News & Commentary

Getting all the lead service lines out is complicated, but it is worth it and necessary for the viability of its future.

The planned reopening of a nuclear reactor in Iowa highlights the challenges around meeting rapid electricity demand growth without falling back on dirty fossil fuels.

The U.S. Senate will vote this week on whether to allow dangerous sulfide-ore copper mining on the edges of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness—a place where my family’s roots go back more than a century.

Communities are rallying during this week’s Make Polluters Pay Week of Action.

El proyecto de ley SB26-065, o Ley SEED, reduciría la principal fuente de contaminación por plaguicidas neónicos en el estado al eliminar los recubrimientos innecesarios de las semillas.

SB26-065, the SEED Act, would reduce the number one source of neonic pesticide pollution in the state by eliminating unnecessary seed coatings.

The CRGA Act is a win for accelerating our transition to a clean energy future, expanding jobs, protecting consumers from volatile price spikes, and investing in Illinois residents.

As risks of disasters rise, so do insurance prices.  

Unless data centers are required to bring their own capacity, the region faces declining reliability and billions in excess costs.

Using personal stories, history, and community science, seven young leaders are reimagining what environmental justice can look like in Kansas City.

Eliminating unnecessary uses of toxic insecticides is the next step.

The project could sabotage U.S. climate goals, send oil-filled trains along the Colorado River, and pollute the air from Utah to the Gulf Coast.

NRDC and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy are suing the state to stop harmful, unnecessary pesticide pollution.

Electricity bills in the mid-Atlantic may increase up to $30 per household due to new data centers, unreliable gas plants, and delays in building new clean energy, but solutions are within reach.

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.

Tribal Nations protect and manage millions of acres of wetlands, which help improve water quality, curb the risk of floods, recharge groundwater, and store large amounts of carbon.

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.