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Offshore Drilling: Putting the Nation’s Coastline at Risk

April 17, 2020 Fact SheetUnited States, East, WestJacob Eisenberg, Alexandra Adams

We must protect our coasts and push for clean, renewable and efficient energy that will protect our lifegiving oceans, the communities that rely on them, and our climate by helping us transition off oil.

Sustainable Toilet Paper Can Help Fix Our Shortage

April 17, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesShelley Vinyard

How professional line toilet paper can give consumers options and help save the climate too.

When a Virus Exposes Environmental Injustice

April 17, 2020 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Reducing air pollution isn’t just something to strive for. COVID-19 is illustrating why it’s a moral imperative.

What Climate Adaptation Looks Like: Improving Soil Health

April 17, 2020 Expert BlogLara Bryant

The most common and effective strategy for farmers adapting to climate change is improving soil health.

"This Is About Ohio, Ohio, Ohio"

April 16, 2020 Expert BlogDaniel Sawmiller

The Ohio Power Siting Board cleared the path for large scale solar additions today in two unanimous decisions.

More Than a Lens: Centering Justice Now and Post-Pandemic

April 16, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesRob Friedman, Yukyan Lam, Khalil Shahyd

Historically, the environmental movement has largely failed to prioritize in its work the creation of strong social safety nets. Now, more than ever, we must assume this responsibility if we hope to build a just, equitable and livable future for…

California’s Grid Is Ready for All-Electric Buildings

April 16, 2020 Expert BlogMerrian Borgeson

To Avoid the Next Disaster, “This Mistake Must Not Reoccur”

April 16, 2020 Expert BlogAnna Weber

When it comes to health and environmental disasters, we are failing to turn mistakes into lessons and lessons into action.

Federal Court Halts Trump Attempt to Fast-track Keystone XL

April 16, 2020 Expert BlogAnthony Swift

A federal court in Montana has revoked a key permit and TC Energy’s approvals to construct Keystone XL through approximately 700 water crossings in the United States along the tar sands pipeline’s route, upending the company's plans to construct the…

NRDC and Partners Sue After EPA Gives Pass to Polluters During Pandemic

April 16, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesNRDC

The agency’s non-enforcement policy risks pollution spikes in already overburdened communities—making COVID-19 that much more dangerous.

EPA Rollback Undermines Limits on Mercury, Lead and Other Toxic Air Pollution

April 16, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency is set to release a rule undermining federal standards for mercury, lead and other toxic air pollution from power plants, according to news reports. These long-standing clean-air protections are saving more than 10,000 lives, avoiding 130,000…

Groups Sue EPA Over Free Pass for Polluters Amid Pandemic

April 16, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and partners today sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the agency’s recently announced non-enforcement policy, which allows companies to use COVID-19 as a reason to stop monitoring and reporting pollution—without notifying the…

Court Deals Another Blow to Keystone XL, Invalidates Key Permit

April 16, 2020 Expert BlogNRDC

Siding with NRDC and our partners, a federal court agreed that the Nationwide Permit 12 allows dangerous pipeline projects to skirt environmental laws.

Guest Blog: Make Your Voice Heard

April 16, 2020 Expert BlogMontanaDr. Jennifer Sherry

Protections that Curb Toxic Coal Plant Pollution Under Attack

April 16, 2020 Expert BlogNRDC

The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards save more than 10,000 lives and avoid as many as 130,000 asthma attacks each year. Keeping them strong is more important now than ever.