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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

April 19, 2024 Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant

The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.

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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

April 10, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall

These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.

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In Planning for Climate Change, Native Americans Draw on the Past

March 11, 2024 ExplainerUnited States, CanadaTim Vanderpool

Across North America, Indigenous tribes and nations are consulting their traditional ecological knowledge to help prepare for a warming world.

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Renewable Energy: A Driver for Job Growth

February 6, 2023 Expert BlogIndiaSameer Kwatra

Our new report provides key insights on employment trends in the solar and wind energy sectors in India, as well as provides recommendations on how to best support renewable energy deployment.

New Year, New Opportunity to Get The Lead Out of Our Water

February 6, 2023 Expert BlogIllinoisAngela Guyadeen, Chakena D. Perry

The slow pace of lead service line replacement has serious public health consequences. Will 2023 be the year Illinois accelerates its lead service line replacement work?

NRDC Announces its California Advocacy Team

February 5, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome

NRDC is pleased to share that we have a newly formed California Advocacy and Government Affairs team for the 2023-24 legislative session.

Why All the Concern About Underwater Ship Noise?

February 3, 2023 Expert BlogInternationalRegan Nelson

Commercial shipping is the primary contributor to underwater noise pollution in the ocean.

Western Electricity Market Approval Points to Decarbonization and Consumer Savings

February 2, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaKelsie Gomanie

The California Independent System Operator just took an important next step toward integrating the western grid to better ensure reliability, facilitate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and lower costs to consumers.

US Faith Leader to Visit UK, Urging: Cut Carbon Not Forests

February 2, 2023 Expert BlogInternational, South CarolinaElly Pepper

"Instead of harming vulnerable communities of color in the U.S., the U.K. should be rapidly shifting to secure, cheap, clean renewable energy like wind and solar.”

Bill Relief, Efficiency, and Decarb Reduce Gas Price Shocks

February 2, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaJulia de Lamare, Ericka Flores

The California Public Utilities Commission can and must act now to protect low-income customers.

Community Group Works to Make CA Coast Accessible to All

February 2, 2023 Expert BlogCalifornia, Los AngelesChris Clark

When looking for solutions to climate change and access to nature, comprehensive policies, widespread buy-in and centering equity are what will truly set us on the right path.

2023 Environmental Opportunities for New York State

February 2, 2023 Expert BlogNew YorkIsabel Friedman, Rich Schrader

Following the environmental successes in 2022, we've outlined several legislative opportunities.

Canada Must Resist Pressure to Weaken Conservation Criteria

February 2, 2023 Expert BlogCanada, OntarioDr. Julee Boan

Is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau feeling the pressure to downplay the impacts of industrial development and dismiss the very purpose of conservation?

Public Lands Are Not Neutral. We Must Grapple with Their Racist Roots.

February 2, 2023 PerspectivesUnited StatesCarolyn Ramírez

Green spaces should feel like everyone’s backyard.

Advocates Swarm Against Neurotoxic Neonic Pesticides

February 1, 2023 Expert BlogNew York, AlbanyDaniel Raichel

With evidence of a steadily worsening neonic problem, New York must pass the Birds and Bees Protection Act.

Sustaining Progress Towards Clean Air In India

February 1, 2023 Expert BlogIndiaDr. Kim Knowlton, Dr. Vijay Limaye

Stronger action is needed to meet India's clean air goals.

What the New Global Biodiversity Deal Means for Bioenergy

February 1, 2023 Expert BlogInternationalMatt Williams

Three key takeaways from the 15th meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

New Ads Thank EPA for Vetoing Pebble Mine

February 1, 2023 Expert BlogAlaskaTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Full page ads running in Washington, D.C., Seattle and Alaska thank EPA for stopping the Pebble Mine and restricting future mining of the Pebble deposit in Alaska’s Bristol Bay.

Six Colorado Basin States Lay Down a Marker for California

January 31, 2023 Expert BlogArizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, WestEd Osann

The "Consensus Based Modeling Alternative" is a positive development in addressing the current water emergency. It’s unfortunate that California did not join in this recommendation.