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Imelda, Florence, Harvey: Bigger Rains and Bigger Floods

September 24, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesJoel Scata

Current federal flood policies are perpetuating an unsustainable “flood, rebuild, repeat” approach to managing the nation’s flood risks.

Public Banks Will Help Fight Climate Change!

September 24, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaJulia Prochnik

Public Banks restore economic power to local communities, empowering them to invest in projects that fight climate change and improve their quality of life.

Western EIM Expands, Electricity Markets Outlook Brightens

September 24, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesCarl Zichella

An expanded EIM will help make the western grid cleaner and greener.

Settlement Requires Feds to Act on Habitat Protections for Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

September 24, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) settled a lawsuit over the failure to protect habitat necessary for the recovery of the rusty patched bumble bee, as required under the Endangered Species Act. The…

New Drinking Water Report: Communities of Color More Likely to Suffer Drinking Water Violations For Years

September 24, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States, Flint, Newark

Flint and Newark put a face on EPA data confirming unequal protection under federal water law

How Healthy Soil Can Help Reduce Harmful Algal Blooms

September 23, 2019 Expert BlogInternationalLara Bryant

Why are there too many nutrients in the water? Mostly because we are putting too many nutrients onto the land.

How the Clean Water Act Can Combat Harmful Algal Blooms

September 23, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesJon Devine

NRDC'S findings show public officials are not doing enough to test for and prevent nitrogen and phosphorus pollution.

Is Your Favorite Waterway Facing the Threat of Toxic Algae?

September 23, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesKate Poole

Freshwater Flows, Reduced Diversions Help Abate Toxic Algae

September 23, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaMelanie Sturm

Most Leaders on Wrong Side of Science at U.N. Climate Summit

September 23, 2019 Expert BlogInternationalJake Schmidt, Brendan Guy

Though Latest Newark Test Results Are Encouraging, NRDC Says “Trust But Verify”

September 23, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, New Jersey, NewarkNRDC

The fight for safe water for all of the city’s residents continues on.

State Autonomy Doesn’t Operate at the Convenience of the President

September 23, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesMitchell Bernard

Trump’s attacks on state environmental protections aren’t just ironic—they’re dangerous.

India Announces Stronger Climate Action

September 23, 2019 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal, Sameer Kwatra

Prime Minister Modi discussed several concrete measures which will deepen India’s action on climate change.

NRDC Map and Report Reveal Rise in Harmful Algal Blooms

September 23, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

As harmful algal blooms (HABs) proliferate in the United States, two new releases from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) illuminate the scale of the problem nationally and detail a major pollution source helping to fuel it. A new interactive…

World Leaders Fail to Step Up Climate Action

September 23, 2019 Press ReleaseInternational

World leaders met today at the United Nations in New York City for the 2019 Climate Action Summit, convened to encourage countries to make stronger commitments soon that address the growing costs and widening damages from climate change.