Lawsuit compels EPA to respond to petition on monarch butterfly crisis
Last year NRDC filed a petition with EPA asking it to evaluate the widespread use of the weed-killer glyphosate (commonly known as Roundup) because of the...
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The Fight Widens: NRDC challenges the approval of the pesticide combination Enlist Duo in nine more states
Back in October, EPA approved a new pesticide, Enlist Duo, which combines glyphosate (commonly known as Roundup) with another powerful weed killer called 2,4 D...
Monarch butterflies can't wait another year - EPA needs to act now
Last year NRDC filed a petition with EPA asking them to review the use of glyphosate (also known as Roundup) in light of its effects on monarch butterflies and...
Let's not shoot the Monarch messenger: Butterflies (and critters) of all kinds need our help
A recent opinion piece by Daniel Rubinoff argued that efforts to save the declining monarch butterfly in the US are misplaced. Chief among Rubinoff's arguments...
Strike Two: Developers' second shot at the coastal California gnatcatcher fails again
The coastal California gnatcatcher - a small bird that dines on insects and mews like a kitten - lives in the distinctive coastal sage scrub habitat of...
“Butterflies fill the air”: A Guest Blog From the Monarch Reserve in Mexico
The following is a guest blog post by Margaret Hsieh, an attorney in NRDC's New York office. Female monarch in Cerro Pelón portion of the Monarch Butterfly...