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Driving Clean Transportation Forward in Virginia

Expert BlogVirginiaPatrick King, Walton Shepherd

NRDC's recently published scorecard shows some of the progress being made in the state, but also highlights the significant work that remains to be done.

Farm-to-Glass Supports Organic Farming

Expert BlogWashington, D.C., Ohio, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Michigan, Maine, CaliforniaAllison Johnson

Cheers! NRDC and our partners toasted a good cause on Capitol Hill: growing organic!

Driving to the Future in the South

Expert BlogGeorgia, North Carolina, VirginiaPatrick King

Southeastern States Have Great Clean Transportation Opportunities to Fight the Climate Crisis

Biden Administration Must Redo Its Assessment of Dakota Access Pipeline

Expert BlogNorth Dakota, South DakotaDr. Michele Bustamante, Amy Mall, Dr. Matthew McKinzie, Dr. Jennifer Sass, Dawn Woodard

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.