With the reauthorization of the farm bill next year, we have a chance to shift the U.S. agricultural system from a climate problem to a climate solution.
A report issued today by conservation groups finds that 11 nations have at least some fisheries that fail to meet U.S. standards for preventing whale and dolphin bycatch. Entanglement in fishing gear kills hundreds of thousands of marine mammals around…
The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), held in Dubai from November 30 through December 12, is a critical moment for global action to fight climate change.
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As decision-makers gather in Dubai for COP28, they need to take urgent action to hold global warming to 1.5°C and help the most vulnerable cope with the climate crisis.
NRDC and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) recently released a Model Ordinance Establishing a Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) Program for Residential Municipal Solid Waste that can help municipalities reduce the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills and incinerators and…
Today a coalition of environmental, health, and farm groups gathered outside Governor Kathy Hochul’s office to ask her to sign the Birds and Bees Protection Act (S1856-A/A7640), which has been sitting on her desk since June.
The Fifth National Climate Assessment warns that despite recent progress on mitigation and adaptation, the United States is unprepared for the climate crisis.
A new report from MITRE and Gallup highlights the need for federal legislation on food date labels, a leading contributor to household food waste in America.
