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Lithium Mining Must Not Dry Up the Atacama Desert

May 12, 2022 Expert BlogChileAmanda Maxwell, James Blair

Our report offers eight recommendations for communities, governments, and the private sector throughout the lithium-ion battery supply chain to avoid further damage to this unique area and the people who live there.

Understanding the Climate Impacts of Cryptocurrencies

May 11, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesAlfonso Pating

Protect Your Community from “Bomb Trains”

May 11, 2022 How-ToUnited States, Gibbstown, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, PhiladelphiaNicole Greenfield, Amanda MacMillan

Trains carrying highly explosive fossil fuels barrel through unsuspecting communities every day. Is yours one of them?

Cómo proteger a tu comunidad de “trenes-bomba”

May 11, 2022 How-ToUnited States, Gibbstown, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, PhiladelphiaNicole Greenfield, Amanda MacMillan

25 millones de estadounidenses residen a lo largo de rutas ferroviarias que transportan crudo -- ¿te encuentras entre ellos? Infórmate aquí sobre tus opciones y derechos.

Should You Buy Carbon Offsets?

May 11, 2022 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalBrian Palmer

A practical and philosophical guide to neutralizing your carbon footprint.

Opportunities to Bolster the 2023 Farm Bill

May 10, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesValerie Baron, Matthew Kaplan

Peoria's Soulside Yoga Studio Trains Scholarship Recipients

May 10, 2022 Expert BlogPeoria, IllinoisAlyssa Brown, Selena Kyle

Soulside Healing Arts in Peoria, Illinois, a trauma-informed nonprofit yoga studio, is currently training two new yoga instructors with the help of a grant from the Edwards Settlement Fund. 

An Action Plan for Transportation Equity

May 10, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesJessica Jinn, John Bailey

The actions all fall under four focus areas: wealth creation, power of community, interventions, and expanding access. 

Questions and Answers About the Santa Susana Field Lab

May 10, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaCaroline Reiser

The Santa Susana Field Lab near Los Angeles is one of the most contaminated sites in California. Yet cleanup has barely begun. Here we answer common questions about the site and its cleanup, or lack thereof.

New Map Tracks State Heat Protections for Workers

May 10, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesJuanita Constible

A new map from NRDC tracks federal and state efforts to advance heat protections for workers.

Congress Must Enact Biden's Clean Energy Incentives Now for Jobs, Energy Security

May 10, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

In remarks today, President Biden called on Congress to take a number of important actions to promote clean energy and building energy independence.

Rein in Dominion's Inflationary Rates with Energy Efficiency

May 9, 2022 Expert BlogVirginiaWalton Shepherd

Dominion's gas plants drive up not only pollution but also Virginia's electric rates, to among the highest in the South.

An Ocean of Risks: The Case for an Ocean CDR Code of Conduct

May 9, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Lisa Suatoni

An ocean research code of conduct is essential to ensure that unintended consequences of this research field don’t end up doing more harm than good.

Collaborative Junk Science Is the Core of the Delta VA

May 9, 2022 Expert BlogCaliforniaDoug Obegi

If you wouldn’t trust oil tobacco companies to tell you what’s safe for your health, why would you trust these water agencies to say what’s good for fish and wildlife in the Bay-Delta watershed?

Bristol Bay Advocates Lobby in D.C. to Stop Pebble Mine

May 9, 2022 Expert BlogAlaskaTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Fly-in meetings and paid media urge the EPA to veto Pebble Mine and permanently protect Bristol Bay.