News & Commentary

6 Cities That Are Ready for Climate Change

August 31, 2015 ExplainerNew York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Portland (Oregon), San AntonioKim Castleberry

These urban-planning projects prove that embracing nature's own tools can sometimes provide the best defense against drought and flood.

India's Red-Hot Problem

August 31, 2015 NRDC in ActionGujarat, Ahmedabad, IndiaKim Castleberry

Fighting deadly heat waves is futile, but preparing for them might wind up saving thousands of lives across the country.

5 Ways Cities Are Preparing for a Dry (or Flooded) Future

August 31, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesKim Castleberry

Ditch-diggers and cement trucks? Try trees and rainwater cisterns. City planners across the country are realizing that green infrastructure is the key to climate resilience.

Kotzebue Calling

August 31, 2015 DispatchAlaska, ArcticBruce Barcott

President Obama’s trip to the Arctic will reveal some cold, hard truths about the fossil-fuel industry’s impact on Alaskans.

The Speed Sweet Spot

August 28, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Not too fast, not too slow—how driving speed and free-flowing traffic can lower the carbon emissions from our tailpipes.

Not-So-Vacant Lots

August 28, 2015 DispatchNew Orleans, LouisianaAlisa Opar

From birds to trees to rats, post-Katrina New Orleans is a study in “disaster ecology.”

Northward Ho!

August 27, 2015 Latest NewsArctic, AlaskaAlisa Opar

Obama is headed to the Arctic. Here are five things the president should put on his must-do-in-Alaska list.

The Great Oyster Crash

August 26, 2015 DispatchOregon, WestEric Scigliano

Ocean acidification hits the Pacific shellfish industry.

Ocean Defender

August 26, 2015 NRDC in ActionLouisiana, Massachusetts, United StatesAdam Spangler

On daytime TV, in film, and on Capitol Hill, scientist Lisa Suatoni opens people's eyes to the plight of the seas.

Who Should Pay to Restore the Louisiana Coastline?

August 26, 2015 DispatchLouisianaBrian Palmer

The oil and gas industry says, “not it.”

Keystone XL, Take Two

August 25, 2015 Latest NewsUnited States, MidwestBrian Palmer

Hey, State Department: Don’t let TransCanada build a mini-KXL, either.

Hang in There, Cousin!

August 25, 2015 Latest NewsAfricaPerrin Ireland

Despite human encroachment, chimpanzees are standing their ground in Uganda.

Extreme Exhibitry

August 24, 2015 Latest NewsNew York City, United StatesClara Chaisson

New York City is getting a museum entirely devoted to climate change.

This Again?

August 21, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

July 2015 was the hottest month on record.

Going Back to Cali

August 21, 2015 Latest NewsCaliforniaClara Chaisson

Gray wolves have returned to the Golden State after a nearly century-long absence.

10 Things You Didn't Know About the Endangered Species Act

August 21, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesSarah Engler

We’ve all heard about it, but few of us really understand why this piece of legislation from the 1970s is so important—and in need of protection itself.

The Lawyer and the Sea

August 21, 2015 NRDC in ActionNew Jersey, EastBen Hellwarth

Brad Sewell is determined to protect our most endangered marine creatures. Even the ugly ones.

Redesigning the Chicago River

August 21, 2015 DispatchJeff Turrentine

Starchitect Jeanne Gang wants to stop pollution and save the Great Lakes from invasive species. Her solution is simpler than you'd think.

Reinventing the Wind Turbine

August 21, 2015 ExplainerUnited States

We need wind farms to produce renewable power, and new solutions can keep the giant turbines from also harming birds and bats.

Humans take the SUPER out of SUPERPREDATOR

August 20, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland

We don’t hunt like the planet’s other carnivores, but that’s not such a good thing.