From Pollution to Prosperity: A Clean and Healthy Chicago for All
While there are myriad opportunities for leaders to move Chicago from pollution to prosperity, the NRDC Action Fund is prioritizing three policies that the cit…
Local | |Groundbreaking Legislation May Boost Transit Ridership in D.C.
In the nation’s capital, the innovative Metro for D.C. Amendment Act offers funding to encourage D.C. residents to choose transit and creates a new fund …
Local | |Illinois Needs the Environmental Justice Act
Illinois must begin dismantling the environmentally racist policies that have put the health of families at risk for decades. For years, I’ve had to fight back…
Local, Uncategorized | |Support San José’s Plan for Cleaner Energy in Buildings
Help the city fight climate change by commenting on the draft Existing Building Electrification Plan, which will empower locals to electrify their homes and bu…
Local | |A New Honolulu Policy Could Cut Costs, Save Energy and Water
The NRDC Action Fund is driving climate action in cities across the country through the American Cities Climate Challenge. Update, July 6: Honolulu’s Cit…
Local | |Environmental Justice Win on Chicago’s Southeast Side
The yearslong fight shed light on flaws within the city and state’s industrial permitting process. The most intense environmental justice fight of my life, whi…
Zero Emissions by 2030? San Jose Can Do It
The NRDC Action Fund is driving climate action in cities across the country through The American Cities Climate Challenge. San Jose, the nation’s 10th l…
Local | |Chicago Vote to Pass Climate Budget
As cities grapple with the climate crisis, one hurdle often overshadows the rest: local budgets. Preparing for the near- and long-term impacts of climate chang…
Local | |Boston Is Gearing Up to Tackle Its Largest Source of Emissions: Buildings
UPDATE: September 22, 2021: In a huge win for residents, Boston City Council unanimously passed the BERDO 2.0 ordinance; Mayor Kim Janey is expected to sign it…
Local | |Boston Poised to Lead on Powerful Building Emissions Reduction Ordinance
The NRDC Action Fund is driving climate action in cities across the country through the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Cities Climate Challenge. This post i…
Local | |Cities Take the Lead on Climate Action in This Year’s Election
Across the United States—in places like Columbus, Denver, and San Antonio—climate is on the ballot. In keeping with a year of unprecedented events, climate cha…
NRDC Action Fund 2020 Voter Guide: COLORADO
In a state where 40 percent of voters self-identify as Independents, anything can happen on Election Day. As wildfire season continues to stretch further into …
Election Update: Columbus, Ohio, Residents Stand Up for Our Environment by Passing Issue 1!
Voters overwhelmingly voted in favor of the ballot measure, which will not only help combat the climate crisis but also protect people’s health and boost the e…
Vote YES on Fair Tax Reform in Illinois!
The “Fair Tax” is on the Illinois ballot this November. If approved, it would transition the state away from a regressive, flat state income tax and towards a …
For Mayors, Confronting the Climate Crisis Is Not Optional
Leading the way forward through these unprecedented times of climate disasters, the American Cities Climate Challenge is helping mayors work together to achiev…
Local | |Pebble Mine: Calls to Stop Reckless Mining Scheme Intensify
Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Jr. announce opposition to proposed Bristol Bay mine, reflecting widespread condemnation of destructive Canadian mining project. …
Portland Gives Its Buses the Red-Carpet Treatment
The city’s Rose Lane Project is an experiment with transit priority. Update, Feb 14: Last night, the Portland City Council passed the Rose Lane Project! Dozens…
Local | |Care About the Climate Crisis? It’s Time to Go All In.
NASA just reported June 2019 was the hottest month in recorded history, and July’s global average temperature will likely be even hotter. All-time heat records…
Climate Change Will Hit Economies Hardest in Trump States, Report Finds
A recent report from the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program has found that states President Trump won in the 2016 election – including F…
