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Congress Must Address PFAS Crisis, Make Polluters Pay

May 15, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. government has left Americans vulnerable to exposure to highly toxic chemicals in our water, food, air and soil, a leading public health expert testified today.

NY Bill Gives Pollinators Breather from Toxic Pesticides

May 14, 2019 Expert BlogDaniel Raichel

What’s Cooler Than Being Cool? Energy Efficiency

May 14, 2019 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

Protect CA from Trump-Supported Desert Water Mining Project

May 14, 2019 Expert BlogDamon Nagami

Like many other southern Californians, I know we’re extremely lucky to have the Mojave Desert right here in our own backyard. Just a short drive can take you to see brilliant spring wildflowers, windswept Joshua tree landscapes, an endless star-filled…

Fishing and Conservation Groups Sue Country’s Largest Agricultural Water District Over Illegal Plot to Raise Shasta Dam

May 14, 2019 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Yesterday, a coalition of fishing and conservation groups filed a lawsuit against Westlands Water District for unlawfully aiding efforts by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to raise Shasta Dam. The destructive project would flood critical parts of the protected McCloud…

What Can Green Groups, Labor Unions, Veterans, and a Coal Mining Exec All Get Behind? Solar Power in Appalachian Ohio.

May 14, 2019 NRDC in ActionOhioCourtney Lindwall

Dan Sawmiller, NRDC’s Ohio energy policy director, forms unexpected alliances to build out renewables in the Buckeye State.

Time for New York State to Divest from Fossil Fuels

May 13, 2019 Expert BlogMark Izeman, Rich Schrader

Divestment underscores the point that we can’t achieve our ambitious climate goals if we continue to gain profits from the companies and activities that are harming our planet the most.

Greece Urged to Protect Hellenic Trench from Seismic Blasts

May 13, 2019 Expert BlogDr. Francine Kershaw

L.A. Takes a Fresh Look at Recycled Water

May 13, 2019 DispatchLos AngelesLauren Evans

Facing dwindling freshwater supplies, the city is ready to stop dumping millions of gallons into the Pacific—and to follow Orange County’s lead.

U.N. Report: A Million Extinctions and Ecological Collapse Are on the Way

May 13, 2019 Latest NewsUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

We got ourselves into this mess. It’s high time we got ourselves out of it.

The California WaterFix project

May 13, 2019 Court CaseCaliforniaClosed

The California WaterFix project was no fix at all. In a victory for the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, California abandoned its two-tunnel project in May 2019.

Pennsylvania's Gas Power Problem, Part 1: The Build-Out

May 10, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, PennsylvaniaMark Szybist

For most of the last decade, the biggest energy story in Pennsylvania has been fracking—the use of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling to extract shale gas—and the dramatic increase in gas production that fracking has driven.

The Biodiversity Report: Not All Gloom and Doom

May 10, 2019 Expert BlogKatie Umekubo

Nature is in dire decline. We have read about it all week now. However, let’s not let this important take-away get lost in the shuffle: there’s still time to reverse course.

Cautious Optimism Over Canada's Big Orca Announcement

May 10, 2019 Expert BlogMichael Jasny

Today, Canada announced new measures to protect the Southern Resident orcas, one of the most endangered, and beloved, populations of whales on either side of the border. Together with the orca bills signed on Wednesday by Washington Governor Jay Inslee…

DOE's Process Rule: Wonky Changes Could Have Big Impact

May 10, 2019 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

NRDC submitted comments this week in response to the Department of Energy’s proposed changes to its Process Rule for setting energy efficiency standards, citing several grave concerns over their divisive nature and the peril in which they would place timely…