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- California Legislature Passes Food Date Labeling Standardization California is aiming to standardize food date labels with the passage of AB 660 (Irwin). The bill is now awaiting signature from Governor Newsom.
- Cumulative Impacts Rulemaking in Colorado Must Not Fail Communities Proposed cumulative impacts rules have the potential to protect Colorado communities from oil and gas pollution—but they currently fall short.
- Bridging the Gap: New England’s Transmission Planning and Order 1920 New England took a monumental step forward on transmission planning. Order 1920 can take the region even further.
- Fracking Loopholes Remain, with More Sick Families in CommunitiesThe science is clear that oil and gas production harms both the environment and human health.
- California Code Takes Another Step Toward Clean BuildingsThe 2025 building energy code will save Californians money, increase comfort, and reduce the state’s dependency on fossil fuels.
- Confusing Food Date Labels Are (Almost) a Thing of the PastNew bill standardizing food date labeling, reducing consumer confusion and the environmental and socio-economic impacts of food waste awaits Governor Newsom’s signature.
- Clean Public Transportation Is Taking Indian Country the Extra MileIndigenous People are the most likely racial demographic in the United States to lack daily transportation options. Can clean public transit help bridge this gap?
- Maximizing Climate Potential: Reducing Food Waste With Federal FundsWith historic EPA grants, state and local governments still have an opportunity to cut greenhouse gas emissions by prioritizing food loss and waste
- EVs Already Reduce Electricity Rates—and They Can Do Even MoreEVs reduce electricity rates for all utility customers, and recent legislation accelerates a cycle of more EVs, better climate, better health, and lower rates.
- The Plastics Industry’s Latest Deception: “Mass Balance”Mass balance “recycled” plastic credit schemes are misleading.
- USDA Unveils Historic $7.3 Billion Investment in Rural Clean Energy
- Commercial Fishermen and Landowners Challenge FERC's Approval of CP2 LNG Project in DC CircuitMassive LNG export project would devastate Gulf fishing community.
- CA Legislature Passes Major Clean Buildings WinSenate Bill 1221 (Senator Min) is a climate bill that will help put gas in the past, all while saving California households money on their energy bills.
- BLM’s Solar Plan: Balancing Efficiency, Flexibility, and ConservationThe Bureau of Land Management’s updated Western Solar Plan will guide solar energy siting and development across 11 western states for the next decade.
- Victory: 28 Million Acres of Public Land in Alaska Protected
- Biden Administration Announces New Plan for Western Solar Development
- Suits Target Veto, but Pebble Mine Opposition Will Never EndWith three lawsuits now pending, broad coalition led by Bristol Bay Tribes intervenes to support EPA veto in defense of world’s greatest wild salmon fishery.
- Outdated Building Codes are Costly and DangerousYet states are leaving money on the table that could help protect their residents for decades to come.
- CPUC Sends Strongest Signal Yet to Advance Offshore WindThe California Public Utilities Commission just unanimously voted to approve a decision that establishes a strong central procurement pathway for offshore wind.
- PJM’s Capacity Auction: The Real StoryFossil fuel un-reliability and PJM’s failure to speedily connect new clean resources to the grid are to blame for the 2025/26 auction price spike.
- FEMA Goes Into Hurricane Season Low on Funds – For 2nd Straight Year
- Report: Getting the Lead Out Costs Less Than You May ThinkDon’t Let Opponents’ Overblown Cost Estimates Derail EPA Rules to Replace Toxic Lead Pipes
- NRDC Scorecard: More States Protect Homebuyers by Requiring Flood Disclosure
- Growing Nationwide Trend of States Requiring Flood Disclosure
- Lessons Learned from Colorado’s Transportation LeadershipA look at Colorado provides examples of how to build a transportation system that is just, equitable, and sustainable.
- The EPA Announces More Than $325 Million in Landmark Community Change Grants AwardsThe grants will help underinvested climate and and environmental justice communities tackle pollution and climate crises.
- Decision by NYS Public Service Commission Poses Threat to Climate Progress
- Breathing in Harm: The Toll of Freight Pollution in CaliforniaDiesel trucks, making up just 6 percent of vehicles in California, are responsible for a disproportionate amount of harmful emissions, severely impacting communities near freight routes like those in the Inland Empire.
- National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste ReleasedThe White House released the final strategy in June 2024, incorporating over 10,000 comments made by the public.
- NRDC Report: Climate Law to Slash Power Sector Emissions
- The Future of Clean Manufacturing according to the DOE’s Industrial Demonstrations ProgramThe DOE's Industrial Demonstrations Program offers valuable insight into the future of industrial decabonization technologies. Identifying emerging trends and notable gaps among the selected projects will inform industrial decarbonization policy in the coming years.
- U.S. Is Now a Global Leader in Attracting EV InvestmentsSince President Biden took office, investments in electric vehicle and battery manufacturing in the United States have skyrocketed to $312 billion, more than any other country.
- Polling Shows Strong Support for Blake Plateau ConservationRecent polling in Georgia and coastal South Carolina reveals overwhelming support for action to protect key areas on the Blake Plateau.
- California Legislature Sprinting Toward Finish LineKey climate and environment bills still pending.
- The Clean Water Act 101A closer look at the foundational environmental law that keeps our waters—and us—safer and healthier.
- CA Prop 4 Includes Historic Investments in Food & Farm ResilienceProposition 4 can tackle ag supply chain emissions with funds for sustainable farming, farmworker wellbeing, healthy food access, and local food infrastructure.
- Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Marine Mammals from Foreign Fishing Gear, Enforce Seafood Import Bans
- Road Testing Electric Mobility in Rural IndiaExpanding clean two-wheeler access in villages is huge opportunity to improve livelihoods, increase savings, and support the country’s energy and equity goals.
- The Global Plastics Treaty: It’s Time to Clean Up Our MessNegotiations are underway to finally slow this endless stream of plastic waste into our environment, food, and bodies.
- New Pipes Equal Safer FamilyI just had my lead service line replaced, and I couldn’t be happier.
- California Ballot Shifts Toward Environment and HealthRead on for recent developments on the initiatives that will appear on California's general election ballot.
- Illinois Can Meet All Its Power Needs by Replacing Retiring Fossil Fuels with Energy StorageNew analysis shows that Illinois can maintain reliability even after retiring fossil resources by deploying 3 GW of 4-hour battery storage.
- The Cost of Slow-Walking Clean Energy in PJM
- Golden State Natural Resources Faces Community Opposition in South StocktonGSNR holds meeting on non-committed community investment plan, sparking dismay and resistance
- Battery Storage Can Maintain Reliability, Even After Fossils RetireNew analysis shows that Illinois can maintain reliability even after retiring fossil resources by deploying 3 GW of 4-hour battery storage.
- CA Must Protect Its Energy Efficiency Programs Amidst the Rates CrisisAs we transition to a clean energy future, keeping electricity affordable is crucial for powering vehicles, homes, and industries to meet our climate targets.
- PJM Makes the Case for a Reliable, Carbon-Free FutureA new PJM report found that a system powered by 93 percent carbon-free electricity could still be reliable by 2035.
- Countries Advancing Climate Protection Through HFC Phasedown
- Training Workshop Advances Heat Preparedness in Uttar Pradesh, IndiaAs 2024's record heat shows, improved heat adaptation planning across India is more urgent than ever.
- Let’s Finish the Job and Get Lead Out of Our Drinking WaterThe Biden-Harris administration has racked up the most impressive list of environmental justice achievements in our nation’s history. But one major priority—finalizing the Lead and Copper Rule—still has not made it across the White House finish line. It’s urgent that EPA submit the rule for review by the Office of Budget and Management and for that Office to clear it ASAP to meet the pending October deadline.
- Let’s Finish the Job and Get Lead Out of Our Drinking WaterThe Biden-Harris administration has racked up the most impressive list of environmental justice achievements in our nation’s history. But one major priority—finalizing the Lead and Copper Rule—still has not made it across the White House finish line. It’s urgent that EPA submit the rule for review by the Office of Budget and Management and for that Office to clear it ASAP to meet the pending October deadline.
- Clean Transportation: Another Form of Indigenous Resistance to Big OilA deep dive into Tribal clean transportation with the executive director of Electric Nation, Bob Blake.
- Court of Appeals Rejects Chemours’s Attempt to Void EPA Health Advisory for GenX in Drinking WaterGenX is a PFAS “forever chemical” made by North Carolina-based Chemours
- Coal Plants Earned $1 Billion For Knocking Cheaper Midwest Wind OfflineNew Report Shows Coal Plants Earned $1 Billion for Running While Wind Was Available, Cheaper in MISO Territory
- Permitting Bill Is a Fossil Fuel Wolf in Clean Energy Clothing
- Battery Storage Stands the Heat in California and the WestCalifornia’s fleet of batteries helped the grid not only survive the recent heat wave, but support neighbors in the broader West.
- Governor Hochul’s Opportunity to Help New York FarmersNation-leading bill pending before the Governor would boost municipal purchasing of local, healthier, and more sustainably produced food.
- How to Make a Wildfire Evacuation PlanFires can be wild and unpredictable—don’t let your reaction to them be the same.
- NRDC: D.C. Circuit Keeps Power Plant Rules Moving
- A Big Legal Win for Beluga Whales and Alaskan CommunitiesCourt orders Interior Department to redo analysis of Alaska offshore oil and gas lease effects.
- Hidden Hazards: Oversight Voids in Gas Gathering LinesPHMSA lacks complete information on gathering line routes and operating status. Recent accidents confirm these pipelines pose unknown hazards beneath our feet.
- 1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?Here’s where the world stands in its fight against climate change. The end goal remains the same.
- Yes, Workers Need OSHA’s Protection From Deadly HeatOSHA's proposed heat standard is an essential step toward a safer, healthier future for U.S. workers.
- RAISE Grants Raise the BarIt will be a great day when programs like RAISE are the norm and not the exception.
- Court Sends Commonwealth LNG Decision Back to FERC in Response to Legal ChallengesFERC Must Fully Assess Cumulative and Direct Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Air Pollution Impacts
- Drax Coming for California Forests by Partnering with GSNRDrax has joined forces with GSNR to bring its forest-destroying practices to California. After signing an MOU in February 2024, it is transparent that GSNR’s aims are solely profit-driven.
- Canyons and Seamounts Marine Monument—Summer 2024 UpdateA lot has happened in New England's Marine Monument, and more is just around the corner!
- Pollution-Free Buildings for Healthy CommunitiesBuilding equity: Decarbonizing our homes for the climate, affordability, and community well-being.
- Not Just Talk: Next-Level Community Engagement in Renewable EnergyHow can we make clean energy infrastructure more compelling for communities to want to host it?
- FEMA Flood Rule Will Lead to Safer Rebuilding Post-DisasterThe rule is among the first adopted by a federal agency that will require federally funded projects to be sited and designed with future climate impacts in mind.
- Data Centers Gobbling Up Existing Nukes Threatens Grid Decarb GoalsDiverting existing clean power will increase pollution
- North Carolina’s Delays on PFAS Limits in Drinking Water Pose Health and Economic Risks
- NYC City Council Saves Community CompostingReinvigorating this organics waste strategy will curb methane emissions, advance neighborhood revitalization, and protect environmental health
- The 46th Open-Ended Working Group Heads to Montreal to discuss HFCsParties to the Montreal Protocol gather in Montreal next week to discuss a number of climate-crucial points.
- More Progress on Fairness in MeatThe Biden Administration’s long-awaited unfair practices rule under the Packers and Stockyards Act could help responsible meat producers reach more eaters
- OSHA Proposes Heat Protections for Workers
- Electric Utilities are Essential to the Clean Energy TransitionThey Will Need to Double Down on Clean Energy to Achieve Their Climate Commitments and They Will Need Help.
- Protection for 28 Million Acres in Alaska Within ReachBureau of Land Management recommends maintaining important protections for 28 million acres of Alaska public lands.
- NRDC Seeks to Defend Biden EPA Restrictions on Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water Water Utilities, Chemical Industry Challenging PFAS Rule
- California Calls on Congress to Fix Common Food Waste ProblemThe California legislature has passed a resolution calling on the federal government to pass legislation to address confusion over food date labels.
- BLM Poised to Protect 28 Million Acres of Alaska Public Lands
- Supreme Court Gives Unaccountable Judges Power Over Agency Actions, Overturning 40 Years of Precedent
- The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.