5 Key Reasons to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline
This massive dirty energy project would keep communities dependent on dirty fossil fuels for generations while jeopardizing sensitive rivers and streams, drinki...
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
"Fracking Brings Steep Drops in Home Values in Some Neighborhoods"
A new peer-reviewed study published in the American Economic Review has found that Pennsylvania homes located in areas using well water saw home prices drop by...
Tell the BLM to Cancel Oil and Gas Leases in Roadless Areas of the White River National Forest
For years, NRDC has been working with local partners to protect pristine roadless areas in national forests, including those in the White River National Forest...
Tell the National Park Service to stop oil exploration in the home of the endangered Florida panther
This blog post was authored by Staff Attorney Alison Kelly. This past summer, the National Park Service received tens of thousands of public comments asking it...
New Rules for Fracking on Public Lands Fall Short
This blog post is co-authored with Matthew McFeeley. The Obama administration's Bureau of Land Management (a division of the Department of the Interior) today...
Federal fracking rules imminent--clean water, wild places must trump oil & gas industry interests
In late February, U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell said that publication of the Bureau of Land Management's new rules for fracking on the nation's...