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California: Beware the Green Goblin—aka Harmful Algal Blooms

August 17, 2020 Expert BlogKate Poole

The Green Goblin is back. Not the Stan Lee supervillain, but something much more insidious and harmful: outbreaks of toxic green algae in waterways throughout the United States.

Guest Blog: Reducing Nutrient Loss on Small No-Till Farm

August 17, 2020 Expert BlogArohi Sharma

Small farms need more research on how modern no-till practices affect nutrient loss

Surprise Cost Share Reduction Will Hurt Organic Farmers

August 17, 2020 Expert BlogLena Brook

Late last week, the Trump Administration’s USDA announced that it would significantly reduce funds available to help farmers cover the cost of organic certification.

California's Rolling Blackouts: Causes and Remedies

August 17, 2020 Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh

When the first rolling blackouts in two decades struck California late last week, many were quick to invoke an earlier California electricity crisis and look for a convenient villain. But we need first to understand exactly what happened and to…

Trump Opens Arctic Refuge to Polluters

August 17, 2020 Press ReleaseArctic

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt today is expected to formally open the Arctic Refuge to oil and gas leasing. The agency’s Record of Decision will pave the way for fossil fuel leasing to begin in the 1.5 million-acre Coastal Plain in…

Trump Administration Allows Oil and Gas Drilling in 1.5 Million Acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

August 17, 2020 Expert BlogAlaskaNRDC

The Interior Department is opening up the entire Coastal Plain of the refuge to polluters—at the expense of Indigenous peoples' traditional ways of life, numerous wildlife species, and the climate.

Trump Administration to Withdraw Disgraceful Pendley Nomination

August 15, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The White House reportedly intends to withdraw the nomination of William Perry Pendley for director of the Bureau of Land Management. Pendley, who has made racist statements and is an advocate for selling off public lands, would remain in an…

Organic Farming Protects Communities from Toxic Chemicals

August 14, 2020 Expert BlogAllison Johnson

Organic farming protects our soil, air, water, wildlife, and critically—our farming communities—from toxic pesticides.

The Big Muddy River’s Long, Turbulent Relationship with Coal

August 14, 2020 DispatchIllinoisSusan Cosier

As a proposal threatens to dump mining waste into a Mississippi River tributary, an Illinois community reassesses its coal industry ties.

Culver City Takes Historic Steps to End Neighborhood Oil Drilling

August 14, 2020 Press ReleaseLos Angeles

Innovative Policy in L.A. County Could Ignite Just Transition While Protecting Residents From a Legacy of Toxic Emissions

EPA Hands Oil and Gas Industry a Pass on Methane Gas Pollution

August 13, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesNRDC

The industry can now ignore wasteful leaks of the potent greenhouse gas, posing a significant threat to our climate and the health of fenceline communities.

How to Design Building Electrification Programs that Work

August 13, 2020 Expert BlogAlejandra Mejia Cunningham

As policymakers in several states realize the importance of efficient electrification of the country’s buildings to fight climate change, the next question that needs answering is how to help Americans upgrade to healthier, more efficient appliances that are powered with…

Atlanta Fast-Tracks Its Sustainable Transportation Goals

August 13, 2020 Expert BlogZak Accuardi

Under the leadership of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the City of Atlanta has put itself on a fast track to meeting its climate and equity goals with the creation of the City’s first Department of Transportation (ATLDOT).

EPA Methane Rollback Endangers Health & Climate

August 13, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

As the Trump Environmental Protection Agency today attempts to roll back curbs on the oil and gas industry’s rampant emissions of the powerful climate pollutant methane, NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) released polling showing that three-quarters of Americans in…

Charged Up About Electric Vehicles

August 12, 2020 Expert BlogLuke Tonachel

States, cities and business are taking up the mantel of leadership in advancing a clean transportation future as the Trump administration fails the American public’s need to act on climate. These state and main street advancements are a welcome counterpoint…