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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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Is USDA COVID Relief Leaving Out Vulnerable Farmers?

Expert BlogUnited StatesLena Brook, Allison Johnson
The COVID crisis is bringing our food system’s vulnerabilities and failures into stark relief. USDA should be rising to this challenge, and actively supporting innovative farmers who will increase food system resilience over time.

Keeping Food on the Table in a Pandemic

Expert BlogValerie Baron, Lena Brook, Amy Brown, Lara Bryant
We need to ensure a strong and well-functioning food system, and that the most vulnerable in our food chain are adequately supported.

New Year, Same Old Greenwashing for Wendy’s

Expert BlogUnited StatesLena Brook

NRDC and our allies in the Antibiotics Off the Menu coalition have been publicly calling on Wendy’s for more than six months to set a meaningful policy that reduces antibiotic use in the company’s vast beef supplies.

Proposed CA Budget Lifts Up Healthy, Sustainable School Food

Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaLena Brook

With an $80 million proposed increase aimed at giving schools much needed resources to improve meal programs, Governor Newsom’s proposed 2020-21 budget offers California public school students a better chance to learn and thrive.

Success Story: Ending Antibiotics Overuse in Chicken

Expert BlogUnited StatesAvinash Kar, Lena Brook
The majority of U.S. chicken sold last year was produced without antibiotics. This positive change helps protect people from drug-resistant infections.

California Could Be the First Organic-to-School State

Expert BlogAllison Johnson, Lena Brook
Healthy, organic, culturally appropriate food should be available to everyone, and especially California’s public-school students. With the state’s help, California’s schools can lead the way toward a better food system for all, from farm to fork.

KFC: Mission Accomplished on Antibiotics

Expert BlogUnited StatesLena Brook

With this commitment, the popular fast-food restaurant is helping to transform antibiotic use practices in the chicken industry.