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Midway Through a Tumultuous 2026, Where Do We Stand on International Public Climate Finance?

July 27, 2026 Expert BlogInternationalJoe Thwaites

Climate finance is in a period of flux, but there are pathways to scaling up funding to meet the moment.

International Climate Finance Goals Tracker

July 24, 2026 OverviewInternationalJoe Thwaites

This tracker collates data on progress toward the four globally agreed-upon climate finance goals.

New Bill Would Restore the Role of Public Input in Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands

July 23, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C.

NRDC backs Neguse-Luján legislation to restore community voice in BLM leasing decisions

Cross-Sector Working Group Releases Embodied Carbon Action Plan for New York State

July 23, 2026 BackgrounderNew YorkMikhail Haramati

As state, county, and municipal programs make strides in reducing the operational emissions associated with our buildings, these strategies will enable state entities to also reduce the emissions from materials.

Trump Administration Further Weakens Endangered Species Protections

July 22, 2026 ReactionWashington, D.C.

Trump Administration Further Weakens Endangered Species Protections

Enviro Groups Challenge EPA’s Rejection of Hawaiʻi’s Clean Air Plan

July 22, 2026 Press ReleaseHonolulu

A coalition of conservation and public health groups today filed a court challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s rejection of the State of Hawaiʻi’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan. The EPA rejected the state’s plan, which would have cleaned up…

Inclusive Economic Development and Justice: High-Quality Careers for All

July 22, 2026 OverviewUnited StatesLara Ettenson, Yahya Yaziji, Marc Boom

To help advance just climate solutions, this page offers resources to support advocacy for safer working conditions and access to high-quality, family-sustaining careers.

Hydrogen Fluoride at Refineries

July 22, 2026 Court CaseUnited StatesActive

The EPA must establish regulations to protect the public from the unreasonable risks posed by use of hydrogen fluoride in domestic oil refining.

Rising Temperatures, Rising Risks

July 21, 2026 ReportUnited StatesJuanita Constible

This guide will help investors protect against the risks of dangerous workplace heat.

Where There’s Smoke, Heat, and Drought…

July 21, 2026 Ed Board MemoUnited StatesDavid Doniger

The Trump administration is failing the nation with a backward-looking energy policy that is driving up costs, shortchanging factory workers, and fueling climate catastrophe.

What Is the Air Quality Index?

July 21, 2026 ExplainerUnited StatesShelia Hu

The national index reports real-time air quality issues across the country.

NRDC Sues the EPA Over Costly Refrigerant Rollback

July 20, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

The EPA’s rollback will increase costs for American consumers and worsen the climate crisis.

Not Cool: How the EPA’s Refrigerant Rollback Will Raise Your Grocery and AC Costs

July 20, 2026 Expert BlogUnited StatesDavid Doniger, Dr. Richie Kaur, Jeremy Arling

NRDC and industry are suing over cost-raising delays in moving away from HFC super pollutants in supermarkets and cold storage warehouses.

Court Orders the EPA to Implement National Soot Standard 

July 20, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

This court ruling follows on last month’s ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upholding the 2024 soot standard after the Trump administration’s EPA requested that the court strike it down. 

Heading Toward Near-Zero Industrial Nitrous Oxide Emissions

July 17, 2026 Issue PaperInternationalCaroline Kim

Industrial sources of this climate super pollutant and ozone-depleting substance can be reduced today.