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Idahoans Take Lead on Snake River Salmon Restoration

April 24, 2019 Expert BlogGiulia C.S. Good Stefani

The Pacific Northwest has been deadlocked over salmon and dams for decades. Something is shifting, and everyone at the conference in Boise felt it. The topic of the day was Energy, Salmon, Agriculture, and Community: Can We Come Together? and…

Hawaii Stands Up for Its Sharks With Fishing Ban

April 24, 2019 DispatchHawaiiStarre Vartan

The Aloha State is on track to become the first in the nation to ban shark fishing outright, creating a critical safe harbor for these threatened animals.

Colorado: Support a Just and Equitable Transition via Securitization

April 24, 2019 Expert BlogJulia Prochnik

A just and equitable transition is possible with political support, investment, and community involvement. Utility securitization can be a prescription for lowering energy costs and a useful financing tool to help fund a just and equitable transition to clean energy…

Court Urged to Reject Trump’s Newest Keystone XL Pipeline Ploy

April 24, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Environmental and landowner organizations today urged the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to maintain the prohibition on construction of the Keystone XL pipeline while federal agencies revise their flawed environmental review.

Why Do Some Michigan Water Agencies Oppose the Quest for Safe Water?

April 24, 2019 Expert BlogCyndi Roper

Replacing the state’s lead service lines will be a massive undertaking, but five years after the Flint water crisis, residents deserve no less.

Red and Blue Colorado Votes for Relief from Pain at the Pump

April 24, 2019 Expert BlogMax Baumhefner, Noah Long

While bitter politics may have paralyzed legislative efforts in D.C., in Colorado, bipartisan legislation is now headed to Governor Jared Polis’ desk to be signed into law that would ensure Coloradans gain access to a cleaner, cheaper, transportation fuel.

California Denounces Trump’s Plan to Strip Wolf Protections

April 23, 2019 Expert BlogKatie Umekubo

The California Fish and Game Commission has voted to formally oppose the Trump administration’s misguided and baseless plan to strip federal protections from wolves.

Washington Watch

April 23, 2019 OverviewUnited States

Republican lawmakers in the 115th Congress are poised to use all the legislative tricks at their disposal to systematically dismantle a wide array of health and environmental safeguards.

Trump EPA’s Toxic Chemical Policies Draw Another Lawsuit

April 23, 2019 Expert BlogDaniel Rosenberg

NRDC and our allies have filed a lawsuit challenging EPA's illegal failure to protect the public from the toxic chemical methylene chloride.

In Hundreds of Vintage Postcards, Americana Meets the Apocalypse

April 23, 2019 PerspectivesUnited StatesPatrick Rogers

David Opdyke’s intricate panorama shows the country’s landscape ravaged by extractive industries and the politics of climate denial.

An Earth Day to Remember: Gov Sisolak Signs 50% RPS in NV

April 22, 2019 Expert BlogDylan Sullivan

What Does It Mean to Have Healthy People and Thriving Communities?

April 22, 2019 Expert BlogShelley Poticha

Defining what "everyday environmentalists" do to fight for a just, sustainable, and socially equitable world in which people have a meaningful voice in their health and well-being.

Census Case Tests Courts' Ability to Check Agency Abuses

April 22, 2019 Expert BlogIan Fein

NRDC filed a Supreme Court brief in an important case challenging the Trump Administration’s controversial decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The case will have lasting implications for the allocation of political power in Congress and…

HELP WANTED: Hypothetical Partner for the Pebble Mine

April 22, 2019 Expert BlogJoel Reynolds

Canadian owner of widely condemned Bristol Bay mine desperately seeks new partner with a few billion to spare. Financial, social, and environmental indifference required. No need to apply if you’re fazed by economic infeasibility, relentless local opposition, pervasive risk, and…

Midwest Leadership in the Climate Fight

April 22, 2019 Expert BlogRhea Suh

America’s heartland is stepping up to do what’s best for their people, their states, and their country.