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Power Plant Carbon Rules: What’s Changed Since the 2023 Proposal?

April 25, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesMeredith Hankins

The EPA's finalized rules for carbon emissions from the power sector have just been released. Here's how they've evolved.

EPA Issues Power Plant Standards

April 25, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Biden administration’s EPA released new pollution standards for power plants, addressing one of the largest sources of carbon, air and water pollution in the nation. These four separate EPA rules cover: carbon emissions, toxic air pollution, coal ash, and…

New Rule Ups Big Oil’s Financial Responsibility for Offshore Clean-up

April 24, 2024 Expert BlogCaliforniaRebecca Loomis

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s new rule takes a meaningful step towards holding industry accountable for the true costs of oil and gas drilling. 

Residents Still Waiting for Flint to Replace All Lead Pipes on 10-Year Anniversary of Water Crisis

April 24, 2024 Press ReleaseDetroit

DETROIT, Mich. – A decade after the Flint water crisis began and more than seven years after a major settlement was reached in the landmark citizen suit against the City of Flint and Michigan state officials, the City of Flint has failed…

Let’s Commit to Saving Workers from Heat, Not Killing Them

April 24, 2024 Expert BlogUnited States, California, Texas, FloridaJuanita Constible

Recent actions by state government officials increase the urgency for a federal workplace heat standard.

Stop Food Waste: Redistribution and Upcycling Opportunities

April 23, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesAnya Obrez, Nina Sevilla

NRDC and our partners at Drexel Food Lab are raising awareness about expanded donation liability protections and upcycling opportunities for food businesses.

FERC Can Speed the Switch to Clean Energy with the Right Transmission Planning Rule

April 23, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesCullen Howe

FERC will soon issue a rule that affects our clean energy future. It needs to get this right.

Hidden Fossil Fuels: Plastic Production Drives Climate Change

April 23, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesRenée Sharp, Shannon Goff

Study shows that plastic production could be nearly one third of the global carbon budget and emits four times more greenhouse gases than the airline industry.

NRDC Joins White House Freshwater Restoration Challenge  

April 23, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON — NRDC joined the White House’s new Freshwater Challenge—a collaborative initiative with states, tribes, business interests, and non-governmental organizations to conserve and restore America’s rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands.

Protecting Biodiversity Means Saving the Bogs (and Peatlands, Swamps, Marshes, Fens…)

April 23, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesJason Bittel

Wetlands cover just 6 percent of the planet’s land area but provide habitat for 40 percent of wildlife.

Padding the Numbers Won’t Save Ocean Biodiversity

April 22, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesBrad Sewell

President Biden’s tool to quantify U.S. conservation gains misses the mark .

EPA Issues Awards for “Solar for All” Program

April 22, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The Biden Administration today announced award winners for a grant competition it held last year for Solar for All, a $7 billion program within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deploy residential and community solar, integrated storage and cover related…

EPA Announces $7 Billion in Solar for All Awards

April 22, 2024 Expert BlogUnited StatesAdam Kent

$7 Billion to Deliver the Benefits of Solar and Storage to Underserved and Disinvested Communities under EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)

Nick Offerman & Friends to Host Comedy Event Supporting NRDC at “Netflix is a Joke. Fest”

April 22, 2024 Press ReleaseLos Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA — Nick Offerman is hosting a charity comedy show as part of Netflix’s second annual “Netflix is a Joke. Fest” to benefit NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), a leading international environmental nonprofit organization. The show will feature…

NY’s Budget Misses the Mark on Climate; Commits Ratepayers to Billions in New Gas Infrastructure

April 22, 2024 Press ReleaseNew York

In its 2025 fiscal year budget, New York State failed to remove two key Public Service Law barriers to achieving the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s goals.