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Informe: Monarcas, otra especie en peligro de extinción por pesticidas

Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Sylvia Fallon
Cada año, la Coalición de Especies en Peligro destaca diez especies que enfrentan una particular amenaza. Este año esa amenaza son los pesticidas. Desde ranas hasta búhos, ballenas y murciélagos, los pesticidas ponen en peligro a las especies en todo…

Report: Monarchs, Other Species Endangered by Pesticides

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.

Bipartisan Bill Would Curb Climate-Harming HFCs

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.

House Passes Public Lands Protection Bills

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

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…

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

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…

Pebble Mine: Would You Buy a Used Car from This CEO?

Expert BlogJoel Reynolds
Combative congressional testimony by D.C. lawyer and Pebble CEO Tom Collier belies credibility, dismisses Alaskans’ concerns for salmon, reveals major flaws in federal review of reckless Bristol Bay mining project

Automakers Attack States’ Authority to Curb Climate Pollution

Press ReleaseUnited States
As California suffers another season of devastating fires, automakers including General Motors, Toyota, and Chrysler’s parent FCA joined a lawsuit in support of the Trump administration’s effort to strip California and other states of their long-held authority to address climate…