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Putting an End to “Colonial Science”

PerspectivesInternationalJeff Turrentine
The scientific community is starting to confront internal biases that support social stratification, hinder international cooperation, and—sometimes—impair research.

CPUC Takes a Big First Step Toward Climate Change Adaptation

Expert BlogMohit Chhabra
California’s Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) just became the nation’s first utility regulator to take the impact of climate change on energy infrastructure and services seriously. This blog explains how climate change impacts each aspect of the energy system; how the…

Realtor.com Now Tells Home Buyers a Property’s Flood Risk

Expert BlogJoel Scata
Homeowners, home buyers, and prospective renters deserve to know whether their dream home is at risk. Realtor.com’s decision to provide flood risk information for millions of properties helps address a major problem: property-specific flood data is notoriously hard to find.

This National TP Day, Unroll the Truth About Charmin

Expert BlogAshley Jordan
The “tree-to-toilet pipeline,” which Charmin helps to fuel, devastates forests, the climate, and at-risk species. In fact, P&G’s unsustainable tissue supply chain continues to draw public attention and outrage.

Defender of Housing Justice

NRDC in ActionNew Orleans, United States, LouisianaJenny Shalant
Energy efficiency and social safety net advocate Khalil Shahyd explains why supporting affordable housing is intrinsic to the climate fight.

Guest Blog: Reopening Schools – Drinking Water Concerns

Expert BlogJoan Leary Matthews, Erik D. Olson
After closing early and transitioning to online learning, school systems across the United States are trying to figure out if and how to reopen this fall. Amid the discussion about social distancing in classrooms and hallways, a critical component of…

Connector of the Gulf South, 15 Years and Counting

DispatchNew Orleans, LouisianaKaren L. Smith-Janssen
Colette Pichon Battle is getting the conversation going—and the preparations moving—for Black and Indigenous communities of Louisiana who are still healing from Hurricane Katrina, even as they stand on the frontlines of climate change.

Jackpot: NV Light Bulb Efficiency Standards Save $85 Million

Expert BlogNoah Horowitz
Nevada residents and businesses just hit the jackpot in energy and pollution savings because the Governor’s Office of Energy today adopted minimum energy efficiency standards for new light bulbs! As of January 1, 2021, every common screw-based bulb sold in…

Industrial Farming Is Not As You’ve Pictured

Expert BlogUnited StatesPaloma Sisneros-Lobato

The industrial agriculture system is reliant on a few large mega-corporations whose practices continue to exploit workers, growers and communities.

Water Webinars 2020: Sharing Experiences Across the Americas

OverviewChile, Mexico, United States, CaliforniaAmanda Maxwell, Ed Osann, Tracy Quinn, Corinne Bell, Becky Hammer, Claire O'Connor, Joan Leary Matthews
NRDC and local partners are organizing a series of webinars about ensuring that more people and ecosystems are able to access clean water.

In Major Reversal, Trump Administration Stalls Pebble Mine

Press ReleaseAlaska
The Army Corps of Engineers today said the Pebble Mine project in Bristol Bay, Alaska, would inflict “unavoidable adverse impacts” and lead to “significant degradation” to water and marine life. The agency gave its backers 90 days to come up…

VA's Overly-Lucrative Monopoly Business Model Wears Thin

Expert BlogUnited StatesWalton Shepherd

Amid Virginia’s budgetary upheaval and ongoing economic pain, our electric system's bloat remains a shock: the SCC’s just-released annual report details more than half a billion dollars in Dominion overcharges to Virginia's millions of Dominion customers. More than ever, we…