2019: A Fracking Shame
It’s been decades now since NRDC started sounding a warning bell about oil and gas development—from the greenhouse gas emissions to the drinking water...
Expert Blog
The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Pipeline Construction Harm to Farms, Including Organic
I’ve blogged before about how pipelines can destroy farmland , through subsoil compaction, loss of top soil, and drainage impacts, leading to lower crop yields...
Pipeline Incident Statistics Reveal Significant Dangers
The US needs to stop the fossil fuel epidemic and transition as quickly as possible to clean energy sources that do not leak, spill, or explode, and will help p...
It’s Clear as a Bell: Risky ACP and MVP Must Be Stopped Now
NRDC and many others have long pointed out the immense risks to water supplies and excessive costs to Virginians from two unneeded gas pipeline projects, and no...
Pipeline Compressor Site Threatens Vulnerable Virginians
The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board (APCB) is about to consider a permit for a natural gas compressor station for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The site bei...
Pipeline Chemical Coatings Are Serious Concerns
The massive natural gas pipelines being installed across our country are typically coated to make them safer. But coatings consist of dangerous chemicals, and t...