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Interior Department Guts Critical Offshore Drilling Safety Protections

May 2, 2019 Expert BlogNRDC

The safeguards were put in place after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout as a way to prevent another deadly oil disaster.

Chicago Riverwalk Flooding Is a Climate Change Reminder

May 2, 2019 Expert BlogJosh Mogerman

An important, if unintended, benefit of the Riverwalk is that it allows Chicagoans to see how one of the systems their city is built around has failed.

Offshore Oil Revenue: A Bad Deal for Virginia

May 2, 2019 Fact SheetUnited States, VirginiaJacob Eisenberg

Offshore oil and gas drilling is an inherently dirty, dangerous business that can cause oil spills along with air and water pollution—all of which would threaten the $2.7 billion generated annually in the state by industries that rely on clean…

How Do You ReGrow a Rainforest? Send in the Tapirs.

May 2, 2019 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

A new study shows that the Amazon’s largest land animals are exceptional at dispersing seeds.

On Climate, Washington State Back in the Lead

May 2, 2019 Expert BlogNoah Long

Washington State closed out it’s 2019 legislative session with some big wins for the climate.

House Strikes a Blow Against Climate Threats

May 2, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The House approved today the Climate Action Now Act, which declares the United States will keep its commitments under the landmark Paris Agreement to curb climate change. This is the first vote in a decade by Congress to reduce the…

Trump Administration Guts Offshore Drilling Safety Standards

May 2, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Trump administration today is significantly weakening offshore drilling regulations known as the “well control rule.” In a symbolic gesture reflecting its overly familiar relationship with industry in these efforts, the Department of Interior is expected to make the announcement…

Northam Delays Bold Climate Action, Virginians at Risk

May 2, 2019 Press ReleaseVirginia

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam today signed into law a state budget containing a terrible measure that delays a bold plan to combat climate change and impedes Virginia from linking to the successful nine-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. He had until…

NRDC on WaterFix Announcement: “Successful End of Fight”

May 2, 2019 Press ReleaseCalifornia

The State of California announced the withdrawal of permits and applications for the California WaterFix Project, the proposal to construct two massive tunnels under the Delta that would cost tens of billions of dollars and divert even more water from…

Green Banks in the United States: 2018 Annual Industry Report

May 1, 2019 Resource

The first annual report of the American Green Bank Consortium covers the period through the year 2018. The green bank impacts presented in this report are the result of information gathering performed by the Coalition for Green Capital (CGC). Key…

Health Solutions a Major Theme of National Adaptation Forum

May 1, 2019 Expert BlogJuanita Constible

The cascading health impacts of climate change—and how to address them—were woven through last week's National Adaptation Forum in Madison, Wisconsin.

Michigan Public Service Commission Primer

May 1, 2019 Expert BlogAriana Gonzalez

With big cases pending and coming at the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) that will dictate your monthly utility bill, how cost-effective home solar is, and how much wind, solar, and energy efficiency there will be in the state, it’s…

One Million Species Extinctions? Not on New York’s Watch!

May 1, 2019 Expert BlogElly Pepper

The global community is at a turning point when it comes to biodiversity. We must change our strategies for wildlife protection if we hope to reverse the alarming loss we are experiencing.

Pebble Mine: Antithesis of World Bank’s Climate-Smart Plan

May 1, 2019 Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Full page bipartisan statement by former EPA Administrators is published in the Washington Post, highlighting “wrong mine, wrong place” as fundamental flaw of embattled Bristol Bay mine

House Takes Action to Save North Atlantic Right Whales

May 1, 2019 Expert BlogNora Apter

The North Atlantic right whale is an iconic species that connects all Americans living along the East Coast, migrating through the waters of every one of our Atlantic coastal states each year. Yet the right whales’ status is increasingly grim.