News & Commentary

Hubs Rollout Underscores Need for Climate-aligned Policies

October 17, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesPete Budden, Rachel Fakhry

For the sake of the climate and communities, DOE and the selected hubs must redouble their focus on truly clean production and high value end-uses.

Clean Cars Yield $178 Billion in Benefits for Illinois

October 16, 2023 Expert BlogIllinoisMuhammed Patel

A new study shows that the Advanced Clean Cars II Program can bring $178 billion in benefits to Illinois.

A New Colorado River Threat

October 13, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesJosh Axelrod, Zanagee Artis

The Wildcat Loadout expansion could load 100,000 barrels of oil per day onto trains traveling beside the Colorado River and destined for Gulf Coast Refineries.

Powering Up Californians Act Is Signed into Law

October 12, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaMax Baumhefner, Merrian Borgeson

Governor Newsom approves new law that will prepare the electrical grid and reduce the time needed to energize EV charging stations and electrify buildings.

President Biden Charts New Course Toward Climate Resilience

October 12, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesShelley Poticha

The Biden administration’s new National Climate Resilience Framework will help the federal government align decision-making and investments with the need to adapt to climate change.

Looking for Climate Connections (and Berries) Through Traditional Indigenous Knowledge

October 5, 2023 PerspectivesMontanaDominique Nault

When trying to protect lands from the onslaught of climate change, start by asking the people who know those places and their wild inhabitants the best. 

California Is Short-Changing Climate-Friendly Mobility

October 4, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaCarter Rubin

A new NRDC report finds that California only allocates 18.6% of transportation funds to low-carbon mobility choices. Read the full report here.

Green Procurement Programs for Steel Cannot Merely Lock in the Status Quo

September 29, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesIan Wells

Low-carbon procurement programs must encourage decarbonization across the steel industry.

Looming Government Shutdown Puts Public Safety and Health at Risk

September 29, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesManish Bapna

The House majority must do their job before people are forced to pay the price.

The Need for Stronger Fuel Economy Standards

September 28, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesKathy Harris

More efficient vehicles on our roads not only help to save consumers money at the pump but importantly help to cut our reliance on oil.

New Transit Service Funding in California—and How States Can Find More

September 27, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaZak Accuardi

Advocates fought for funding to preserve transit service in California, winning a partial victory—and secured new guidance that could unlock billions more

Leaders Call for Forest Accountability in Climate Week Event

September 22, 2023 Expert BlogNew YorkJennifer Skene

Leading voices call for global accountability on protecting the world's climate-critical forests in NRDC's Climate Week panel event. 

NRDC Stands with Striking Autoworkers

September 20, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesSam Gilchrist

NRDC is committed to supporting the UAW, and we pledge to work with the union to ensure no worker is left behind in the transition to the clean car economy.

California Becomes 10th State to Limit Lawn and Garden Neonic Uses

September 19, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaLucas Rhoads

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an NRDC-sponsored bill to limit certain non-agricultural neonic uses while paving the way for additional restrictions. 

The Issue with Tissue Fifth Edition

September 19, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, CanadaAshley Jordan

Five years in, laggards remain far behind a growing number of sustainable tissue brands.

Water Is Life—from Standing Rock to Oaxaca’s Mixtecan Highlands

September 18, 2023 PerspectivesMexico, West, South DakotaElybeth Sofia Alcantar

A geographer sees a familiar pattern of government-backed energy projects devastating Indigenous communities and violating tribal sovereignty.  

How Missing Water System Boundaries Affect Our Communities

September 15, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaSusan Lee

The lack of public water system boundary information in the United States puts public health at risk.

Climate Week Participants Should Recognize Bioenergy as a Boondoggle

September 13, 2023 Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Courtenay Lewis, Elly Pepper, Matt Williams

As Climate Week NYC begins, governments and companies shouldn't be fooled by industry claims that turning carbon-storing forests into wood pellets will save us.

New Report Details Strategies for Tackling Building Embodied Carbon

September 13, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaLauren Kubiak, Jaden Kielty

A new report released today from Arup in partnership with NRDC details the policies adopted and needed to reduce emissions from embodied carbon in California.

From Dams to DAPL, the Army Corps’ Culture of Disdain for Indigenous Communities Must End

September 13, 2023 PerspectivesUnited States, MidwestTroy Pretends Eagle

The prophesied “Seventh Generation” is here—demanding justice for tribes and protecting what they have left.