Joe Biden Takes Office Embodying the Triumph of Democracy in a Winter of Peril
It’s now Biden’s job to address a raging pandemic, jump-start a stumbling economy, lead a national commitment to advance racial justice, and command the fig...
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Oil and Gas Industry Halts Its Efforts to Use Seismic Blasting in the Atlantic Ocean
In rare good news, the permits that allow fossil fuel companies to use deafening airguns—which harm many marine species—will expire on November 30 and not b...
Proposed Bills Target Single-Use Products
Two California bills (SB 54 and AB 1080) introduce language that works to protect our environment, reduce plastic pollution, and save local governments millions...
Virginia Is for Ocean Lovers: House Votes to Block Drilling
My fellow Virginians and I today are celebrating the passage of a bill that will help protect Virginia’s communities and coastal economy from the risky busine...
The Future of Plastics Is Less: Addressing It at the Source
NRDC and hundreds of other organizations are demanding that the EPA take action to control industrial plants that produce plastic that is killing our wildlife. ...
2019: A Banner Year for the Environment in NYS
NRDC and our regional partners secured a broad array of environmental victories—from a statewide ban on plastic bags in grocery and retail stores to a far-rea...