May 14, 2013
by Adrianna Quintero
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Adrianna Quintero, Senior Attorney, Director, La Onda Verde de NRDC, San Francisco
It’s been nearly three months since President Obama’s strongly worded State of the Union address, in which he vowed to tackle climate change … Continue reading
April 30, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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When determining the potential effects pesticides could pose to endangered or threatened species, the US Environmental Protection Agency, National Marine Fisheries Service, and Fish and Wildlife Service should use a common scientific approach, says a n… Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 26, 2013
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Most working port areas of most cities – including just about all in the US – are way outmoded and polluting, and in deperate need of transformation for … Continue reading
April 18, 2013
by Ann Alexander
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Ann Alexander, Senior Attorney, Chicago
If you can see pollution, then you sure as hell don’t want to be breathing it. That, in a nutshell, is the basis for the complaint filed today in federal court by NRDC and its co… Continue reading
March 27, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sampled around 2,000 rivers and streams, and what they found is not good… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 26, 2013
by David Doniger
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David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.
Virginia’s attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli, last week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out the Environmental Protection Agency’s scientifi… Continue reading
March 18, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its 2012 annual report on fuel economy for vehicles sold in the United States, and the results show that we’re making some progress Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 26, 2013
by Brian Siu
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Brian Siu, Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C.
The transportation sector uses 71% of the nation’s petroleum. Petroleum is also our largest source of carbon pollution. In that context, developing biofuels for transportation make… Continue reading
February 5, 2013
by David Doniger
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David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate and Clean Air Program, Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released plant-by-plant data on 2011 emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping air pollutants. … Continue reading
January 30, 2013
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
The federal Environmental Protection Agency sponsors an innovative planning program designed to help bring more green infrastructure and green building p… Continue reading
January 28, 2013
by Reduce
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A new study takes a closer look at how schools deal with the millions of textbooks that become damaged or outdated every year. Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 22, 2013
by Pete Altman
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Pete Altman, Climate and Clean Air Campaign Director, Washington, D.C.
It was thrilling to hear President Obama put climate change front and center in his Inaugural Address. In case you missed what he said, here it is:
The goo… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 10, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Let’s take a closer look at the Fiat 500e electric car, the latest small EV to get efficiency ratings from the Environmental Protection Agency. Continue reading
Share on FacebookNovember 28, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced seven winners of its 2012 National Awards for Smart Growth Achievement. As I have noted in the past, … Continue reading
November 19, 2012
by Noah Horowitz
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Noah Horowitz, Senior Scientist and Director of the Center for Energy Efficiency, San Francisco, CA
Who doesn’t want the latest big screen TV, tablet, laptop computer, smart phone, streaming video box, or game console to give&mdas… Continue reading
October 10, 2012
by Frances Beinecke
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Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City
When you live in a place where milk comes in a can and groceries are flown by plane, you rely heavily on the natural world to feed your family. For residents of Kaktovik, Alaska, that m… Continue reading
October 2, 2012
by Steve Fleischli
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Steve Fleischli, Senior Attorney, Washington, DC
Fall may have arrived, but it hasn’t brought an end to the great drought of 2012. My home state of Nebraska has been hit hard, with nearly 98 percent of the state still experiencing… Continue reading
September 27, 2012
by Pierre Delforge
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Pierre Delforge, Senior Engineer, San Francisco
Although the huge amounts of energy consumed by “cloud” data centers helping to power our digital economy garnered media attention this week, a recent NRDC report estimates tha… Continue reading
August 28, 2012
by Luke Tonachel
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Luke Tonachel, Vehicles Analyst, New York City
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new automobile standards that reach the equivalent of 54.5 mpg in 2025. Let&rsquo… Continue reading
July 25, 2012
by NRDC News
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NRDC News, NRDC News Team, NRDC Offices Worldwide
KPCC (LA NPR’s) Pacific Swell blog covered the White House sports and sustainability conference, quoting Peter Lehner from his Switchboard blog, “When a sports team or event … Continue reading