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Setting the Record Straight About Offshore Wind and Whales

October 10, 2025 Expert BlogUnited StatesRebecca Loomis, Pasha Feinberg

Offshore wind is not linked to recent whale deaths, and misinformation about offshore wind is a distraction from addressing real threats to whales.

Strong Energy Efficiency Programs Won for Illinois Consumers  

October 10, 2025 BackgrounderIllinoisKari Ross

The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved 2026–29 electric and gas energy efficiency portfolios, settled between utilities and advocates, which will invest nearly $2.79 billion to facilitate record energy and utility bill savings.

IUCN Members Pass Resolution Opposing Saguaro Mexico Pacific LNG and Other LNG in the Gulf of California

October 10, 2025 Press ReleaseInternational, Mexico

NRDC‑led measure signals broad international opposition and a clear message to project financiers.

Finally, a High Seas Treaty to Protect the World’s Oceans

October 9, 2025 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer, Jeff Turrentine

A new U.N. agreement aims to bring order and conservation to what has—up to now—been an ocean of mismanagement and neglect.

Untangling the Way Forward for Responsible Offshore Wind Energy

October 7, 2025 ReportUnited StatesIrene Gutierrez, Dr. Francine Kershaw, Rebecca Loomis

This new report offers recommendations for reducing marine life entanglement risks.

History of PFAS Contamination in North Carolina

October 7, 2025 BackgrounderNorth CarolinaDr. Anna Reade, Angela Guyadeen, Dr. Katie Pelch

State leaders have considered several proposals to protect drinking water from PFAS pollution, but none have been successfully implemented.

Administration Advances Ambler Mining Road through Alaskan National Park

October 6, 2025 ReactionAlaska

A presidential memoranda directs agencies to permit a 211‑mile industrial road across the Brooks Range, threatening caribou, salmon, and Alaska Native subsistence.

Administration Moves to Permit New Coal Plants Harmful to Beloved Public Spaces

October 6, 2025 ReactionUnited States

A new plan to offer public lands for coal mining adjacent to or near national parks and a national monument has been revealed.

How to Keep Food Out of Illinois’s Trash

October 6, 2025 Fact SheetIllinoisAndrea Collins, Madeline Keating

A food scrap diversion law would help solve Illinois’s wasted food problem.

Trump's Attempts to Bring Back Coal Will Fail

October 3, 2025 Expert BlogUnited StatesChristy Walsh

Coal costs more, pollutes more, and offers less reliability.

DOE Slashes Crucial Grants for Manufacturing, Grid Upgrades

October 2, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Department of Energy announced plans to cut $7.5 billion in grants yesterday, threatening projects that would support U.S. manufacturers, lower energy costs for Americans, and create hundreds of thousands of high-quality domestic jobs.

NRDC Statement on the Passing of Dr. Jane Goodall

October 1, 2025 ReactionUnited States

The pioneering primatologist, conservation leader, and climate change advocate's discoveries about wild chimpanzees reshaped science and inspired respect for all species.

California Jobs at Risk After Energy Department Cancels Manufacturing Grants

October 1, 2025 Expert BlogCaliforniaLauren Kubiak

This move comes at a time when investment in decarbonization is critical in order to ensure that the state can deliver on its emission reduction requirements while ensuring energy affordability.

16 Million Americans Do Not Have Access to a Car

October 1, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

A new analysis from NRDC finds that millions of Americans cannot rely upon a vehicle for their daily transportation needs.  

Who Doesn’t Have a Car?

October 1, 2025 MapUnited StatesAli Lehman, Samantha Henningson

A new NRDC map shows car-free living and the factors affecting car usage in United States.