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Illinois Senators and Reps Support Residents’ Call for Action on Dangerous Levels of Manganese in Southeast Side

May 8, 2019 Press ReleaseIllinois

In response to continued advocacy by community leaders, Illinois’ congressional delegation is once again urging the U.S. EPA to crack down on Southeast Side Chicago neurotoxin handlers. The response comes as new data show disturbingly high levels of brain-damaging manganese…

California Lunchrooms May Soon Serve Up Organics

May 7, 2019 DispatchCaliforniaCorey Binns

A state bill promises organic food to students—and benefits for local farmers and farmworkers, too.

Pelosi Brings Climate Leadership to the House

May 7, 2019 Expert BlogRhea Suh

By passing the Climate Action Now Act, the House has signaled that it will not allow Washington to continue to ignore the greatest environmental crisis of our generation—and future generations.

Microbes Matter: What the Biodiversity Report Means for Soil

May 7, 2019 Expert BlogArohi Sharma

The report found that 23 percent of our agricultural lands are less productive than five years ago, and in refreshingly bold terms, the report comments on the role agricultural subsidies play in catalyzing soil health degradation and biodiversity loss.

Cues from the Midwest Floods: Is Your Community Prepared?

May 7, 2019 Expert BlogJuanita Constible

As we think about the kind of future we want, we should be asking our elected officials this critical question: What are you doing to prepare for the present-day impacts of climate change?

U.N. Report: Human Impacts Pushing Forests to the Brink

May 7, 2019 Expert BlogJennifer Skene

Deal of the Century: Tie the USMCA to Paris

May 7, 2019 Expert BlogDan West

Improving NAFTA has been one of President Trump’s key priorities, and, unlike much of what the Trump administration has tried to do, one goal the Natural Resources Defense Council has shared.

America’s Utilities Unite to Support Lighting Standards

May 7, 2019 Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh

Utility Low-Income Efficiency Programs in Need of Upgrade

May 7, 2019 Expert BlogMaria Stamas, Miles Muller

California’s Energy Savings Assistance (ESA) program—designed to help low-income households save money on their monthly energy bills through no-cost weatherization services while improving their health, comfort, and safety—hasn’t been saving as much energy as it could be, and hasn’t been…

Climate Change Drives the Politics of Climate Change

May 7, 2019 Expert BlogRoland Hwang

Opening Remarks for the Milken Institute 2019 Global Conference panel: “If We Do Nothing: Earth’s Climate at the Tipping Point."

Greater Chaco Region Wins Reprieve From Fracking

May 7, 2019 Press ReleaseNew Mexico

Federal Appeals Court Holds BLM Illegally Approved Oil and Gas Drilling in Sacred Landscape

NAFTA Rewrite Must Include Climate Pledge

May 7, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States, Canada, Mexico

The Natural Resources Defense Council today told Congress that it should withhold a vote for the reworked North American Free Trade Agreement unless it is amended to include a pledge that each of the three nations will adhere to the…

You Can Make a Difference and Take Transformative Actions

May 6, 2019 Expert BlogInternationalJulia Prochnik, Jessica Russo

The United Nations (UN) released another alarming report about our planet and the harmful causes hurting our ecosystems. After the recent UN IPCC report, this will be the second report reminding all of us that change must happen to protect…

IPBES and the Threats to the World's Fresh Water

May 6, 2019 Expert BlogKate Poole

Could “Liking” an Anti-Pipeline Facebook Post Soon Be Illegal?

May 6, 2019 Expert BlogJosh Axelrod

A new South Dakota law—written in consultation with the company that owns Keystone XL—could punish people for exercising their right to peaceful protest. Is it a harbinger of things to come?