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A Home for Orcas

December 13, 2019 Expert BlogGiulia C.S. Good Stefani

The Southern Resident orcas are at their lowest abundance in 40 years.

Pebble Mine: The Opposition Intensifies

December 13, 2019 Expert BlogJoel Reynolds

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin cites reckless Bristol Bay mine as project that “doesn’t make any sense,” asks “why would we do it?”

A New Deal for the Okapi, Africa’s “Unicorn”

December 13, 2019 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

How protecting the okapi could bring income, sanitation, health services, and security to a remote area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Youth to Global Leaders: Act Now!

December 13, 2019 Expert BlogSophia Ptacek

Millions of young people have taken to the streets this past year to demand that global leaders act against the climate crisis.

California Sets a Bold Path for Energy Efficiency Innovation

December 13, 2019 Expert BlogLara Ettenson

Fighting the climate crisis requires new ideas to dramatically cut the dangerous pollution responsible for changing our environment and harming our health. The California Public Utilities Commission recently voted unanimously to do just that when it approved a decision and…

Taking a Bite Out of the Big Apple’s Food Waste

December 13, 2019 OverviewNew York City

NRDC is helping to transform New York City into a leader in the fight against food waste and a model for other cities around the country.

Latin America Energy and Decarbonization Updates from COP25

December 13, 2019 Expert BlogColumbia, Chile, Honduras, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, Paraguay, UruguayCarolina Herrera

Latin America Nature and Justice Updates from COP25

December 13, 2019 Expert BlogColumbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Brazil, BoliviaCarolina Herrera

Great Lakes Levels Are Rising—a Sign of Things to Come?

December 13, 2019 DispatchMidwestSusan Cosier

Stronger storms and harsher cold snaps could mean more dramatic ups and downs for lake levels in the future.

Why the EPA Needs Another William Ruckelshaus (1932–2019)

December 13, 2019 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The agency’s first administrator built the EPA from scratch—and established the nonpartisan, antipolluter culture that the Trump administration has all but abandoned.

Proposed Alternative Response to Crossword "Sell-by" Clue

December 12, 2019 Expert BlogAndrea Collins, Nina Sevilla

Items past the sell-by date are still good! For many people, sell-by dates – and the plethora of other dates on our food – cause a lot of confusion which leads to unnecessary food waste. And when we waste food…

New York State Greenlights Boost for Community Solar

December 12, 2019 Expert BlogCullen Howe

COP25: What World Leaders Should Do on Climate Action

December 12, 2019 Expert BlogJake Schmidt, Brendan Guy, Han Chen

The 20 major emitters that account for approximately 80% of global emissions have stood nearly mute at COP25 in Madrid.

Bipartisan Group of States Take Steps to Cut Truck Pollution

December 12, 2019 Expert BlogDr. Simon Mui, Patricio Portillo

Top environmental officials from 8 states and DC took a bold step towards protecting our nation’s air and cutting carbon emissions from the transportation sector by signing a joint agreement to accelerate the electric truck and bus market.

Don’t Let Gas Provide False Sense of Climate Security

December 12, 2019 Expert BlogSheryl Carter

In the midst of our climate crisis, and unprecedented calls for action, 2019 is turning out to be another record year for climate warming greenhouse gas pollution. And we are still not on track to meet our emissions-reduction goals.