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Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

May 18, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.

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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

April 19, 2024 Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant

The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.

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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

April 10, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall

These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.

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New York’s Fossil Fuel Fight

March 15, 2018 DispatchNew YorkNicole Greenfield

The Empire State has adopted an innovative strategy to ward off an invasion of fracked-gas pipelines—and it’s working.

Court of Appeals: NYS Cannot Block Valley Lateral Pipeline

March 12, 2018 Expert BlogNew YorkKimberly Ong

This is a disappointing turn for communities in Orange County, and all New Yorkers who care about water quality and climate change.

This Is How We Stand Up to Trump

December 20, 2017 NRDC in ActionUnited States, Washington, D.C., Utah, Michigan, CaliforniaNicole Greenfield

Meet a handful of the NRDC staffers who resisted Trump’s attacks and defended our environment in 2017—and who won’t stop fighting anytime soon.

The Fight to Keep Oil and Gas Rigs Out of Our Waters. For Good.

October 3, 2017 NRDC in ActionAlaska, Florida, California, Washington, United StatesMelissa Denchak

NRDC played a key role in banning offshore drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic. Once again, it’s fighting to protect those oceans—and the rest of America’s waters.

Mass Transit: The Crucial Ingredient in the Recipe for a Boomtown

September 22, 2017 PerspectivesCaliforniaJeff Turrentine

How a single light-rail stop transformed a sleepy L.A. suburb into a vibrant, buzzing business hub.

Holding the Line Against Trump in the Golden State

March 30, 2017 DispatchCaliforniaElizabeth Svoboda

With a new series of bills, California promises to protect the environment no matter what happens on the federal level.

Small Towns Fight Big Oil on the Hudson

March 6, 2017 DispatchNew YorkJenny Shalant

New Yorkers are resisting efforts to sextuple the number of anchorage grounds in the river and transform their backyard into a parking lot for oil barges.

Why We Need the EPA

February 14, 2017 ExplainerPuerto Rico, New York City, United States, ClevelandBrian Palmer

Let’s not forget what America looked like before we had the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Our rivers caught on fire, our air was full of smog, and it stank (literally).

Fighting Climate Change in the Age of Trump? Stay Golden, California.

January 5, 2017 DispatchCaliforniaBecca Cudmore

The state knows a thing or two about creating a climate policy that’ll keep battling carbon pollution—even if the feds cut and run.

The Petcoke Problem: Where to Store the Risky Tar Sands Refining By-Product

November 1, 2016 ExplainerUnited States, Canada, Chicago, Detroit, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Virginia

Petroleum coke, typically stored outdoors in big open piles, can blow right into nearby homes and cause serious health problems. Unsurprisingly, communities are fighting Big Oil to keep this noxious material out of their backyards.

California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant

June 21, 2016 Expert BlogCaliforniaRhea Suh

A plan to replace the state’s aging Diablo Canyon reactor with clean energy can be a model for fighting climate change across the country.

One of the Worst Places for a Pipeline? Under the Great Lakes

May 19, 2016 DispatchCanada, Michigan, WisconsinSusan Cosier

The strong, erratic currents of the Straits of Mackinac could make an oil spill disastrous for two lakes and a whole lot of coastline.

Docking Diesel Pollution

March 29, 2016 NRDC in ActionLos Angeles, California, Long BeachNicole Greenfield

How NRDC is protecting the health of communities by helping clear the air at some of the world’s busiest ports.

The Long Road to Safer School Buses

March 15, 2016 NRDC in ActionWashington, California, New Jersey, TexasAmanda MacMillan

A landmark NRDC study showed that standard-issue diesel-spewing school buses could put kids at risk of cancer—and drove a national effort to clean the vehicles up.