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EPA Enters the Clean Car Era

March 20, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesKathy Harris

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's latest clean car rules will provide over $2 trillion in air quality, health, climate, and economic benefits.

Department of Energy Finalizes Major Update to Fuel-Economy Calculation

March 19, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) finalized a rule to update a two-decade-old calculation that determines the equivalent fuel economy of electric vehicles (EVs), phasing in important adjustments to the calculation.

No Need to Reinvent the Forest

March 18, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesGabrielle Berthel, Rita Vaughan Frost, Carolyn Ramírez

Forests have a major role to play in combating the climate crisis. However, this is not a problem we can solve by incentivizing more logging.

Reducing Food Waste for the Climate, Nature, and People

March 18, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesAndrea Collins

Reducing food waste offers an opportunity to address climate change, biodiversity loss, human health, and racial justice.

Right Whale Calf Succumbs to Vessel Strike Injuries

March 15, 2024 Expert BlogUnited States, EastDr. Francine Kershaw

The months-old calf of Juno has died from the injuries it sustained after being struck by a vessel in early January.

Progress in CA on Protecting People and Wildlife from Toxic Neonics

March 14, 2024 Expert BlogCaliforniaLena Freij, Allison Johnson

Just in time for spring, we’re seeing movement in California to curtail harmful and unnecessary uses of neonicotinoid insecticides, or “neonics.” 

Workshop Accelerates Heat Preparedness Action in India

March 14, 2024 Expert BlogIndiaDr. Vijay Limaye

A workshop focused on actions to strengthen preparedness as heat risks worsen.

NC Real Estate Commission to Disclose Flood History to Buyers

March 14, 2024 Press ReleaseNorth Carolina

The North Carolina Real Estate Commission finalized the rule to require sellers to provide potential home buyers with information about flood history and risk before they buy a home, and it will go into effect July 1, 2024.

NRDC, Hochul Celebrate New York’s First Offshore Wind Project as Good News for Climate, Public Health, and Jobs

March 14, 2024 Press ReleaseNew York

Today marks the completion of the South Fork offshore wind project off of Long Island, which is New York’s first offshore wind project and the third offshore wind project in the U.S.

Celebrating New York’s First Offshore Wind Project

March 14, 2024 Expert BlogUnited States, New YorkKit Kennedy

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland commemorate the completion of South Fork Wind.

Global Standard Setter Considering Climate Risk Disclosures for Banks

March 14, 2024 Expert BlogLos AngelesAlfonso Pating

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) is considering a disclosure framework for banks' climate-related financial risks.

Canaries in a Coalmine: Birds and Forest Degradation in Canada

March 14, 2024 Expert BlogCanadaDr. Julee Boan

Canada, as a signatory to the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use, must halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030.

An Opportunity to Reconnect Communities in CA

March 13, 2024 Expert BlogCalifornia, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Long BeachZak Accuardi

New state and federal funding is helping repair harm and reduce pollution in communities divided by roads and highways. California can do even more.

City of Flint Held in Contempt for Failing to Meet Lead Pipe Settlement Deadlines

March 13, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

DETROIT, MI - A federal court held the City of Flint in contempt for violating a February 2023 federal court order requiring the city to reach certain milestones in its lead pipe replacement program.

Cover Crops Are a Smart Investment

March 12, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesClaire O'Connor, Lara Bryant

White House FY25 budget requests funding for cover crops to support clean water, fight climate change, and build resilience on farms.