News & Commentary

This is a leadership moment for Congress and the White House.

In a big win for communities and climate, three oil and gas offshore lease sales have been cancelled.

The inequity of this system has not diminished since the time it emerged—but rather, is glaringly apparent in times of drought.

Cities across the country have been raising the bar for climate action with parking policies and incentives that shift travel from cars to healthier, low-carbon mobility choices. A new "Implementation Guide" aims to help more cities follow suit.

Ads and press event call on EPA to veto the Pebble Mine and issue Clean Water Act protections for Bristol Bay, Alaska.

Our report offers eight recommendations for communities, governments, and the private sector throughout the lithium-ion battery supply chain to avoid further damage to this unique area and the people who live there.

The actions all fall under four focus areas: wealth creation, power of community, interventions, and expanding access. 

The Santa Susana Field Lab near Los Angeles is one of the most contaminated sites in California. Yet cleanup has barely begun. Here we answer common questions about the site and its cleanup, or lack thereof.

A new map from NRDC tracks federal and state efforts to advance heat protections for workers.

If you wouldn’t trust oil tobacco companies to tell you what’s safe for your health, why would you trust these water agencies to say what’s good for fish and wildlife in the Bay-Delta watershed?

An ocean research code of conduct is essential to ensure that unintended consequences of this research field don’t end up doing more harm than good.

Dominion's gas plants drive up not only pollution but also Virginia's electric rates, to among the highest in the South.

Fly-in meetings and paid media urge the EPA to veto Pebble Mine and permanently protect Bristol Bay. 

The proposal covers only those facilities that are capable of storing a threshold quantity of hazardous substances and are also within one-half mile of a waterway protected by the Clean Water Act.