EPA is about to greenlight the widely-used pesticide chlorpyrifos, which is highly toxic to kids' brains. This despite the science and the law dictating that this dangerous chemical should be banned.
Expert BlogUnited States, Seattle, New York CityAmanda Eaken
COVID-19 has changed many aspects of life, including the way we move through our neighborhoods. The pandemic has forced us to reimagine peoples relationship to streets with many cities launching "healthy streets" or "open streets" to allow for more land…
Three years after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico reaffirms its commitment to clean energy and climate resiliency. Even after a 2019 law committing Puerto Rico to 100% renewable energy by 2050, questions remained. A new ruling by the PR Energy Bureau…
Both heat and COVID-19 pose threats to the health and wellbeing of students and staff while at school, and additional protections need to be in place to ensure a safe learning and working environment for all.
While such temperature fluctuations are common for late summer in Colorado, the severe change we saw last week was a shocking and ominous sign of how climate change will impact our state.
NRDC in ActionIndia, Ahmedabad, Pune, United StatesKeith Mulvihill
Vijay Limaye is pushing for public health safeguards and policy solutions in service of the communities most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Charging the City of Los Angeles with failure to follow state environmental law, community and environmental groups filed suit in Superior Court to void the City Council’s recent certification of the Port of Los Angeles’ 2019 Supplemental Impact Report (2019…
The Port of L.A. didn’t just violate the law—it violated its commitments to millions of residents who live under the choking pollution emitted by its operations.
Four community experts share their insights on how systemic racism has deprived low-income communities of color of access to parks and nature—and what they're doing to change that.
