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California Leads the Nation on Ropeless Gear Regulations

October 30, 2020 Expert BlogCaliforniaDr. Francine Kershaw

New regulations published by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife will reduce entanglements of endangered humpback whales, blue whales, and Pacific leatherback sea turtles in the state’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery.

India Focus: Telangana Approves Ground-Breaking EV Policy

October 30, 2020 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

NRDC and ASCI statements on Telangana Electric Mobility Policy.

Sustainable Cooling in a Warming World Protects Health

October 29, 2020 Expert BlogIndia, InternationalAnjali Jaiswal

Read more about sustainable cooling solutions in India and around the world.

Environmental Justice in Chicago: It’s Been One Battle After Another

October 29, 2020 PerspectivesChicagoKeith Mulvihill

Cheryl Johnson and Peggy Salazar have been speaking out against pollution and environmental injustice for decades, but the city of Chicago sees their South Side neighborhoods as sacrifice zones. They are demanding change.

Installing Turbo Fladry: An Informational Guide

October 29, 2020 Issue BriefWyoming, Wisconsin, Oregon, Montana, Minnesota, Idaho, CaliforniaDr. Jennifer Sherry

Reducing the risk of wolf predation on livestock is key to ensuring both people and wolves can thrive throughout wild and working lands. Turbo fladry is a relatively simple fencing tool designed to protect livestock from wolves, that, when used…

Feds End Protections for Gray Wolves in Midst of Biodiversity Crisis

October 29, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a rule today, to strip gray wolves of Endangered Species Act protections in the Lower-48 states. Under the Endangered Species Act requirements, USFWS is responsible for implementing national recovery plans for endangered gray wolves until they are no longer in danger of extinction, but the…

Fish and Wildlife Service Robs Gray Wolf of Endangered Species Protections

October 29, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesNRDC

Though isolated populations have rebounded since the 1970s, the once ubiquitous species is far from fully recovered.

Plans for Expanding Clean Energy in India’s Villages

October 29, 2020 Expert BlogIndiaSameer Kwatra

With pilots starting this month, Hariyali Green Village Plans, developed by NRDC and partner, the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), aim to demonstrate a model to transform village energy use in India by making clean energy available and affordable while improving…

EV Charging Programs Set for Approval in Michigan and Ohio

October 29, 2020 Expert BlogMichigan, Ohio, MidwestMax Baumhefner

Utility regulators in Michigan and Ohio are set to approve programs that will help electrify cars, trucks, and buses in the state to the benefit of all utility customers.

Systems Based Ag Solutions Required for Systemic Ag Problems

October 29, 2020 Expert BlogCaliforniaArohi Sharma, Lena Brook

Now is the time for reimagining what our natural and working lands, and broader food and agricultural economy, looks like.

Four States to Watch as the Green Building Movement Scales

October 28, 2020 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal, Prima Madan

Find out more about the upcoming Green Building Congress and advancements on building efficiency in India.

Responsible Offshore Wind Requires Environmental Monitoring

October 28, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesAlison Chase

We must research and monitor the first U.S. offshore wind projects to ensure we’re doing all we can to protect valuable marine resources and provide a trusted foundation for offshore wind energy’s future.

Wolves and Livestock: Tools Like Turbo Fladry Prevent Losses

October 28, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Jennifer Sherry

Reducing the risk of wolf predation on livestock is key to ensuring both people and wolves can thrive throughout wild and working lands.

Trump Administration Opens Alaska Rainforest to Loggers

October 28, 2020 Press ReleaseAlaska

The Department of Agriculture today announced that it will open vast swaths of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska to logging and development, a move that tramples Indigenous rights, and threatens one of our biggest carbon sinks, which is vital…

Right Whales Suffer Precipitous Decline

October 27, 2020 Expert BlogUnited States, CanadaDr. Francine Kershaw

356. The number of North Atlantic right whales estimated to remain on earth at the end of 2019. This is a precipitous decline from an estimated population size of 409 whales just a year ago. Vessel strikes and entanglement in…