News & Commentary

To protect endangered whales and sea turtles from entanglements in California, several regulatory improvements are necessary.

Offshore wind is a crucial part of California’s transition to a clean energy future, bringing significant benefits like cleaner air and economic opportunities.

New poll results show overwhelming public support for government action to address the plastic crisis, including a strong global plastics treaty.

A bill to protect Illinois’ remaining wetlands is moving forward in the state legislature, seeking to close a regulatory gap created by the Supreme Court.

Just in time for spring, we’re seeing movement in California to curtail harmful and unnecessary uses of neonicotinoid insecticides, or “neonics.” 

State funding for an expanded library of pop-up fishing gear will dramatically increase access for fishers and support critical testing efforts.

The legislature has a crucial opportunity to pass bills to protect people and pollinators from needless pesticide use.

The recent Draft Environmental Impact Statement ignores the threats to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s drinking water source and violates tribal treaty rights and sovereignty in a severe environmental injustice.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an NRDC-sponsored bill to limit certain non-agricultural neonic uses while paving the way for additional restrictions. 

A geographer sees a familiar pattern of government-backed energy projects devastating Indigenous communities and violating tribal sovereignty.  

The prophesied “Seventh Generation” is here—demanding justice for tribes and protecting what they have left. 

By passing a bill to rein in non-agricultural uses of bee-killing neonics, California can build on a good year for pollinator protections. 

The California Assembly  passed two bills that would help address widespread contamination of the state’s environment with pesticides like neurotoxic neonics.

In a historic 2023 session, Minnesota reined in pesticide use, increased pollinator habitat, and built momentum toward additional protections. 

While it may not be an outlier, the absurdity of the Triangle T Water District is a great example of why people say that in California, water flows uphill towards money.

Documentary film River's End explores the threats to California's rivers and fisheries, and the people fighting to save them.