News & Commentary

Needless Killing of Wildlife: Let’s Leave it in the Past

February 13, 2019 Expert BlogMontanaDr. Jennifer Sherry

These Montanans Don’t Want an Industrial Slaughterhouse in Their Backyard

February 1, 2019 DispatchMontanaLora Shinn

In the small city of Great Falls, residents push back against a Big Ag plant that would consume 3.5 million gallons of water—and produce 102,995 pounds of waste—per day.

The Desire to Stop Canadian Tar Sands Transcends Borders

January 10, 2019 NRDC in ActionAlberta, Canada, Nebraska, Chicago, IllinoisNicole Greenfield

For more than a decade, NRDC has worked with indigenous communities in Alberta, U.S.-based grassroots groups, and intergovernmental bodies to halt the expansion of dirty tar sands oil.

Building Towards a More Permeable Roadscape for Wildlife

December 17, 2018 Expert BlogMontanaDr. Jennifer Sherry

Facing Down the Ivory Sellers, Pangolin Poachers, and Giraffe Traders

December 10, 2018 NRDC in ActionNew York, California, Hawaii, United States, ChinaNicole Greenfield

Elly Pepper, deputy director of NRDC’s Wildlife Trade Initiative, says there’s much that U.S. advocates can do to end the illegal marketplaces endangering animals across the globe.

Finally, a Farewell to Foam Coffee Cups and Clamshells in NYC

October 18, 2018 Expert BlogNew York CityEric A. Goldstein

A New York State appeals court has affirmed a lower court ruling, upholding New York City’s ban on polystyrene food and beverage containers and delivering a victory to all who care about reducing street litter and waterway pollution in the…

New York City Is Finally Cleaning Up Its Commercial Garbage Industry

October 17, 2018 DispatchNew York CityNicole Greenfield

A new waste equity law aims to remedy a decades-long injustice that has turned certain outer-borough neighborhoods into de facto dumping grounds.

Making Art and Environmental Activism One and the Same

October 5, 2018 NRDC in ActionNew York, Illinois, ChicagoNicole Greenfield

Director of art partnerships Elizabeth Corr is the visionary behind NRDC’s artist-in-residence program, its museum collaborations, and its mission to fuse art and advocacy.

Breaking the Cycle: Getting Ahead of Carnivore Conflicts

September 17, 2018 Expert BlogMontanaDr. Jennifer Sherry

In 2018, the partnership between Wildlife Services, NRDC, Defenders of Wildlife, and other conservation organizations has helped to fund, develop, and implement numerous nonlethal predator control projects across the northwestern United States.

This Is Not Your Grandfather’s Birding Club

August 29, 2018 DispatchNew York, New York CityKeith Mulvihill

A passion for women’s and LGBTQ rights is required in Molly Adams’s Feminist Bird Club; birding expertise is not.

Montanans Find Their Scenery More Precious Than Copper or Gold

August 15, 2018 DispatchMontanaLora Shinn

Environmentalists, the recreation industry, and lovers of the state’s great outdoors push back against new mine developments threatening their waters.

National Identity and Wildlife Vividly Collide in This Street Art

June 19, 2018 PerspectivesNew York City, United StatesPatrick Rogers

For South African artist Sonny, biodiversity loss cuts “To the Bone.”

A Montana Artist Makes Objects of Beauty Inspired by Natural Disasters

April 11, 2018 PerspectivesMontanaIngrid Abramovitch

From his studio in Bozeman, Richard Parrish maps the impact of climate change in the American West using molten glass.

"The Last Three" Bids a Sad Farewell to Rhinos on the Brink of Extinction

March 28, 2018 PerspectivesNew York City, United StatesPatrick Rogers

There were three northern white rhinos left when Australian artists Gillie and Marc Schattner unveiled their monument in New York City. Now there are just two.

Haunting Views of a Planet Declining Faster for Some Communities Than for Others

March 12, 2018 PerspectivesNew York City, United StatesIngrid Abramovitch

Environmental awareness and social justice mix provocatively at the Whitney Museum’s new show, “Between the Waters”

Montana Decides Not to Hunt Grizzly Bears this Year

February 20, 2018 Expert BlogMontanaZack Strong

For the Delaware River Basin, a Partial Fracking Ban Is a Partial Victory

January 11, 2018 DispatchDelaware, New York, Pennsylvania

Proposed regulations would still allow wastewater to be disposed of in the watershed, with risks to both drinking water and the environment.

Spinning Records Without the Vinyl

December 19, 2017 DispatchNew York CityMelissa Denchak

Jazz pianist Fabian Almazan started Biophilia Records to make great music—and environmental change.

City Council to NYC Mayor: Clean Up Our Waters!

December 15, 2017 Expert BlogNew York CityLarry Levine

When It Rains, It Pours Raw Sewage into New York City’s Waterways

December 12, 2017 DispatchNew York CityClara Chaisson

The Big Apple’s combined sewer system is 150 years old—and in desperate need of improvement.