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NRDC staff and donors take a boat ride to a snorkeling area in the Gulf of California, Mexico.

A Snorkeler’s-Eye View of the Gulf of California

NRDC in ActionMexicoJoel Reynolds
These photos that NRDC captured—of whales, porpoises, rays, and a dazzling array of reef fish—underscore what’s at stake as we resist the latest attempts to industrialize the “Aquarium of the World.”
Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corporation, speaks during a climate initiative event at the Microsoft Corp. campus in Redmond, Washington, on January 16, 2020. Microsoft unveiled plans to invest $1 billion to back companies and organizations working on technologies to remove or reduce carbon from the earth's atmosphere, saying efforts to merely emit less carbon aren't enough to prevent catastrophic climate change.

The Carbon Removal Market Can Work—If We Build It Right

Expert BlogUnited StatesSam F. Savitz, Dr. Jennifer DiStefano
The CDR industry’s reliance on Microsoft shows the limits of voluntary climate action—and the need for government to do its part. It’s time to take the trash out of our atmosphere.
A blue whale swimming through the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

Blue Whales Ply the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts; Industry Could Soon Too

DispatchUnited States, EastJason Bittel
The first-ever sightings of the earth’s largest animals in these waters come as the Trump administration opens the marine national monument to destructive commercial fishing.

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The High Price of Cheap Oil

Latest NewsUnited States
When fuel costs plummet, Americans tend to buy bigger cars and drive them more. Could this time be different?

Gloomy Days Ahead

Latest NewsJason Bittel
Those aren’t tree zits. They’re an epidemic of tiny tree-sapping insects spread by climate change.

Tastes Great, Less Drilling

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Craft brewers unite to save beer's most important ingredient: water.

Don’t Drink the Farm

Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Agriculture runoff is choking Lake Erie. Are lawmakers finally ready to tell farmers to knock it off?

The Tar Sands Bubble

Latest NewsUnited States, CanadaBrian Palmer

Without KXL, tar sands are a bad investment. By fighting the pipeline, activists have disrupted the industry’s bottom line.

So You Want to Be a Rockefeller...

Latest NewsUnited States

Divesting from fossil fuels isn't just classy—it also sends a strong message about fighting climate change. Here’s how to do it.

Saving a Sea of Strange

Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel
The Endangered Species Act now protects 22 species of coral. Here are the four freakiest.