The Maryland General Assembly announced that virtually all use of chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—will be phased out in the state by the end of 2020, following years of pressure from public health, farmworker and community groups.
The Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America today filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of glyphosate, the most widely used pesticide in the United States.
As the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic grows, we support calls for utility shutoff moratoriums to protect our most vulnerable communities.
David Doniger, senior strategic director of the Climate & Clean Energy Program, has helped shape federal and global climate-related policies since he joined NRDC in 1978.
The health and future of our forests is inextricably tied to our own. Forests around the world, from the great northern boreal to tropical rainforests, breathe life onto our planet and provide everything from clean air and water to a…
Conservation groups submitted more than 180,000 public comments today opposing the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
The Pennsylvania Senate today sent House Bill 1100—a broad petrochemical subsidy passed by the General Assembly in February—to Governor Tom Wolf, who has pledged to veto the bill.
Given a choice between clean electricity or fossil (a.k.a. “natural”) gas to power home appliances, Californians overwhelmingly choose renewable power by a 48-point margin. The results of a survey of 1,000 California voters released this month confirm that switching to…
The Pennsylvania State Senate today sent HB 1100 – a bill that would give tax breaks to fossil fuel plants that use fracked gas to manufacture petrochemicals – to Governor Wolf’s desk for signature. This comes at a time when…
