Despite an international ban on commercial whaling since 1986, the animals are still being hunted and killed across the world’s oceans, with devastating impacts on global populations.
Marking the 50th anniversary of the first ever Earth Day, a newly released study finds that air pollution programs implemented under the federal Clean Air Act are saving hundreds of thousands of lives and delivering trillions in economic benefits to…
With Mother’s Day fast approaching, why not consider an environmentally friendly gift to show you care about her and the world she lives in, too? There are lots of reasonably priced options that will save her money on energy bills…
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Nanette Barragán (D-CA) introduced legislation today—the Resources for Workforce Investments, not Drilling Act (ReWIND)—that would limit access of fossil fuel companies to federal bailouts that respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last month Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson told a local TV station that, "COVID-19 in Nobles County (MN) is the equivalent of New York City per capita." Peterson, the Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, would be only half right today…
NRDC in ActionNew York City, New York, Birmingham, AlabamaKaren L. Smith-Janssen
Writer, editor, teacher, and podcast host Mary Annaïse Heglar uses the art of storytelling to help people feel less alone in facing the climate crisis—and to build the movement for climate justice.
NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) and a coalition of fishing and watershed protection groups filed a lawsuit today in federal court to protect river herring from extinction.
In this Investment Insight, CEFC details how the application of readily available technologies and thoughtful design is delivering homes that need less energy, produce lower emissions and provide improved comfort levels for tenants.
Australian households are directly responsible for about…
President is attempting to trample over state decisions intended to improve worker safety while responding to outbreaks of COVID-19 at many slaughterhouses.
Community manager Tejal Mankad is working to amplify the voices of today’s younger, more diverse environmental movement and to foster more awareness and action among NRDC’s 2.2 million social followers.
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