesota Executive Order Protects Boundary Waters After Congress Strips Federal Safeguards

August 18, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., Minnesota

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order adopting key safeguards for the permitting of new sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters watershed and directing state agencies to draft legislation that would make those protections permanent.

NRDC Announces Liane Randolph as Strategic Advisor

August 18, 2026 ReactionSan Francisco

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) today announced that Liane Randolph will serve as a strategic advisor, bringing decades of climate and energy policy leadership to support the organization’s work during a critical period of the clean energy transition.