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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.

Ag Policy Must Value Independent Farmers Over Corporate Ag

Expert BlogArohi Sharma
When it comes to American Agriculture, “Who do we want to advantage?” The answer’s easy in my mind—I think farmers should benefit. While agricultural policies in the United States started out supporting America’s small business entrepreneurs, they are no longer…

Tackling Mobile Source Pollution via Collaborative Governance

Expert BlogBarbara Finamore, Yan Wang
Addressing mobile source pollution has the potential to radically improve the health and environment of people in China. Mobile source emissions, which come from vehicles, vessels and non-road equipment, have become the most significant source of pollution in many Chinese…

Top New York State Environmental Priorities for 2020

Expert BlogRich Schrader
NRDC's New York State environmental priorities for 2020 include building on the sweeping climate progress made in 2019, tackling the biggest sources of climate pollution, and protecting New Yorkers' health.

A Fearless Defender for Our Future

NRDC in ActionBoston, Washington, D.C., United StatesJeff Turrentine
President and CEO Gina McCarthy started out as a public health agent in small-town Massachusetts, rose to become head of the EPA under Obama, and now guides NRDC into its next chapter.

Affording the Food I Value

Expert BlogPaloma Sisneros-Lobato
Our current food system negatively impacts the people struggling to make ends meet, farmers trying to turn a profit, youth who are trying to fuel and sustain their bodies, and the earth from which our food grows. At the same…

A Big Step Toward Clean Transportation in the Eastern U.S.

Expert BlogBruce Ho
A dozen eastern states and the city of Washington, D.C. are taking a huge step forward in making their communities more prosperous and livable as they outline a plan to transform the region’s beleaguered transportation.