News & Commentary

The Great Boto Botch Job

August 20, 2015 Latest NewsBrazilJason Bittel

How a brilliant marketing move led to the slaughter of thousands of pink river dolphins.

Mind the Gap

August 20, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Millennials don’t just communicate differently from their baby boomer parents—they commute differently, too.

Hotter = Drier

August 19, 2015 Latest NewsCaliforniaBrian Palmer

A new study shows how climate change is making the California drought worse.

Hot Water

August 18, 2015 ExplainerWest, United StatesBrian Palmer

Uranium mining threatens aquifers that could provide the drought-stricken West with emergency water supplies.

Hey, Congress, Quit Blaming the EPA

August 18, 2015 DispatchColoradoBrian Palmer

We’ve created a situation where one bad call can contaminate 300 miles of river with toxic metals. That’s a systemic failure, not an individual failure.

Denial Across the Pond

August 17, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

Is journalist Matt Ridley a climate denier? Here, we parse the views of England’s most prominent global warming skeptic.

Climate Change Is Making Us Sick

August 17, 2015 NRDC in ActionUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Scientist Kim Knowlton monitors the inextricable connections between the planet's fragile health and our own.

The Impacts of a Tar Sands Oil Spill

August 17, 2015 ExplainerCanada

Tar sands oil is harder to clean up than conventional crude. Here are the reasons why.

Polly Want a DNA Test?

August 13, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

A new study looks at how genetic analysis can help fight the exotic pet trade.

The Community Farmer That Could

August 13, 2015 DispatchMissouriEmma Marris

Molly Rockamann's 14-acre plot in suburban Missouri could be a model for the nation.

Going Whole Hog Without Antibiotics

August 13, 2015 DispatchMissouriBarry Estabrook

Farmer Russ Kremer caught a drug-resistant infection from his own pigs. Now he's raising them right.

Foster Farms Says No to Superbugs

August 13, 2015 NRDC in ActionCaliforniaNicole Greenfield

How NRDC took an American poultry giant to task for its overuse of antibiotics.

10 Threats from the Canadian Tar Sands Industry

August 13, 2015 ExplainerCanadaNicole Greenfield

At every turn, the Tar Sands Invasion would put people and the environment in harm's way.

A Dirty Battle in Chicago's Backyards

August 13, 2015 NRDC in ActionChicago, Illinois, IndianaNicole Greenfield

Residents of the Windy City are fighting the tar sands industry from spreading its toxic petcoke around town.

Connecting Communities

August 13, 2015 NRDC in ActionLos Angeles, California

Shelley Poticha, director of NRDC’s Urban Solutions program, discusses building a better future where we live.

Driving Force

August 13, 2015 NRDC in ActionCaliforniaJeff Turrentine

In the race to promote fuel efficiency and lower vehicle pollution, Roland Hwang is firmly in the lead.

Tuna Time Bomb

August 13, 2015 Explainer

A new study says the mercury levels in tuna are high—and getting even higher.

The Story of Silent Spring

August 13, 2015 ExplainerUnited States

How a courageous woman took on the chemical industry and raised important questions about humankind's impact on nature.

Meet the Waste Watcher

August 13, 2015 NRDC in ActionNew York City, United StatesSarah Engler

NRDC scientist Dana Gunders has written the book on the mounting problem of food waste.

More for Less

August 13, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Understand energy efficiency, and you’ll understand how the Clean Power Plan works.