News & Commentary

Keeping Tabs on the Church’s Power...and Water and Gas

September 22, 2015 DispatchChicagoSusan Cosier

The Archdiocese of Chicago is acting on the pope’s environmental message.

No "I" in Sagebrush

September 22, 2015 Latest NewsWest, United StatesAlisa Opar

The greater sage grouse is staying off the Endangered Species List, thanks to unprecedented collaborative conservation efforts.

Six Feet Under

September 21, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

A new study suggests that coastal cities are much more vulnerable to flooding than previously thought.

Know Your Roots

September 18, 2015 Latest NewsPerrin Ireland

Mangrove forests help keep our heads above water—and marine protected areas help them help us.

If You Build It, Climate Change Will Come

September 17, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

We’ve already built enough coal-fired plants to create a climate change calamity.

Mite-y Watchman

September 17, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesAlisa Opar

In the fight to protect honeybees from parasites, researchers turn to ’shrooms and sperm banks.

Particulate Matters

September 15, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

New research suggests even small amounts of air pollution can make you sick.

Throw Another Glacier on the Barbie!

September 14, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

Australia just ousted its climate change–denying prime minister. Will the new guy be better?

Sleazy Rider

September 11, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesAmanda MacMillan

If the GOP-led Congress gets its way, wildlife could be in big trouble.

Gender Bending in the ‘Burbs

September 11, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland

A new study finds female frogs outnumber males 2:1 in suburban ponds. This is not normal.

#CecilyTheDeer

September 10, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Don’t look for her mourners on Twitter. The only thing harder to find would be her native habitat.

Please Silence Your Sonar

September 9, 2015 Latest NewsWest, United StatesBrian Palmer

The U.S. Navy agrees to give marine mammals off California and Hawaii a break from deafening noise.

Resistance Movement

September 8, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesAlisa Opar

Pesticide pollution actually creates toxin-tolerant frogs—to a point.

Power of the People

September 8, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

Crowdsourcing could cut conservation costs for boring, uncharismatic, or ugly species.

Unlikely Heroes

September 4, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland

Hawks act as hummingbirds’ bodyguards—whether they realize it or not.

No Island Is an Island

September 2, 2015 DispatchInternationalDoug Struck

As an old embargo lifts, a new vacation spot emerges—but can Cuba’s ecosystems weather a flood of Americans?

In a Flash

September 2, 2015 PerspectivesWest, United StatesAlisa Opar

A wildland firefighter documents one of the worst fire seasons on record.

One Tree, Two Trees, Three Trees…

September 1, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

A new study tells us how many trees there are (and how many we’ve cut down).

Stalking the Sustainability Unicorn

September 1, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

What will be “the Uber of saving the planet?” (And, um, how do we get in on the ground floor?).

A Conversation with NRDC’s President

August 31, 2015 NRDC in ActionUnited States

Rhea Suh explains how her lifelong passion of the environment and becoming a mother drew her to an organization that "gets things done."