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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?

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

NRDC to World Bank: “Location, Community, and Climate-Smart”

May 6, 2019 Expert BlogJoel Reynolds

New NAFTA Must Address Climate Change

May 6, 2019 Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell

Improving the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been one of President Donald Trump’s key priorities, and, unlike much of what the Trump administration has tried to do, one goal NRDC has shared. The 25-year-old agreement needs updating, notably…

PA Has a Climate Action Plan—Now PA Needs Climate Action

May 6, 2019 Expert BlogMark Szybist

Marine Biodiversity in Dangerous Decline, Finds New Report

May 6, 2019 Expert BlogInternationalLauren Kubiak

Over one-third of marine mammals and nearly one-third of sharks, shark relatives, and reef-forming corals are threatened with extinction, according to a new report released today on the state of global biodiversity.

UN Scientific Report: 1 Million Species at Risk of Extinction

May 6, 2019 Press ReleaseInternational

Assessment Warns of Global Ecosystem Collapse Due to Human Activity

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?

U.N. Biodiversity Report: A Million Reasons to Better Protect Our Natural Systems

May 6, 2019 Expert BlogSusan Casey-Lefkowitz

Human civilization is under threat. We must save nature in order to address this emergency.

Govs. Murphy and Cuomo: Block the Williams Pipeline

May 3, 2019 Expert BlogKimberly Ong

Pressure is building for New Jersey and New York State to block a controversial fracked gas pipeline known as the Northeast Supply Enhancement, or Williams, pipeline. NRDC sent comments to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Conservation, urging them to…

Getting the Lead Out of DC Drinking Water

May 3, 2019 Expert BlogValerie Baron

Earlier this year, the District Council took a step to clean up our drinking water, passing a law that would prohibit partial lead service line replacements—a practice that contributes to elevated lead levels.

What the Heck Just Happened in Virginia?!

May 3, 2019 Expert BlogWalton Shepherd

Contrary to widespread expectations, Virginia Governor Northam yesterday allowed Virginia’s signature climate and clean energy initiative to fall prey to a budget rider maneuver that, as explained below, delays the effective date of Virginia’s carbon regulation for the power sector…

States Keep Rolling on HFC Phase-Down

May 3, 2019 Expert BlogDavid Doniger

States are stepping in to keep the phase-down of the super climate pollutants known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) on track. The latest big step comes from Washington State.

The US Needs to Do More to Save the Monarch Butterfly

May 3, 2019 Expert BlogDr. Sylvia Fallon

And the international community should hold them to it.