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A Clarion Call for Climate Change Adaptation

March 1, 2022 Expert BlogIndiaCharlotte Steiner, Sameer Kwatra

The new IPCC report, authored by 270 experts and scientists across 67 countries, identifies India as a country with one of the largest number of people vulnerable to climate impacts.

Principles for Lead Service Line Replacements

March 1, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesErik D. Olson, Joan Leary Matthews

Here are some lessons and recommendations for quickly, efficiently, and equitably removing lead pipes from the ground.

Saving Salmon—from One Generation of Fisherwomen to the Next

March 1, 2022 DispatchOregon, Washington, WestNicole Greenfield

Keyen Singer, a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, carries on a maternal legacy of conserving salmon and preserving culture. Their efforts could soon pay off.

Migratory Bird Treaty Act Case Documents

March 1, 2022 Legal FilingsUnited States

These are some of the documents associated with our efforts to protect and strengthen the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Migratory Bird Treaty Act Lawsuits

March 1, 2022 Court CaseUnited StatesClosed

To reinstate bedrock protections for more than 1,000 species of birds, NRDC and partners challenged a radical reinterpretation of the MBTA.

Biden’s Climate Plan to Advance Economy, Equity, Jobs and Cut Costs

March 1, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

In his State of the Union address tonight, President Biden called for the Senate to pass clean energy and climate investments the House has already approved.

Will the Supreme Court Protect the Clean Air Act?

March 1, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesLissa Lynch

The court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA could roll back decades of progress at a time when we can least afford it.

Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association v. Raimondo

March 1, 2022 Court CaseUnited States, EastClosed

With our partners, NRDC is defending the first and only national monument in the Atlantic Ocean.

Climate Change Is Increasingly Endangering Public Health

February 28, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Kim Knowlton, Dr. Vijay Limaye

The Supreme Court should reaffirm the EPA's role in addressing climate change.

A Century of Change in 30 Years

February 28, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesAnna Weber

Climate change is not off in some distant future: 2050 is less than 30 years away, and the tides are rising now.

Climate Report Compels Paradigm-Shifting Nature Agreement

February 28, 2022 Expert BlogInternationalZak Smith

Paradigm-shifting goals for protecting ecosystems and wildlife will give us the best chance of surviving the climate and nature crises.

IPCC: We Cannot Look Away—Climate Risks Are Cascading

February 28, 2022 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The U.N. panel’s latest report paints a picture of the grim effects of global warming—and underscores the need for urgent, transformative adaptation.

IPCC Report Highlights Urgency of Global Forest Protection

February 28, 2022 Expert BlogInternationalJennifer Skene

Forests, once branded as the world’s “forgotten” climate solutions, are now recognized centerpieces of global climate strategy, and the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report underscores just how vital forest protection will be in our climate reality. 

IPCC Report Underscores Need for Federal Flood Reform

February 28, 2022 Expert BlogUnited StatesJoel Scata

The Biden administration has two actions it could undertake soon in the face of growing twin threats of sea-level rise and extreme flooding.

UN Scientists Map Global Misery, Urgent Climate Action Needed

February 28, 2022 Press ReleaseInternational, United States

Climate change is causing grievous harm and growing costs to nature and people around the world, according to scientists in the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. They also warned that there are limits in the ability…