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Strong, Prosperous, and Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC)

May 11, 2020 OverviewUnited StatesShelley Poticha, Yerina Mugica, Stephanie Gidigbi Jenkins, Catherine Cox Blair, Sasha Forbes, AICP, Marissa Ramirez

NRDC is a founding partner of SPARCC, an initiative for equitable, community-led investment and a model to spur systemic change in the way we approach community investment and development.

Latin America Green News: 11/27 - 12/7/2017

December 11, 2017 Expert BlogCarolina Herrera, Amanda Maxwell

India Green News: India Will Implement Paris Pact & More

July 13, 2017 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal

India Will Implement Paris Climate Pact in Letter and Spirit: PM Narendra Modi; Tangedco Evacuates 5,079 MW of Wind Power, Sets National Record; CPCB Plans to Roll Out Action Plans for Air Pollution in Non-Attainment Cities

Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Came Between This Farmer, His Cows, and the Air Force

February 19, 2020 DispatchNew MexicoTim Vanderpool

The PFAS-laden firefighting foam used in training exercises at military bases easily slips into groundwater supplies, tainting everything around it.

Reflections on a Road Trip without Gasoline

August 28, 2019 Expert BlogMidwestPatricia Valderrama, Madhur Boloor, Ada Statler, Samuel Garcia, Jessica Russo

We’re walking you through our most important discoveries from our electric road trip throughout the Midwest: the lessons learned by sitting behind the wheel and by listening to all the transportation stakeholders who told us their stories.

Through a Solar Transformation, a Former Landfill Is Poised to Become a Community Lifeline

September 28, 2021 DispatchHoustonMaudlyne Ihejirika

In Sunnyside, Houston—a neighborhood that recently registered the city’s highest unemployment rate—residents are preparing for an influx of jobs to come from the Sunnyside Energy Community Solar project.

The Clean Economy Act Will Make VA a Top U.S. Climate Leader

January 6, 2020 Expert BlogWalton Shepherd

2020 is the year for decisive climate action in Richmond, and the Clean Economy Act's bold zero-carbon-by-2050 marker will establish one of the very strongest state climate standards in America.

Groups Sue Energy Dept. for Failure to Update 25 Overdue Efficiency Standards

November 9, 2020 Press Release

Inaction Costs Consumers at Least $22 Billion, Adds 80 Million-Plus Tons of Carbon Pollution

Invest in 21st Century Infrastructure

OverviewUnited StatesStephanie Gidigbi Jenkins, Rob Moore, Becky Hammer, Erik D. Olson, Luke Tonachel, Khalil Shahyd, Douglass Sims, Marc Boom, David Doniger

We promote infrastructure plans that transition us to clean energy, address the changing climate, create jobs, and remedy the negative legacy of the past.

Congress's Roadmap to Protect Wildlife on Endangered Species Day

May 20, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesKatie Hobbs

This Endangered Species Day, let’s commit to do what science tells us we must do to protect these vital links in our shared ecosystems and prevent a stampede toward extinction.

Climate Change

NRDC is charting a better path forward by strengthening conservation laws, advancing policies that limit industrial impacts on public lands and waters, and working with local and Indigenous partners to create more equitable access to nature and preserve the places…

Regenerative Agriculture Part 3: The Practices

January 15, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesArohi Sharma, Lara Bryant, Ellen Lee, Claire O'Connor

One size does not fit all with regenerative agriculture. Ergo, policy must support and grow the enabling environments and the multifaceted tools—the on-farm, financial, management, and social tools—that make regenerative farms and ranches successful.

Food Waste Restaurant Challenge Guide

January 9, 2020 ResourceDarby Hoover

Cities interested in reducing food waste should consider ways to involve business sectors in their efforts, particularly those sectors most often linked to higher food waste generation, such as food service.

Fracking 101

April 19, 2019 GuideTexas, Pennsylvania, New York, California, North Dakota, FloridaMelissa Denchak

Hydraulic fracturing has upended the global energy landscape and made fossil fuels big business in the United States. Mounting evidence shows that it poses serious threats to our health, environment, and climate future. Here’s a look at the fracking boom…