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Legionnaires’ Disease in Northern NJ: A Possible Link to Water Treatment Failures?

July 10, 2019 Expert BlogErik D. Olson

Newark’s violation history makes clear that its system is not well operated or maintained and needs significant infrastructure updates and upgrades.

Congress Takes Step to Protect American Workers from Heat

July 10, 2019 Expert BlogJuanita Constible

The Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act is a critical step to keeping American workers safe from the health threats of a warming world.

Electric Vehicle Charging Basics

July 10, 2019 Expert BlogPatricia Valderrama, Madhur Boloor, Ada Statler, Samuel Garcia

Our EV Charging Basics will answer your questions about how to fill up an electric car given current battery technology and charging infrastructure across the Midwest.

Do Plastic Bag Bans Work?

July 9, 2019 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalCourtney Lindwall

NRDC scientist Jennifer Sass says yes and debunks the skeptics’ claim that in trying to wean ourselves off plastic bags, we’re only creating more troubles.

Drugs in Your Milk? Maybe, Unless It’s Organic.

July 9, 2019 Expert BlogAllison Johnson

Antibiotic cheating may be rampant in the non-organic milk industry, but the strict rules prohibiting antibiotic use in organic agriculture are working.

The Charmin Forever Eyeroll

July 9, 2019 Expert BlogShelley Vinyard

There’s a lot for a Millennial to be worried about in 2019, between floods and wildfires from climate change and staggering species loss. But having to change the toilet paper roll? That’s probably not keeping us up at night. Read…

The Log Con: What’s Really Going On In Canada’s Forests

July 9, 2019 Expert BlogJennifer Skene

Columbus Makes Its Historically Disadvantaged Neighborhoods a Key to Its Climate Future

July 9, 2019 DispatchColumbus, OhioSarah Stankorb

Self-driving shuttles and energy audits are helping to keep this Ohio boomtown booming (without the carbon bust).

With More Big Storms, We Need More Infrastructure Funding

July 9, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesBecky Hammer

Yesterday’s record-breaking rain in the DC area showed just how unprepared we are for the storms that climate change is making more intense and more frequent. The flood tested our region’s water infrastructure, and we failed the test.

California Beckons the Gray Wolf—but Can’t Guarantee a Safe Journey There

July 8, 2019 DispatchWest, California, Oregon, WashingtonCorey Binns

The future of wolves in the West depends on collaborative cross-border commitments to protecting this icon of the wild.

Pebble Mine: The Industry’s Burden of Irresponsible Mining

July 8, 2019 Expert BlogJoel Reynolds

Former Rio Tinto mine permitting expert calls Army Corps of Engineers environmental review of embattled Bristol Bay mine “fatally flawed,” citing numerous “omissions, deficiencies and errors” and failure to meet “standard industry practice.”

Scaling Health-Based Air Plans and Cool Roofs in India: Pune

July 8, 2019 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal

New York Proposes New Drinking Water Standards

July 8, 2019 Press ReleaseNew York

The New York State Department of Health today recommended new drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS – two man-made chemicals linked to cancer and other health issues. If adopted, the newly recommended drinking water standard, at 10 parts per…

Oregon Legislators Walk Out on Climate

July 4, 2019 Expert BlogAlex Jackson

Effort to become second U.S. state to cap climate pollution statewide in limbo after walkout by Senate Republicans

DOE Gas Furnace & Water Heater Proposal Wastes Fossil Fuels

July 3, 2019 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

The Department of Energy is continuing its assault on the appliance energy efficiency standards program, with a proposed interpretive rule out this week that could freeze in place the standards for residential furnaces and commercial water heaters that use natural…