Hawaii's Resident Whales
This morning NRDC filed a petition under the Endangered Species Act to protect one of Hawaii's most imperiled species: the near-shore population of false...
Expert Blog
The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Whales and the Knife's Edge
One of the big questions in marine mammal research these days is how Navy mid-frequency sonar kills marine mammals. Some scientists have looked to...
Navy Games
The Obama Administration has put a premium on good science in environmental policy, but some folks in the Navy don't seem to have gotten the message. In a...
Colbert Weighs In
It is as we all feared. Stephen Colbert threw his considerable legal acumen into the ring last night, weighing in on NRDC v. Winter – our case about naval...
Sonar and the Supremes
One thing you get when your lawsuit is taken up by the Supreme Court, aside from supportive calls from friends, is a lot of interest from the media. That...
Whales and Oil
As offshore oil gets dragged once again onto the political scene, it’s worth remembering the environmental costs that led to the adoption of an offshore...