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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.

Food Waste Diversion Is a Billion-Dollar Moneymaker

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. 

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.

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…

NRDC at Climate Week NYC 2026: Meeting the Moment

September 18, 2026 OverviewUnited States, InternationalManish Bapna

The environmental community has an opportunity to galvanize action, and NRDC is proud to host a strong lineup of events this year.

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.

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.

Governor Newsom Vetoes SB 954 Despite Broad Legislative and Public Support For Bill

September 18, 2026 ReactionSacramento

Governor Gavin Newsom today vetoed Senate Bill 954 (Blakespear), declining to approve legislation that would have narrowed the "advanced manufacturing" exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), restored baseline public health safeguards for communities near heavy industrial projects, and…

How Hot Is Too Hot?

September 17, 2026 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalMelissa Mahony

As extreme heat becomes more commonplace, so must climate adaptation measures. 

PJM Set Data Center Rules. Now States Must Protect Ratepayers.

September 17, 2026 BackgrounderEastClaire Lang-Ree

This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to secure a triple win on emissions, reliability, and affordable energy bills.

EPA Sued Over Repeal of Power Plant Carbon Reduction Rules

September 17, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Environmental and public health groups sued to stop the Environmental Protection Agency’s repeal of critical standards for power plant carbon pollution.

Trump Administration Memo Would Limit Core Endangered Species Act Prohibition to Intentional Killing of Wildlife

September 17, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Internal Fish and Wildlife Service directive would upend central protections that have safeguarded imperiled animals for decades