News & Commentary

Establishing a National Healthy Riverscapes Initiative

March 22, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAmy McNamara

NRDC is advocating for policies to protect and restore wetlands, increase public investment in nature-based solutions, and strengthen our natural infrastructure.

Smart Housing Policy Is a Climate Strategy for Colorado

March 22, 2023 Expert BlogColoradoAlana Miller

Colorado leaders are looking for ways to expand housing availability, improve housing affordability, and ensure housing development advances climate goals, including proposed legislation from Governor Jared Polis and legislative leadership.

Riparian Forests: How California Farmers Can Protect Waterways

March 22, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaArohi Sharma

California can work with growers to scale up riparian forest buffers along farm and rangelands to help sequester carbon, protect waterways, and improve biodiversity.

Wetlands Are Imperiled—But the Clean Water Act Can Protect Them

March 22, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesJon Devine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers need to use the full measure of their authority under the law to prevent wetland loss.

Let’s Protect More Wetlands with FEMA Funds

March 22, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesBecky Hammer

NRDC’s new report underscores the importance of wetlands to the health of our planet, its people, and its wildlife. 

AB 1167: Putting the Brakes on the Orphan Well Catastrophe

March 22, 2023 Expert BlogCaliforniaAnn Alexander

The measure is a step that California—facing potentially billions of dollars of orphan well cleanup liability—can’t afford not to take.

IPCC Report Leaves No More Room for Climate Denial in Logging

March 21, 2023 Expert BlogCanada, United States, InternationalJennifer Skene

Industrial logging is a significant driver of global climate change. Ignoring its emissions is a dangerous new form of climate denial.

To Lead on Climate, New York State Should Aim High on Clean Industry

March 21, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, New YorkIan Wells

The federal government is rolling out programs to support deployment of emerging technologies that can dramatically reduce emissions from industrial manufacturing. New York should seize the opportunity to clean up its industrial base, attract new industrial investment, and become a…

On International Day of Forests, the Global North Must Show Leadership

March 21, 2023 Expert BlogInternational, Canada, United States, AlaskaElly Pepper, Carolyn Ramírez

On International Day of Forests, the Global North must show leadership on forest protection and acknowledge its own role in forest loss.

Robust Appropriations for Innovation Are Needed to Build on Our Momentum

March 21, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesJackie Wong

We call upon Congress to do four specific things in the context of FY24 appropriations for DOE.

The Lower Klamath River Will Soon Flow Freely Again

March 21, 2023 DispatchCalifornia, WestNicole Greenfield

Sparking hope for the West’s rivers and beyond, a decades-long battle leads to the world’s biggest dam removal project.

A Chemist Turned Community Builder

March 10, 2023 NRDC in ActionUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

Dr. Ticora V. Jones, the new head of NRDC’s Science Office, seeks to deepen the role of science across the organization and beyond. 

EPA’s Chance Is NOW to Finally Fix the Broken Lead & Copper Rule

February 28, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, Michigan, InternationalErik D. Olson

Americans across political lines support action to fix lead in drinking water—and here’s how it can be done.

Ohio Train Disaster Reveals Gaping Holes in Hazardous Chemical Controls

February 21, 2023 Expert BlogOhio, MidwestJennifer Sass, Erik D. Olson

The Norfolk Southern toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, was an accident waiting to happen. We need regulatory action to prevent more—or even worse—accidents from happening.

India’s Leadership Advances Heat-Health Protections

February 19, 2023 Expert BlogIndiaVijay Limaye

As heat hazards intensify, leaders in India are taking action to protect public health.