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Hurricane Preparedness Week: Protecting Public Health

Expert BlogUnited StatesJuanita Constible

We need to ensure our essential infrastructure and health services are ready for this hurricane season and the increasingly dangerous hurricane seasons to come under climate change.

Evidence Evaluation of Early Warnings to Protect Health

Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Jennifer Sass

Scientists are trained to question and probe uncertainties, which is valuable for scientific progress, but not necessarily helpful for clear communication of the evidence to support protective policies and timely action.

Build American Infrastructure for a 21st Century Climate

Expert BlogUnited StatesJoel Scata

Requiring a strong flood protection standard and application of the latest building codes for any federal infrastructure investments will help ensure those investments are safe for the people and communities who will rely on them

Congress’s Chance to Protect Our Coasts

Expert BlogUnited StatesValerie Cleland, Lauren Kubiak

Offshore oil and gas leasing poses a threat to our coastal economies and the health of our ocean. Citizens, local communities, and elected officials from both parties recognize this danger and have been vocal in their opposition to new leasing…

Coping with Extreme Heat in the time of COVID-19

Expert BlogIndiaSameer Kwatra

As COVID-19 cases soar to over 23 million, India’s healthcare infrastructure is being stretched to the brink. Parts of India are also fighting extreme summer heat. Extreme heat is not merely an inconvenience; it is a major global health threat…

Energy From Pig Poop: Industry’s Recent Dupe

Expert BlogUnited States, North CarolinaPaloma Sisneros-Lobato

Pork producer Smithfield Foods, in partnership with Dominion Energy under the new name Align RNG, have focused their corporate agribusiness agenda on building a network of directed biogas to generate energy from methane gas, rather than investing in cleaner waste…

NRDC Petitions to Save Remaining Gulf of Mexico Whales

Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Francine Kershaw

To help ensure the survival of this desperately endangered species, NRDC and our partners are asking the government to establish rules to prevent deadly vessel strikes.

Groups File Petition to Save the Gulf of Mexico Whale from Ship Strikes

Press ReleaseUnited States
NRDC and partners filed a petition today with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) to establish a year-round mandatory 10-knot speed limit and other vessel-related regulations within the core habitat of the Gulf of…