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COP25 Moves, Need for Climate Action in Chile Remains

November 1, 2019 Expert BlogCarolina Herrera, Amanda Maxwell

Even without hosting a COP in Santiago this December, Chile will need to advance a climate agenda locally as an integral part of addressing the inequities and pressing social demands these past two weeks have brought to the fore.

The Faces of Trump and Putin, Stenciled in Smog

November 1, 2019 PerspectivesUnited StatesSusan Cosier

From Chicago to Moscow, this artistic collaboration puts climate change on display—and world leaders on notice.

IEA: Renewable Energy Has Winning Potential

November 1, 2019 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The International Energy Agency says solar is about to boom (some more) and offshore wind farms could power the whole world—18 times over! If we let them, that is.

India EV News: Government and Industry Updates

October 31, 2019 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal

Momentum Towards Cooling with Less Warming - Part 1

October 31, 2019 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Alex Hillbrand, Prima Madan

REPORT: Most Fast Food Chains Get Poor Grades for Overuse of Antibiotics in Beef

October 31, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

“Biggest Wannabe” Award Goes to Wendy’s; McDonald’s Gets “Biggest Moover”

Keystone Pipeline Spill Shows Enduring Danger of Tar Sands Oil

October 31, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Keystone tar sands pipeline was shut down today after a spill in North Dakota, reportedly more than 378,000 gallons. The Keystone pipeline has had more than a dozen spills since it went into operation in 2010.

Fast-Food and Beef Industries Are Still Fueling Scary Superbugs

October 31, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesLena Brook

The latest “Chain Reaction” report grades restaurants’ antibiotics-use policies—and there are a lot of Fs.

Another Day, Another California Oily Mess

October 30, 2019 Expert BlogAnn Alexander

New Report: Monarch Butterflies Among 10 Species Imperiled by Pesticides

October 30, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Use of Glyphosate Eradicates Monarch Caterpillars’ Only Source of Food

House Passes Public Lands Protection Bills

October 30, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The House of Representatives today passed two pieces of legislation that would offer key protection to treasured public lands.

PA Lawmakers Vote to Expand Clean Transportation

October 30, 2019 Press ReleasePennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Senate’s Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee today voted to advance the Pennsylvania Clean Transportation Infrastructure Act, a bipartisan effort to significantly advance electric vehicles (EVs) and charging stations across the state while helping tackle one of the…

Bipartisan Bill Would Curb Climate-Harming HFCs

October 30, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

A bipartisan group of senators led by Sens. John Kennedy (R-LA) and Tom Carper (D-DE) today introduced the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, backed by industry and environmentalists, that would phase down the production of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, nationwide.

Lowe’s To Stop Selling Carpet Made with PFAS: NRDC Reaction

October 30, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Lowe’s, the nation’s second-largest home improvement retail chain, announced it will stop purchasing all carpet and rugs that contain PFAS in the U.S. and Canada by January 2020. Lowe’s decision to clear inventory of carpets and rugs made with PFAS…

Report: Monarchs, Other Species Endangered by Pesticides

October 30, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Sylvia Fallon

How does a plant-killing herbicide affect a butterfly? Because it decimates milkweed, the only plant on which monarchs lay their eggs and on which monarch caterpillars feed.