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Protecting Lands is Urgent Step in Climate Action

August 8, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

A Special Report on Lands and Climate Change released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) underscores both the fierce urgency to take action and the opportunities ahead when it comes to land-use decisions.

CITES CoP18: NRDC’s Plan to Protect Imperiled Species

August 8, 2019 Expert BlogInternationalZak Smith, Elly Pepper

African elephants, rhinos, giraffes, Asian otters, vaquita, and sharks are some of the many species that need our help right now.

IPCC Report: Climate Hope in Farm Systems Change

August 7, 2019 Expert BlogInternationalLara Bryant

The recently released special report on land and climate change tells us that we can have a more hopeful future, because everyone, from governments and large food companies to ordinary people, has the power to make a difference in the…

NRDC Sues EPA Over Latest Refusal to Ban Pesticide Toxic to Kids’ Brains

August 7, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must ban chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—from food in the U.S., according to litigation filed today in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals by Earthjustice on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense…

NRDC Takes EPA to Court—Again—to Protect Children’s Health

August 7, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesNRDC

The agency’s own scientists concluded that chlorpyrifos harms developing brains—but the Trump administration still refuses to ban it.

Furnace Fan & Dehumidifier Efficiency Standards Take Effect

August 6, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesEmily Deanne, Lauren Urbanek

The average consumer will save about $340 to $500 in energy costs over the life of a furnace fan and between $100 and $140 over the life of a dehumidifier. 

Will CITES Parties Stick Necks Out for Giraffes at CoP18?

August 6, 2019 Expert BlogAfrica, InternationalElly Pepper

Giraffes receive little international protection even though they face many threats, including habitat loss, disease, international trade in giraffe parts, and hunting trophies.

It’s Groundhog Day for Rhinos at CITES CoP18

August 6, 2019 Expert BlogAfrica, InternationalElly Pepper

At the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which takes place August 17-28, the Parties will again vote on whether to legalize the international commercial…

Valley Fever Spreads in California as Winter Rainstorms Intensify and Summers Heat Up

August 5, 2019 DispatchCaliforniaCorey Binns

From dusty fields in the San Joaquin Valley, fungal spores are wafting up, exposing more and more farmworkers to the disease.

Will CITES CoP18 Help or Hurt Already Struggling Elephants?

August 5, 2019 Expert BlogAfricaElly Pepper

Unfortunately, some countries still fight to resume the ivory trade at almost every CITES meeting and this one is no exception. 

Anti-Biodiversity Bill Gains Traction in California

August 5, 2019 Expert BlogInternational, CaliforniaElly Pepper

AB719 would allow the commercial import and sale of crocodile and alligator parts and products in California to continue until 2025, despite the fact that such activities are scheduled to be banned on January 1, 2020. 

This Mayor Puts the “Conserve” Back in Conservative

August 2, 2019 DispatchIndianaJeff Turrentine

Indianan Jim Brainard has been making the post-partisan case for building sustainable, resilient cities for more than 20 years.

A Simple Way to Fix the Gas Tax Forever

August 2, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesMax Baumhefner

State policy is inappropriately favoring many gas-powered cars over zero-emission vehicles.

Giant Wooden Birds Are Flocking to Broadway

August 2, 2019 PerspectivesNew York CityCourtney Lindwall

Nicolas Holiber’s reclaimed-wood sculptures highlight the threat of climate change to avian city-dwellers.

Trump Administration Abandons Habitat Protections for Iconic Western Bird

August 2, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Forest Service today finalized its plan for managing the greater sage-grouse, along with hundreds of other species, on 5.2 million acres of Western lands. The move unravels an existing conservation plan to preserve fragile habitat for this iconic…