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In Glacier National Park, Ice Isn't the Only Thing That's Disappearing

January 23, 2020 Latest NewsMontanaJason Bittel

Two species of tiny stonefly have been added to the Endangered Species List because their habitat is expected to melt by 2030.

Making the Decade Count: WSDS India 2020

January 23, 2020 Expert BlogSameer Kwatra, Anjali Jaiswal

Arizona Public Service Adds to 100% Clean Energy Momentum

January 23, 2020 Expert BlogNoah Long

Arizona Public Service adds to what is now irreversible momentum towards 100% clean energy.

Will This Bee the Year New York Tackles Neonics?

January 22, 2020 Expert BlogDaniel Raichel

A new NRDC report shows, neonics now contaminate soil and water across the Empire State at levels capable of hollowing out ecosystems from the bottom up.

A Walk in the Woods: Pipelines and the Appalachian Trail

January 22, 2020 Expert BlogSharon Buccino, Gillian Giannetti

Nearly fifty years ago, Congress amended the Mineral Leasing Act to shield federal Park System lands from fossil fuel development. Despite this, in an unprecedented move, the developers of the beleaguered Atlantic Coast Pipeline want to cut through the Appalachian…

NRDC Report Reveals Rampant Contamination from Toxic Pesticides in New York State

January 22, 2020 Press ReleaseNew York

New York Water Testing Indicates Very High Probability of Ecosystem-Wide Damage Advocates, Lawmakers Rally at the New York State Capitol Demanding Action on Neonics

Costco, Don’t Be Complicit in Selling Forest Destruction

January 22, 2020 Expert BlogShelley Vinyard

There’s an adage in the marketing world that goes, “Every product has a story.” But sometimes the stories companies tell consumers hide the real truth behind how the product is made and the significant cost its production has on the…

NRDC and Allies Sue Trump Administration to Protect Pangolins

January 22, 2020 Expert BlogElly Pepper

The illegal wildlife trade is pushing pangolins toward extinction. The administration must use the Endangered Species Act to save them.

CPUC Should Adopt an Ambitious 2030 Carbon Emissions Target

January 22, 2020 Expert BlogMohit Chhabra, Sergio Sanchez Lopez

The Constitution—and the Public Trust—Requires Impartial Justice

January 22, 2020 Expert BlogMitchell Bernard

NRDC’s work to protect our health and environment depends on the integrity of our constitutional democracy.

NRDC Launches Project to Help Filmmakers Address Climate Change at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival

January 22, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

Launch Includes Panel Series on Impactful Storytelling with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ron Howard; Art by Studio Number One and their creative director, Shepard Fairey

Regional Partnerships Help Our Ocean

January 21, 2020 Expert BlogAlison Chase

Our ocean needs all of us working together. The Regional Ocean Partnership Act helps foster this collaboration and needs our support.

For a Rare Woodpecker in the Longleaf Pine Forest, It's a Hard-Knock Life

January 21, 2020 DispatchFlorida, EastRobynne Boyd

Conservationists have worked hard to help the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker recover, but say there’s still lots more to do. The government seems to disagree.

Bigger than Bees: How Neonics Contaminate Water, Threaten Ecosystems, and Cause Human Health Concerns in New York

January 21, 2020 ReportNew YorkDaniel Raichel, Dr. Jennifer Sass

Neonic use has been linked to a dramatic decline in insects, including plummeting bee and butterfly populations, disrupting entire ecosystems and harming birds, fish, and other wildlife.

President Trump Flails at Science & Fails on Climate Action

January 21, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Trump made the outlandish claim today in Davos, Switzerland that so-called “prophets of doom” were misleading the world about the scientific and real-world evidence of the growing dangers and rising costs of climate change.