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A brightly colored illustration showing a green hydrogen hub. A container ship on a waterway and a hydrogen production and storage facility are in the foreground, a solar panel array and wind turbines are in the mid-ground, and a city and sunset sky are in the distance.

Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.
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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant
The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.
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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall
These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.

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NRDC Announces its California Advocacy Team

Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome
NRDC is pleased to share that we have a newly formed California Advocacy and Government Affairs team for the 2023-24 legislative session.

Gas Price Relief Shouldn’t Only Be for Drivers

Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome
NRDC stands ready to work on policies that mitigate price spikes while advancing transportation alternatives, reducing air pollution, and supporting the most vulnerable Californians.

Ten New Environmental Laws in California

Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome

The environmental community continued to chalk up wins in the state legislature despite another unusual year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a gubernatorial recall election.

CA Climate Crisis Act Stalls in Legislature’s Final Hours

Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome

A top climate bill making its way through the legislature will need to wait until at least January 2022 for further action after it failed to secure the 21 votes needed to pass the state senate.

California Legislation Takes Aim at the Climate Crisis

Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome

California has an opportunity to build on its climate leadership by passing the California Climate Crisis Act. The bill codifies our state’s commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions as soon as possible and by no later than 2045, and…

Holding DTSC Accountable to Protect Communities

Expert BlogVictoria Rome
NRDC’s government affairs team and policy experts work to pass laws in California, and we expect them to be implemented as intended for the health of our communities—those that are already bearing too great a cumulative environmental burden. This pandemic…

California Bills on Governor Newsom's Desk

Expert BlogVictoria Rome
The California legislative session was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and several bills were put on hold earlier this year. But NRDC, coalition partners, and our allies in the state legislature still helped pass several important bills that support a…

California Legislative Roundup, August 2020

Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome

NRDC is focused on four bills in addition to contributing to efforts on a host of other pending bills to advance racial justice, economic recovery and public health.

State Leaders on Sound Environmental Track at Summer Break

Expert BlogVictoria Rome
California Governor Gavin Newsom and pro-environment majorities in both the State Assembly and Senate so far have put this year’s legislative session to good use, making progress in important areas that will improve public health and enhance the safety of…