News & Commentary

The Trump Administration Wants to Set Water Safety Back 50 Years

January 31, 2020 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

With their latest rollback, the president and the EPA chief show that they either don’t understand how water pollution works—or simply don’t care.

Through Haunting Tunes, Polar Ice Crashes Into Chi-Town

January 31, 2020 PerspectivesChicagoSusan Cosier

An art installation’s latest act has musicians interpreting the sounds of Antarctica’s disintegrating icescape.

Promising Bipartisan Movement

January 31, 2020 Expert BlogBen Longstreth

New bipartisan partnership on Capitol Hill pushes for action on climate.

With Family Roots in the Mines, He’s Championing Illinois’s Clean Energy Future

January 31, 2020 NRDC in ActionMichigan, Illinois, Chicago, PeoriaNicole Greenfield

With grassroots groups and other partners, J. C. Kibbey is fighting for one of the country’s most ambitious climate bills—and a just transition away from coal.

India Opening the Door on Green Windows for Clean Energy

January 31, 2020 Expert BlogSameer Kwatra

In a key step toward institutionalizing catalytic clean energy finance, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Secretary Sh. Anand Kumar reiterated India’s commitment to opening the first Green Window in India at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) in…

EPA Finds Neonics Are Risky Business—but Plans to Approve Anyway

January 31, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesLucas Rhoads

These toxic pesticides are a leading cause of bee declines, a grave threat to aquatic life, and a possible threat to human health.

For EV Charging Infrastructure, Location Is Everything

January 30, 2020 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Sameer Kwatra

Trump Continues Pushing for Needless Bird Deaths

January 30, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesKatie Umekubo

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to propose a rule embracing Trump administration rollbacks of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act’s essential protections for birds.

He’s Leading D.C.’s Movement for Climate Action—and He’s a High School Senior

January 30, 2020 DispatchWashington, D.C.Karen L. Smith-Janssen

Jerome Foster II is the 17-year-old helming the Fridays for Future strike in Washington, D.C., the founder of the OneMillionOfUs movement to mobilize young voters, and the voice of a generation demanding climate action now.

Students to Aramark: We Want Climate Healthy Menus Now!

January 29, 2020 Expert BlogSujatha Bergen

To Build Climate Resilience, NJ Must Update Stormwater Rules

January 29, 2020 Expert BlogBecky Hammer

Modernizing the state’s stormwater rules must be a central focus of New Jersey's newly-announced regulatory actions to improve climate resilience.

Gov. Pritzker Sets the Stage for Illinois to Lead on Climate

January 29, 2020 Expert BlogJ.C. Kibbey

Gov. Pritzker has announced clean energy and climate will be top priorities in Illinois this spring. Here's why now is the right time and what that means for the Clean Energy Jobs Act.

City of Chicago Releases E-Scooter Pilot Evaluation

January 29, 2020 Expert BlogStefan Schaffer

E-scooters—and their critics—have taken cities by storm, and Chicago has been no exception. For four months in 2019, the City of Chicago allowed 10 companies to operate 2,500 scooters around town. The goal? Observe the benefits and pitfalls of scooters…

Tackling a Threat: Whale Entanglement on the West Coast

January 28, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesDillon Hanson-Ahumada

West Coast whale entanglements are increasing and threatening many whale species off the U.S. coast—but a solution is within reach.

Will Illinois Get the Lead Out of Drinking Water?

January 28, 2020 Expert BlogJeremy Orr

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's has a chance to lay out a vision for clean, affordable drinking water for all Illinoisans in his State of the State.

Clearing the Air: How Indian Cities Are Fighting Pollution

January 28, 2020 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Dr. Vijay Limaye

Reviewing India's National Clean Air Programme, one year in.

Trump’s Dirty Water Rule: EPA Ignorance is Polluters’ Bliss

January 28, 2020 Expert BlogJon Devine

Legislation Threatens Arizona’s Fuel, Health & Safety Choices

January 27, 2020 Expert BlogAlejandra Mejia Cunningham

The Arizona legislature is considering legislation that would remove the ability of every town, city, and county in the state to decide what types of energy infrastructure is built within its borders.

Climate Is Both Biggest Risk and Biggest Opportunity

January 27, 2020 Expert BlogRoland Hwang

The warning signs on the disruptive effects of climate change are now blinking bright yellow, with the latest signal coming last week from the global financial community. It’s now becoming clear what the dangerous consequences are of the shaky assumption…

Huge Day—TODAY—for Va.Senate to Show Real Climate Leadership

January 27, 2020 Expert BlogWalton Shepherd

Senators Spruill, Lucas, Marsden, Norment, and Newman can vote—TODAY—for the Clean Economy Act, and affirm our new legislature is no longer beholden to the state’s largest climate polluter, and is ready to lead a bold new decade of state-led climate…