News & Commentary

Trabajadoras agrícolas latinas hablan sobre los peligros de trabajar en los campos de California

October 4, 2021 DispatchCaliforniaNicole Greenfield

Desde granjas hasta audiencias públicas, las mujeres de Líderes Campesinas se enfrentan a la exposición a plaguicidas, el riesgo al COVID-19 y otras amenazas que impactan desproporcionadamente a su comunidad.

Latina Farmworkers Speak Out about the Hazards of Life in California’s Fields

October 4, 2021 DispatchCaliforniaNicole Greenfield

From farms to public hearings, the women of Líderes Campesinas are standing up against the pesticide exposure, COVID-19 risk, and other threats disproportionately impacting their community.

Through a Solar Transformation, a Former Landfill Is Poised to Become a Community Lifeline

September 28, 2021 DispatchHoustonMaudlyne Ihejirika

In Sunnyside, Houston—a neighborhood that recently registered the city’s highest unemployment rate—residents are preparing for an influx of jobs to come from the Sunnyside Energy Community Solar project.

The Mission to Save Florida’s Reefs

September 23, 2021 Latest NewsFloridaCourtney Lindwall

Here’s how a sweeping reef restoration plan in the Florida Keys hopes to transform an ecological disaster into a great American comeback story.

La prohibición del clorpirifos es una victoria para la ciencia y los niños

September 17, 2021 NRDC in ActionCaliforniaNicole Greenfield

Los defensores del NRDC y nuestros socios pasaron décadas luchando contra un pesticida altamente tóxico que daña a los niños, a los trabajadores agrícolas y a sus familias. En agosto, la EPA finalmente lo prohibió.

The Chlorpyrifos Ban Is a Win for Science—and Children

September 17, 2021 NRDC in ActionCaliforniaNicole Greenfield

NRDC advocates and our partners spent decades fighting against a highly toxic pesticide that harms kids, farmworkers, and their families. In August, the EPA finally banned it.

Will Hawai‘i Show the Rest of the Nation the Way to Clean Up the Power Sector?

September 16, 2021 DispatchHawaiiD. W. Gibson

To help achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2045, the state’s electric utilities now need to take up climate action if they want to turn a profit.

The Cloud Weaver’s Song

September 14, 2021 PerspectivesUnited StatesSaul Tanpepper

In a city high above the desert, a dew harvester and her friend sacrifice everything to prove the end of the Great Drying is at hand. The tale of a thirsty society that has retreated to the clouds, published by…

Afterglow

September 14, 2021 PerspectivesUnited StatesLindsey Brodeck

As the wealthy flee Earth, a young woman must decide whether to follow her partner to a new world or stay behind to save a dying planet. A queer cli-fi story with cyberpunk vibes, published by Fix, Grist’s solutions lab…

A Séance in the Anthropocene

September 14, 2021 PerspectivesUnited StatesAbigail Larkin

Long after the age of fossil fuels has drawn to a close, a Cherokee teenager attending an elite tribal school puts the last ghosts of coal and oil to rest. A story that retells the experiences of those who lived…

Living Among the Diesel Trucks: My Environmental Injustice Story

September 13, 2021 PerspectivesCaliforniaAndrea Guerra

To a college student who grew up surrounded by heavy truck traffic, warehouses, and commercial hubs in one of California’s most polluted communities, the push to electrify transportation is more than just urgent health policy—it’s personal.

Los Adolescentes de California Exponen Productos Químicos en los Limpiadores Domésticos que Ponen en Riesgo a su Comunidad

September 13, 2021 DispatchCaliforniaCarmen Cusido

Su investigación tiene como objetivo informar a las latinas, que constituyen una parte significativa de la fuerza laboral doméstica, sobre cómo elegir productos de limpieza más seguros.

California Teens Expose the Chemicals in Household Cleaners That Are Putting Their Community at Risk

September 13, 2021 DispatchCaliforniaCarmen Cusido

Their research aims to inform Latinas—who make up a significant proportion of the domestic workforce—about how to choose safer cleaning products.

Vivir entre los camiones diésel: Mi historia de injusticia ambiental

September 13, 2021 PerspectivesCaliforniaAndrea Guerra

Para una estudiante universitaria que creció rodeada de tráfico de camiones, almacenes y centros comerciales en una de las comunidades más contaminadas de California, el impulsar la electrificación del transporte es más que una política de salud urgente: es personal.

Eight Ways Biden’s Plan Could Build Equity into Our Infrastructure

September 7, 2021 ExplainerUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

From the workplace to the streets to the kitchen, the administration’s agenda could build back better for all. Here’s how.

Conozca al ciudadano de Chicago decidido a derribar las barreras a la inclusión al aire libre para personas Latinas como él

August 31, 2021 DispatchChicagoKyler Sumter

Southeast Sider Luis Cabrales está luchando para deconstruir el pensamiento colonial sobre la naturaleza y empoderar a otros jóvenes latinos para trabajar en la conservación.

Meet the Chicagoan Determined to Break Down Barriers to Outdoor Inclusion for Latino People Like Him

August 31, 2021 DispatchChicagoKyler Sumter

Southeast Sider Luis Cabrales is fighting to deconstruct colonial thinking about nature and empower other Latino youth to work in conservation.

A Leader to Meet This Moment

August 23, 2021 NRDC in ActionBrian Palmer

NRDC president and CEO Manish Bapna, an economist by training, knows that solving the climate emergency will require the global transformation of key economic systems—and that the transformation cannot wait a day longer.

The South’s Clean Energy Disruption

August 17, 2021 DispatchFlorida, Texas, MemphisRobynne Boyd

The region’s heritage of fossil fuels falters as clean energy rises in its place.

How Can I Convince Doomers That It’s Not Too Late to Fight Climate Change?

August 13, 2021 ExplainerUnited States, International

NRDC senior scientist Kim Knowlton explains how to stay in the fight—not throw up your hands.