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NRDC Advocacy Pushes U.S. to Ban Seafood Imports that Threaten Whales and Dolphins

September 3, 2025 ReactionUnited States, International

The bans represent the first large-scale enforcement of long-ignored provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

A Mammoth Biomass Project Withers in California 

September 3, 2025 NRDC in ActionCaliforniaShelia Hu

Here’s how NRDC and partners worked to keep a stretch of forests out of industry hands.

What Could a New Adaptation Finance Goal Look Like?

August 28, 2025 Expert BlogInternationalJoe Thwaites, Dr. Adelle Thomas

Exploring seven potential scenarios for a new climate adaptation finance goal.

Environmental Groups Sue the EPA Demanding Protections from Hazardous Chemicals

August 28, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

Groups ask the court to direct the EPA to revisit long-overdue rules to limit the hazardous substances discharged into waterways.

How to Make Your Community More Resilient to Climate Disasters

August 28, 2025 How-ToUnited StatesJ. J. Starr

You don’t need to wait for national legislation to protect yourself from extreme weather. Here’s how to start right now—where you live.

From the Streets to the StoryMap: Putting Kansas City Youth at the Center of Environmental Justice

August 27, 2025 Expert BlogKansas City (Kansas)Ridgana Bonne-Annee

Using personal stories, history, and community science, seven young leaders are reimagining what environmental justice can look like in Kansas City.

20 Years After Katrina, FEMA Weakened as Risks Grow

August 27, 2025 Press ReleaseLouisiana

This week marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana.

Roadless Rule Remains a Shield Against Logging Threats to America’s Forests

August 27, 2025 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Trump administration advanced its plans to rescind the Roadless Rule, a landmark safeguard that prevents roadbuilding and destructive logging across nearly 50 million acres of national forest.

Framing Planned Relocation as a Human Health Issue

August 26, 2025 Expert BlogInternational, United StatesAnna Weber

As more governments are having to relocate communities due to climate change, there must be increased efforts to incorporate health considerations throughout the process.

The BRIC Program Is Essential in Our New Climate Reality

August 26, 2025 Expert BlogUnited StatesJoel Scata, Anna Weber

And yet the Trump administration has eliminated the program, canceling lifesaving projects—such as tornado safe rooms in schools—across the country.

Colorado Has a Toxic Neonics Problem—and a Path to Recovery

August 25, 2025 Expert BlogColoradoAllison Johnson, Lena Freij

Eliminating unnecessary uses of toxic insecticides is the next step.

Interior Halts Revolution Wind Project

August 25, 2025 Press ReleaseRhode Island, Connecticut

BOEM’s unprecedented order could hurt workers, electricity customers, and grid reliability.

Procter & Gamble Doubles Down on Forest Degradation

August 22, 2025 Expert BlogCanadaShelley Vinyard

P&G’s new policy means Charmin toilet paper drives a tree-to-toilet pipeline.

Introducing Polluters Pay Laws—a New Tool for Climate Adaptation

August 21, 2025 ExplainerUnited States, Vermont, New YorkShelia Hu

As states begin to pass “climate superfund” bills, here’s a closer look at what they do and why we need them.

Trump Administration Orders to Keep Fossil-Fired Power Plant Running Will Increase Michigan Electricity Costs

August 21, 2025 Press ReleaseMichigan

The DOE issued an emergency federal order, again, late on August 20, requiring the J.H. Campbell coal plant to remain operational, despite plans to close the facility by May 31, 2025.