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How Plastic Bottles Become Death Traps for Hermit Crabs

February 3, 2020 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

Each year on two far-flung Australian islands, more than half a million hermit crabs die after becoming trapped inside our plastic waste.

International Analyst

January 31, 2020 NRDC in ActionIndia, China, United StatesJeff Turrentine

Han Chen, energy policy manager in NRDC’s International Program, keeps the big picture in view as she works to advance a global clean energy transition.

EPA Finds Neonics Are Risky Business—but Plans to Approve Anyway

January 31, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesLucas Rhoads

These toxic pesticides are a leading cause of bee declines, a grave threat to aquatic life, and a possible threat to human health.

Why Coloradans Must Defend NEPA

January 31, 2020 Expert BlogColoradoSam Gilchrist

The Trump administration is trying to undermine NEPA by exempting many government-approved and funded projects from the review process and excluding consideration of the cumulative impacts, which is especially important when considering how projects will influence and be influenced by…

The Trump Administration Wants to Set Water Safety Back 50 Years

January 31, 2020 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

With their latest rollback, the president and the EPA chief show that they either don’t understand how water pollution works—or simply don’t care.

Through Haunting Tunes, Polar Ice Crashes Into Chi-Town

January 31, 2020 PerspectivesChicagoSusan Cosier

An art installation’s latest act has musicians interpreting the sounds of Antarctica’s disintegrating icescape.

Promising Bipartisan Movement

January 31, 2020 Expert BlogBen Longstreth

New bipartisan partnership on Capitol Hill pushes for action on climate.

India Opening the Door on Green Windows for Clean Energy

January 31, 2020 Expert BlogSameer Kwatra

In a key step toward institutionalizing catalytic clean energy finance, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Secretary Sh. Anand Kumar reiterated India’s commitment to opening the first Green Window in India at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) in…

With Family Roots in the Mines, He’s Championing Illinois’s Clean Energy Future

January 31, 2020 NRDC in ActionMichigan, Illinois, Chicago, PeoriaNicole Greenfield

With grassroots groups and other partners, J. C. Kibbey is fighting for one of the country’s most ambitious climate bills—and a just transition away from coal.

Industrial Agriculture 101

January 31, 2020 GuideUnited StatesNRDC

Giant farms—whether growing crops or animals—often rely heavily on chemicals and produce waste that pollutes the water and air. As a result, the system we’ve designed to feed the planet also takes a serious toll on its health.

He’s Leading D.C.’s Movement for Climate Action—and He’s a High School Senior

January 30, 2020 DispatchWashington, D.C.Karen L. Smith-Janssen

Jerome Foster II is the 17-year-old helming the Fridays for Future strike in Washington, D.C., the founder of the OneMillionOfUs movement to mobilize young voters, and the voice of a generation demanding climate action now.

For EV Charging Infrastructure, Location Is Everything

January 30, 2020 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Sameer Kwatra

Trump Continues Pushing for Needless Bird Deaths

January 30, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesKatie Umekubo

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to propose a rule embracing Trump administration rollbacks of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act’s essential protections for birds.

Trump EPA Greenlights Continued Widespread Use of Bee-Killing Pesticides, Despite Risks

January 30, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued a proposed decision that greenlights the continued widespread use of neonicotinoid insecticides, commonly known as “neonics,” despite EPA’s own analysis showing risks to bees, other wildlife and human health. The public will…

Trump Continues Pushing Dangerous Rollbacks of Essential Protections for Birds

January 30, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), along with our partners, are challenging the Trump administration rollbacks of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act’s essential protections for birds.