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- Groups Seek to Defend Lead Pipe Rule Challenged by Water Utilities
- U.S. Sets Strong New Climate Goal for 2035 Pledges to cut greenhouse gas pollution 61 to 66 percent by 2035, nine years after Paris Agreement was signed.
- U.S. 2035 Climate Target Is Ambitious, Achievable & a Call to Action The United States' commitment to reduce GHG emissions 61–66 percent below 2005 levels by 2035 is a call to action for what needs to be delivered in the coming years.
- Updates from the Grant Recipients of the Edwards Coal-Fired Plant Settlement In June 2024, NRDC’s Edwards Clean Air Act settlement team spent three days in Peoria, Illinois, catching up with some of our 15 grant recipients and seeing the fruits of their work.
- EPA OKs California’s Vehicle Pollution Standards
- The Auto Industry's Can't-Do SpiritAutomakers should focus on supporting efforts that help maintain the United States's position as a global leader in transportation rather than resisting progress.
- New DOE Study Reveals LNG Exports Pose Major Risks
- Midwest Grid Operator Beats Its Own Record, but the Work Is Not Done YetThe largest transmission investment in U.S. history was just approved. It will deliver huge financial benefits, improved reliability, and increased grid access to new clean energy and batteries.
- 50th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Why Isn’t Drinking Water Safer?The law has enjoyed bipartisan support for decades and we've made progress, but the battle for safe water continues, with many water utilities fighting against better health protections.
- President Biden Designates Frances Perkins National Monument to Honor a Trailblazer in American HistoryThis designation recognizes Perkins’s important role in shaping the New Deal and advancing labor rights that continue to benefit millions of Americans today.
- Fossil Fuel Sacrifice Zone in the Aquarium of the World?!NRDC calls massive Saguaro LNG project in Gulf of California a transformational threat to biodiversity, an acceleration in the global tragedy of climate change.
- VA's Data Center Talk Must Get Real to Meet Big Tech's Climate GoalsVirginia's SCC has the authority—and Big Tech the obligation—to ensure a responsible data center buildout, one that doesn't break the bank or bust the climate.
- Lead Water Rules Challenged in CourtWater utility trade association seeks to block landmark rules to remove lead pipes.
- Midwest Electricity Grid Votes to Approve Historic Transmission PlanMidcontinent Independent System Operator moves to support rapid evolution of electricity generation and load with thoughtful transformation.
- COP29: Key Outcomes Signal Need to Deliver Greater Climate ActionThe COP29 climate meeting in Baku was a contentious meeting. Despite these dynamics, countries delivered three key things.
- How EPA Rollbacks Will Cost Us—in Dollars and LivesA deregulatory agenda will be just as damaging to our economy as it will be to our climate and health.
- EPA Takes Landmark Step to Protect Public from Cancer-causing Toxic Chemical
- EPA to Release First National Study of Water Affordability ChallengesReport to Congress will spotlight solutions for safe AND affordable water.
- New Arctic Oil-Drilling Lease Sale OK’d
- Choosing a Home with Climate Change in MindWorried about how your new place will hold up in the face of extreme weather? Here’s what to look out for before you settle down.
- FERC Order Sets Aside Approval of CP2 LNG
- Feasting on the Glut: Putting Renewable Curtailment in ContextNegative wholesale electricity prices and renewable curtailment in California sure seem alarming. The truth, however, is that money isn’t being wasted.
- Welcoming the EPA’s New Lead in Tap Water Rule: An OverviewThe rule is a legacy accomplishment that will help to protect tens of millions of people across the nation who are drinking lead-contaminated water.
- Report: Harmful Pesticide Contamination Rampant in Minnesota WatersA new report documents widespread “neonic” pesticide contamination in Minnesota waters, with dire implications for aquatic life.
- How to Deliver the New Climate Finance GoalAt COP29 in Baku, governments agreed to a new collective quantified goal (NCQG) for climate finance. Now the focus turns to delivery.
- We Are Here to Make a Difference: Our Litigators Are at the ReadyNRDC’s attorneys will continue our time-tested tactics to defend public health and the environment from future federal attacks.
- Assessing Global Effectiveness of Supply-Side Interventions for EVsA review of global evidence in support of supply-side interventions and their applicability in India.
- Cars Are Getting Cleaner, Saving Drivers Money, Report Shows
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Advances Critical Habitat Protection for Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebees
- Rollins Picked to Lead USDA
- COP 29: Countries Agree to Increase Investments for Developing World to Confront Climate Crisis
- Oregon Acts on Carbon Cap-and-Trade But by Administrative RuleAdd Oregon to the list of states adopting greenhouse gas reduction regulations aimed at reducing emissions statewide.
- A Dirty Detour: How Industry Pushback Puts EV Infrastructure At RiskRegulatory certainty drives infrastructure readiness; supporting ACT ensures utilities can plan for and meet growing ZEV demand.
- Oregon Doubles Down on State Climate Leadership
- General Assembly Poisons Disaster Recovery Efforts with Political Power Grabs
- New Group of Countries Unite to Set World on Straight Line to Net Zero Emissions
- New Report: Next Steps for CA's Gas TransitionA new white paper from Energy + Environmental Economics offers California utility regulators key next steps for securing an affordable transition off of gas.
- Historic U.S. Protections Proposed for Africa's Vanishing Giraffes
- Judge Rejects Youngkin’s Attack on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
- Environmental Justice at Risk Under Project 2025For those of us who worked in federal agencies during the Trump administration, we understand how such restructuring is intended to not only paralyze the government—its goal is to oppress those with less power.
- U.S. Delivers on Commitment to Support Developing Countries on Climate
- Lutnick Picked to Lead Department of Commerce
- Colorado’s New Transportation Vision Raises the Bar for State LeadershipColorado's governor has released a new vision for reducing emissions from transportation, with a focus on expanding transportation options for all residents.
- Duffy Picked for Transportation Department
- Wright Picked to Lead Department of EnergyWright is an oil-industry executive who has denied the impacts of climate change.
- Countries Discuss the HFC-23 Blind Spot and More at 36th Montreal Protocol MeetingThe meeting concluded with multiple important decisions that will help advance protection of the ozone layer and our climate.
- Caltrans Secures $32 Million for Concrete Decarbonization ProgramsFederal Highways Administration funding could help Caltrans unlock emission reductions from concrete and asphalt used in state transportation infrastructure.
- "One-man Misinformation Superspreader" RFK, Jr. to Be Nominated for HHS
- Industry's Not-So-Golden Plan for California's ForestsGolden State Natural Resources’ draft environmental impact report spells danger for forests, climate, and communities.
- Progress on Forests at COP29 and Beyond Depends on EquityMeeting the world's 2030 forest targets requires addressing one of forest governance's most insidious flaws: a lack of accountability for the Global North.
- NRDC Settlement Requires Cal. to Reckon with Treated Seed LoopholeCalifornia could become the first state to regulate pesticide-treated seeds, a massive and largely unchecked source of widespread pesticide pollution.
- Environmental Groups Reach Settlement on Pesticide-Treated Seeds with California AgencyCA Department of Pesticide Regulation to propose regulations addressing pesticide-treated seeds as part of finalized settlement agreement
- New Map Shows Syracuse Lead in Tap Water Hot SpotsSyracuse city officials downplay extraordinarily high levels of lead in city drinking water.
- India’s Road To and From the Baku Climate TalksHighlights of India’s climate actions in 2024 and a look at key issues at COP29 in Baku
- As COP29 Opens After Consequential Election, U.S. Must Seize Economic Opportunity to Lead
- From the Biodiversity COP16 to the Climate COP29: Building Equitable Accountability, Alignment, and Adequacy on FinanceLooking closely at last month's United Nations biodiversity summit gives clues on what to expect at the big U.N. climate conference kicking off in Baku.
- Raising the Bar: India’s Push to Increase Ambition on Climate FinanceWhat does India expect and what to expect from India at the upcoming climate finance negotiations in Baku
- Expanding the Massive Benefits of a Decade of Western Grid IntegrationWestern electricity market turns 10 years old and surpasses $6 billion in savings.
- We’ll Stand Up for the Environment and Public Health
- How Melting Ice Affects People and the PlanetAcross the world, thawing landscapes, seascapes, and freshwater reserves are reshaping environments and lives for the communities that rely on them.
- Building Capacity to Address Intensifying Heat in Rajasthan, IndiaNRDC and NDMA are continuing a joint initiative to further prepare Indian cities for climate warming.
- Syracuse Fails to Show Drinking Water Is Safe from Lead
- The Once in a Generation Chance to Fix Corporate Emissions ReportingThe world’s largest corporate climate reporting standards are getting a makeover. Watch out for a new corporate loophole posing as a climate solution.
- Putting Maintenance Dollars to Work for Greener StreetsBy ensuring that routine road maintenance projects include complete streets elements, we can build a transportation system that protects people and the planet.
- EPA Confirms Two More Neonics Imperil Endangered SpeciesThe U.S. EPA released analyses showing that two neonic pesticides pose grave risks to imperiled species, rounding out EPA's review of the five neonics.
- Smart Energy Transition Policymaking Needs Better Mineral Demand DataSparse nation-level insights and inconsistent scenario designs leave U.S. policymakers ill-equipped to make responsible decisions on energy transition minerals.
- Wheels of Change: Electrifying Hyderabad's Fleet
- As Colleges Go Green, the IRA Is Here to HelpHere’s how schools can tap into this new source of funding as they map out their climate action plans.
- New Analysis Indicates Truck Makers are Manufacturing a False CrisisDespite public promises to embrace zero-emission trucks, some manufacturers are quietly sabotaging the shift to cleaner vehicles, putting public health at risk.
- Impact Groups Address Insufficient Draft Environmental Impact Report for Dangerous Wood Pellet ProjectCoalition calls report insufficient in protecting local environment and communities
- Getting from Here to There: Scaling Up Climate Finance for the NCQGWhat are the pathways to scale up international climate funding to meet the new collective quantified goal on climate finance?
- Four Things NRDC is Doing to Stop Big Bad Biomass on International Day
- Priorities for Success at the Biodiversity COPThe world has a strategic plan to reverse global biodiversity loss. We must follow through by working with each other to address the critical issues and build a new relationship with nature.
- Experts Discuss Advancing Affordable, Energy-Efficient, and Locally Produced Ceiling Fans in IndiaAs India moves to increase cooling access while reducing energy consumption, NRDC and partners hosted a workshop to support advancing affordable, domestically produced and high-efficiency ceiling fans.
- New Ways to Protect Water After Supreme Court DisasterProtecting the future of America's waters.
- Groups Call On Minnesota to Address Rampant Neonic PollutionThe NRDC Action Fund and partners have filed a legal petition demanding that the state act to stop harmful, unnecessary pesticide pollution.
- Climate Polluter, or Climate Solver? IRP Puts Dominion at a CrossroadsDominion IRP plan shrinks from making climate solutions a core business competency, opts instead for the regulatory risk of noncompliance with Virginia air laws.
- NRDC: Supreme Court OKs Power Plant Rules
- Labor, Industry, Public Health, and Environmental Advocates Urge NJ to Pass Grid ModernizationBill Amendments Unveiled to Improve Electric Grid Reliability, Reduce Energy Bills
- Syracuse Lead Levels Among the Highest Detected in Drinking Water for Decades; Higher than Flint and NewarkLocal and National Groups Seek Emergency Response from City and State
- Aging Gathering Line Systems Pose Dangers to Local CommunitiesThere is growing awareness of the problem of orphaned oil and gas wells, but not many people are aware of the problem of orphaned oil and gas pipelines.
- Powering Up New JerseyBy modernizing its aging electrical grid, New Jersey can ensure electricity is affordable, reliable, and clean for generations to come
- More Jobs, Lower Costs - Solar for Schools Grants Opening SoonDCED Guidelines Now Available
- New Legislation Improves Protection For Migratory Birds
- What the EPA’s New Federal Water Rule Means for ChicagoansChicago is required to replace its lead pipes within about 20 years instead of 50-plus years.
- Women’s Leadership in India’s Equitable Energy Transition
- EPA Orders Lead Pipes Nationwide to be RemovedRule tackles health threat that harmed generations of children.
- Canada and China's progress toward protecting 30% by 2030China and Canada, the co-hosts of the 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15), will pass the torch to Columbia this year. What progress have they made?
- America’s Newly Discovered Whale Is Already in TroubleDescribed officially for the first time in 2021, Rice’s whale has the distinction of being one of the most endangered whales on the planet.
- Supreme Court Keeps EPA Methane, Air Toxins Rules on Track
- What to Expect in the EPA’s New Lead in Tap Water RuleThe EPA will soon issue a major new rule to control lead in tap water. We expect it will finally take a big step toward addressing this public health scourge.
- Oil and Gas Waste Disposal Is Endangering Drinking Water SourcesThe oil and gas industry generates massive volumes of dangerous wastewater each day: In 2021, U.S. wells created almost 1.1 trillion gallons.
- California Notches Wins for Climate, Nature and HealthCalifornians can look forward to new environmental laws.
- An “F” for Voluntary School Lead Testing ProgramsVoluntary testing of school and child care drinking water is a flawed approach that fails to protect kids from lead.
- California and Environmental Groups Successfully Defend Zero-Emissions Rail Rule in Latest Court RulingVictory — Environmental justice groups joined California Attorney General to defeat legal challenge from rail industry
- California Becomes First State to Ban “Sell By” Dates on Packaged FoodsGovernor Gavin Newsom signed AB 660, which bans the use of consumer-facing “Sell By” dates and requires the use of standardized food date labeling terminology, reducing consumer confusion and the environmental and socio-economic impacts of food waste
- Governor Newsom Signs SB 1420, Hydrogen Project Streamlining Bill That Could Harm Communities and the Environment
- Public Finally has the Chance to Speak Up on PFAS Pollution
- How State Organic Waste Ban Policies Can Drive Food Waste ReductionOrganic waste bans are some of the most impactful state policies we can pass to limit the amount of food going to landfills and incinerators.
- Joint Statement on LL97 GreenHOUSE FundProposed LL97 Rules Will Create a New Fund to Unlock Electrification in Affordable Housing in New York City
- Climate Week Event: As Adaptation Needs Grow, Green Banks Offer Funding Solutions
- What Will It Take to Tackle Water Scarcity on the Navajo Nation?With contaminated wells, climate-fueled drought, and limited access to safe water sources, a study seeks solutions—and perspective—from the reservation’s residents.
- California Climate & Energy UpdateCalifornia is making strides in reducing emissions while the economy continues to grow. Check out some of the state’s recent wins!
- California Adopts Nation’s First Deadlines for Utilities to Connect EV Chargers to the GridThis action marks an important step in reducing delays that could undermine progress toward the state’s climate and air quality standards. But it doesn’t go far enough.
- California Sues Exxon Over Phony Plastic Recycling ClaimsNRDC to Congress: Reject industry bill that would remove federal clean air protections for plastic incinerators
- Coalition Urges Renewable Rikers Compliance in NY Air Pollution PermitRenewable Rikers coalition tells DEC that Rikers power plant permit conflicts with both city law mandating closure of Rikers jails by 2027 and state climate law.
- EPA Issues New Rule to Cut Climate-Warming HFCs
- Nitrogen Pollution: Too Much of a Good ThingBetween 20-60% of the nitrogen applied to agricultural fields is lost to the environment, causing negative human health, biodiversity, and climate change impacts.