Expert Blogs

The Farabout Peninsula boasts rare plants, at-risk species, historical artifacts, and more, so when will it be permanently protected?

The hard-won victory to secure clean water is a reminder of why preserving American democracy is so essential—and what’s possible when we stand up to powerful forces.

Collaboration among community advocates, water utilities, and environmental groups is key to progress on landmark legislation, creating a model for other states.

People in Michigan and across the Midwest will be stuck paying the cost of a nonexistent “emergency” with their health and their electric bills. 

Major developments lay the groundwork for future success, but battles also loom

BOEM's offshore oil and gas lease sale offered nearly 73 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico to the fossil fuel industry.

Cheers! NRDC and our partners toasted a good cause on Capitol Hill: growing organic!

New offshore leasing proposed by BOEM would cause unacceptable harm to our climate, ocean, and Gulf communities. But agency reforms can help lessen the impacts.

The region's communities and marine life will continue to be exposed to the catastrophic risk and ongoing damage of these inherently hazardous industrial operations at sea.

BOEM's proposed rule falls short in requiring oil and gas companies to demonstrate they are financially able to fully remove and clean up platforms & pipelines.

Increased and better-targeted USDA funding could help rural communities address sanitation challenges that threaten public health.

Canada gives Ontario another year to degrade at-risk caribou habitat, taking it further away from international promises to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.

Midwest states are already leading on clean energy, but achieving their goals depends on the power grid's readiness. We need the electricity system to catch up.

Industry has neglected thousands of unused oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico. They will cost an estimated $30 billion to plug and decommission.

Canada's Environment Commissioner found that the Government of Canada has failed to transparently report on the climate impact of industrial logging, with potentially sweeping ramifications for its forest policymaking. 

Canada has again failed to transparently report on the logging industry's climate impacts, giving the sector a free pass for more than 70 megatonnes of carbon emissions annually, and perpetuating a "climate blind" forest policy framework.