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Occupational Heat Safety Standards in the United States

September 28, 2026 MapUnited StatesJuanita Constible

Find out what occupational heat standards exist, or are under development, federally and in your state.

Fuel economy gutted

September 28, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

With Americans struggling with $4-a-gallon gasoline, NHTSA finalized a rule that will force people to pay more at the pump by letting automakers sell more gas guzzlers.

Nitrous Oxide Challenge

September 23, 2026 Press ReleaseNew York City

Companies and governments are being issued a challenge today to curb emissions of the super-pollutant nitrous oxide from the chemical factories that make key inputs for everyday goods from airbags to upholstery.

Washington State and California Are One Step Closer to Linking Cap & Invest programs

September 23, 2026 Press ReleaseNew York, Washington, California

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson today announced a major step toward linking California and Washington’s carbon markets, a move that would expand the successful market California has shared with Québec since 2014.

LNG in the Aquarium of the World: A Direct, Existential, and Unacceptable Risk

September 23, 2026 Expert BlogMexicoJoel Reynolds, Dr. Francine Kershaw

Renowned Mexican and international scientists condemn industrialization of the Gulf of California for LNG, urging protection of the region’s exceptional natural heritage. 

Managing Offshore Wind in the Face of Uncertainty

September 23, 2026 ReportUnited StatesIrene Gutierrez

This report lays out key adaptive management principles and recommendations for regulators.

Building Codes, Buy Clean, and Beyond: An Embodied Carbon State Policy Playbook

September 22, 2026 Expert BlogUnited StatesDharma Santos-Santiago, Mikhail Haramati

States are recognizing the potential for tangible emissions reductions with broad co-benefits when it comes to embodied carbon.

Comparative Cost Analysis for Residential Curbside Organics Collection Programs

September 22, 2026 ReportUnited StatesAnya Obrez, Darby Hoover

This analysis of eight residential programs shows that, if properly implemented, cities can use a new organics collection program to build a more efficient, resilient, and sustainable solid waste system.

Food Waste Diversion Can Deliver Billions in Economic Benefits

September 22, 2026 Expert BlogUnited StatesAndrea Collins, Anya Obrez

By implementing a comprehensive food waste diversion policy, states can create thousands of new jobs, generate billions in economic activity, enable market conditions to develop cost-effective local programs, make more food available within communities, and reduce climate pollution. 

NRDC and NAACP Demand Public Record Preservation for Proposed Alabama Data Center

September 21, 2026 Press ReleaseAlabama

NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and NAACP have demanded greater public records transparency from the City of Bessemer, Alabama about the impacts of the proposed data center Project Marvel, one year after initial records requests and Bessmer environmental justice leaders…

Tell the EPA to protect us from power plant pollution

PetitionUnited States

Power plants are responsible for a quarter of U.S. carbon emissions. And yet, the Trump administration proposed to abandon its legal authority to regulate climate pollution from power plants, which would bring more unnatural disasters, dirtier air, and higher costs…

Tell Costco and Walmart to come clean on toilet paper

PetitionUnited States, Canada

Two of Costco's and Walmart's paper products earned an F on NRDC's sustainability scorecard. But on top of that, the retailers refuse to say whether they profit from using a Canadian pulp mill that relies on the clearcutting of wildlife-rich…

National Environmental Groups Urge Newsom to Sign Bill Protecting Communities from Industrial Pollution

September 18, 2026 Press ReleaseSacramento

Governor Gavin Newsom is being urged to sign key legislation to protect communities from industrial pollution in a letter signed today by leaders of national environmental groups.

Virginia Governor Calls for Data Center Guardrails

September 18, 2026 Press ReleaseRichmond (Virginia), Virginia

Governor Abigail Spanberger announced Friday a proposed package of new standards for data centers.

How EPA Rollbacks Will Cost Us—in Dollars and Lives

September 18, 2026 ExplainerUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

Gutting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is just as damaging to our economy as it is to our climate and health.