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St. Louis Becomes Third U.S. City to Adopt Bold Standards to Slash Energy Waste from Buildings

May 7, 2020 Expert BlogNRDC

The move not only tackles the city’s biggest source of greenhouse gases, but it also shows that local leaders are continuing to pick up the federal government’s slack on climate action.

Too Frail to Fail? Fed Tailors Loans for an Ailing Oil Patch

May 6, 2020 Expert BlogDoug Sims

The Fed’s Main Street lending program—meant to provide COVID relief small businesses—is being tailored to fit ailing oil companies and their bankers, whose problems predate the current crisis. That’s a bad idea.

Treaty on Wildlife Trade Washes its Hands of COVID-19

May 6, 2020 Expert BlogInternationalPaul Todd

CITES should be among those leading, not avoiding, an effective global response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Commercial Whaling 101

May 6, 2020 GuideInternational, United StatesLauren Evans

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.

Clearing the Air: The Benefits of the Clean Air Act

May 5, 2020 MapUnited StatesDr. Simon Mui, Amanda Levin

Despite the enormous success of the CAA in protecting public health, the law currently faces attacks on many fronts under the Trump Administration.

Expand the DAPL? Only Illinois Stands in the Way

May 5, 2020 DispatchIllinois, North Dakota, South DakotaSusan Cosier

Environmental advocates are fighting a proposal to double the amount of crude oil flowing through the pipeline.

Fixing the Fix: How to Stop a Fossil Fuel Bailout

May 5, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesJosh Axelrod

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.

Mother’s Day Gifts to Treat Mom (and Mother Earth)

May 5, 2020 Expert BlogEmily Deanne

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…

COVID-19 Hot Spots Put Meatpacker Giants on the Front Burner

May 5, 2020 Expert BlogDavid Wallinga, MD

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…

We Need the Clean Air Act, Now More Than Ever

May 5, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Vijay Limaye

A new report points to huge health and economic benefits of this landmark law, but we must defend and strengthen it.
 

Clean Air Act: Tremendous Lifesaver and Economic Engine

May 5, 2020 Expert BlogDr. Simon Mui, Amanda Levin

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…

NRDC and Partners Sue to Save the Atlantic Coast’s Critical River Herring

May 4, 2020 Expert BlogNRDC

The populations of these keystone species have plummeted 97 percent in just half a century. It’s time for the federal government to act.

NRDC, Partners Sue to Protect River Herring

May 4, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

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.

A Translator for the Climate Crisis, Grief Included

May 4, 2020 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.

CEFC Investment Insight: Clean Energy and Community Housing

May 1, 2020 Resource

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…