News & Commentary

A Victory for Free Speech

December 31, 2015 NRDC in ActionNew YorkEli Chen

NRDC's Community Fracking Defense Project allows residents to stand up to oil and gas companies.

Polar Bears’ Other Threat

December 31, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, CanadaAlexandra Zissu

It’s not just climate change that’s killing this iconic endangered species. Hunting is on the rise, too.

Shell and High Water

December 31, 2015 ExplainerClara Chaisson

Five reasons drilling in the Arctic is a bad idea.

Baywatcher

December 31, 2015 NRDC in ActionSan Francisco, CaliforniaLaura Fraser

Nobody knows the waters around San Francisco (and beyond) better than the director of NRDC's Science Center.

Crusader for Justice

December 31, 2015 NRDC in ActionDan Rosen

When fighting to survive hurricanes and oil spills, Gulf Coast locals have NRDC attorney Al Huang on their side.

Here Comes the Sun

December 31, 2015 NRDC in ActionNorth Carolina, CaliforniaSarah Engler

NRDC’s Solar Schools Challenge is the first step toward a brighter future for U.S. students and teachers.

Our Man in Chicago

December 31, 2015 NRDC in ActionChicago, MidwestEmily Voigt

Henry Henderson knows that achieving energy independence and creating new jobs go hand-in-hand.

Good (and Bad) Tidings

December 30, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesDavid Helvarg

Here was some of the big news coming in from the big blue sea in 2015.

The Most Eye-Opening Stories of 2015

December 28, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Ten environmental visuals from this year that deserve another look.

The Christmas Crab Massacre

December 24, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

Ants are killing Christmas Island’s iconic red crabs by the millions. Could tiny wasps save the day?

Good Night, 2015

December 23, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Check out the year’s best new #greenreads (and some old classics) for small children.

Flexibility Test

December 23, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, New JerseyElizabeth Royte

Plastic-pouch food packaging is showing up everywhere—except at recycling facilities.

The Year’s Environmental News in Pictures

December 22, 2015 PerspectivesInternationalThe Editors

Take a look back at 2015, a year filled with beauty, destruction, and hope.

Home Invasion

December 21, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesAlisa Opar

Forget cockroaches—around 100 species of bugs are crawling around our houses (and faces).

Can Congress Stop the Climate Change Deal?

December 21, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Here are the Senate’s options for trying to muck up the international agreement made in Paris.

Slip-sliding Away

December 18, 2015 Latest NewsCaliforniaAlisa Opar

Heavy El Niño rains could trigger mudslides in California this winter. These scientists are trying to figure out the whens and wheres.

All’s Not Well

December 17, 2015 Latest NewsNorth DakotaSusan Cosier

North Dakota’s oil and gas boom is scaring away grassland birds.

Denying the Deniers

December 17, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The Paris climate agreement just took away one of climate skeptics’ favorite arguments for inaction.

Things Are Looking Up

December 17, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The Department of Energy just announced what may be the most significant efficiency rule ever—and one that businesses can get behind.

Save Our Heritage!

December 16, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesAlisa Opar

A popular conservation program became a bargaining chip in a bid to lift the crude oil export ban.