The Trump administration is continuing its assault on common-sense energy efficiency standards to the last, this time fabricating a new loophole for dishwashers that opens the door to unfettered water and energy waste. The Department of Energy (DOE) created a…
Expert BlogInternational, United StatesElizabeth Murdock, Dillon Hanson-Ahumada
This ruthless rush for seafood is depleting fish populations; harming marine habitats; and placing key species—like marine mammals, sea turtles, and sharks—at risk.
In January, I will be joining the Biden–Harris powerhouse of a Climate Cabinet, and NRDC will continue the work to build a cleaner, healthier, more just and equitable world.
Expert BlogUnited StatesJosh Axelrod, Geoffrey H. Fettus
Communities would be better served by legislation that curbs the harms to public health, the environment, and our shared climate wrought by the fossil fuel and nuclear industries.
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell today signed a long-awaited package of climate legislation that will help reduce carbon emissions and save money for residents and the City.
The Environmental Protection Agency today finalized a rule keeping the current limits on smog in place, foregoing the opportunity to better protect the public, reduce asthma attacks and save thousands of lives with a stronger standard.
Until we know more about the impacts of open ocean finfish aquaculture, the federal government should take a cautious, research-based approach before greenlighting new projects.
Army Corps denies permit for destructive Bristol Bay mega-mine, stunning company that vows to appeal, while Alaskans and opposition coalition focus on long-term protections for Bristol Bay.
Expert BlogInternational, United StatesDavid Wallinga, MD, Lena Brook
Sales of livestock antibiotics have risen for the second straight year. The alarming trend underscores how urgently federal leadership is needed to protect us from future infections untreatable with antibiotics.
City and community leaders across the nation have rallied over the last 12 months to advance policies that both tackle climate change and help catalyze a just recovery from the global pandemic.
President-Elect Biden has laid out a bold commitment to address our climate crisis. His goal is to make the United States a leader in addressing climate change by putting our nation “on an irreversible path to achieve net-zero emissions, economy-wide…
NRDC and partners today headed off an attempt by the Trump administration to rush approvals for new helium drilling operations within one of America’s newest and most iconic wilderness areas: Labyrinth Canyon in southeastern Utah.
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