The following is a statement by Gina McCarthy, president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the COVID-19 stimulus bill announced today by the congressional leadership:
The lush island province of Palawan is under threat, and conservationist Jessa Belle Garibay-Yayen has made it her mission to protect it for both her own generation and generations to come.
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis grows, our first priority should be to assist those whose health and welfare are at most risk. Access to affordable water and energy is a crucial need at all times, but never more than now…
Natural Resources Defense Council has pledged to support Restore California and Zero Foodprint, which invest in sustainable farming and land management practices that sequester carbon.
Leading into New Mexico’s 2020 legislative session, Governor Lujan-Grisham requested increases of $3.8 million from the general fund to ensure the protection New Mexico’s waterways. The legislature’s final appropriation only added $1.2 million to the Water Protection division’s budget. Governor…
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.