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CITES’s Last Chance to Save the Vaquita

August 13, 2019 Press ReleaseMexico

As governments from around the world prepare to meet in Geneva for the 18th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), a new report urges the imposition of trade suspensions against Mexico for…

NYS Paint Waste Bill Awaits Cuomo’s Finishing Touch

August 13, 2019 Expert BlogNew YorkEric A. Goldstein

Leftover paints—one of the more problematic items in the municipal waste stream—are likely to be fished out of millions of garages and basements from Montauk to Niagara Falls and disposed of properly, thanks to a forward-looking law recently passed by…

Are Giraffes Endangered?

August 13, 2019 ExplainerInternational, United States

Conservation scientists say giraffes are headed toward extinction. Now the U.S. government must catch up with the scientific consensus.

Plant-Based Diet: Healthier for Us and Our Planet

August 13, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalMaria McCain

The NRDC Catering Policy supports waste reduction and purchasing ethically produced and sustainably sourced food.

California Moves to Make Paying for EV Charging Easier

August 12, 2019 Expert BlogCaliforniaMiles Muller

California recently approved regulations for public charging stations to ensure people can pay for charging as easily as they pay for gasoline. However, a bill moving through the California Legislature would unwind those regulations, making charging less accessible and less…

The Energy Impacts of Smart Speakers and Video Streaming Devices

August 12, 2019 ReportUnited StatesNoah Horowitz

Llinking smart speakers to a television can cause its standby power and overall annual energy use to skyrocket, a spike in energy consumption that could exceed $1 billion annually.

Are Smart Speakers and Streaming Devices Energy Efficient?

August 12, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesNoah Horowitz

Smart Speakers & Video Streaming Devices are Efficient

August 12, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Most of the more than 100 million smart speakers and video streaming devices installed in America’s homes are quite energy efficient, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) said today in the first independent report on their electricity use. However, energy…

America’s Atlantic Ocean Economy—Too Important to Jeopardize

August 12, 2019 Fact SheetUnited States, EastAlison Chase, Alexandra Adams

Oil and gas exploration and development could devastate the Atlantic Coast.

Nuclear vs. Climate Change: Feeling the Heat

August 12, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalChristina Chen

With increasing temperatures already posing threats to many nuclear plants around the world, we are faced with a sobering picture of nuclear energy’s vulnerability to climate change impacts.

As Scientists Warn of Biodiversity Crisis, Trump Administration Guts Endangered Species Act

August 12, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalNRDC

The bedrock conservation law saves 99 percent of the plants and animals it protects—and we need it now more than ever.

Trump Administration Exacerbates Extinction Crisis

August 12, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Federal government torpedoes Endangered Species Act against popular public opinion

Revisiting Nahuelbuta (1 of 2)

August 9, 2019 Expert BlogChileAmanda Maxwell

In honor of this year’s United Nations (UN) International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, environmental anthropologist James J. A. Blair revisits ongoing efforts to restore native forests and protect river ecosystems in the Nahuelbuta Mountains, an integral part of…

More Vulnerable Than Vicious, Sharks Need CITES Protection

August 9, 2019 Expert BlogInternationalElizabeth Murdock

Extending CITES protections to sharks will help safeguard additional shark species threatened by international trade, while strengthening how this international treaty enforces the protection of some of the most important and vulnerable predators that swim our oceans.

Revisiting Nahuelbuta (2 of 2)

August 9, 2019 Expert BlogChileAmanda Maxwell

Environmental anthropologist James J. A. Blair revisits ongoing efforts to restore ecosystems in an integral part of the Indigenous Mapuche territory in what is now Chile.