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It’s Past Time for Our Federal Workers to Get Back to Work

January 25, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Following the announcement of an agreement to reopen the government, Ana Unruh Cohen, managing director of government affairs at the Natural Resources Defense Council, issued the following statement:

Climate Change Is Already Driving Mass Migration Around the Globe

January 25, 2019 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

To ignore this fact—as the Trump administration insists on doing—is to hamper U.S. foreign policy.

Academics Converge on Low-Income Upgrade Solution

January 24, 2019 Expert BlogMaria Stamas

Mobilizing significant energy and health upgrades to substandard, low-income housing has long vexed policymakers and advocates alike. But two major publications released last week set a path forward.

Bristol Bay Coalition Rejects Pebble Mine’s Claim of Support

January 24, 2019 Expert BlogJoel Reynolds

Pebble’s efforts to woo support for reckless mining scheme fail to persuade broad-based local opposition.

We Made It Only Two Days Into the New Year Before a Species Went Extinct

January 24, 2019 Latest NewsHawaiiJason Bittel

Hawaiians will never again hear the song of George the Snail. The fate of Achatinella apexfulva is a cautionary tale of decorative gardens, imported cannibals, and snail sex (or lack thereof).

India Green News: 2018 India's Sixth Warmest Year on Record

January 24, 2019 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal

2018 was sixth warmest year in India's recorded history: IMD; 74% of India’s new power capacity addition In 2018 was renewables; Ahmedabad civic body budget jumps by 30%, focus on pollution, cleanliness

KFC: Mission Accomplished on Antibiotics

January 24, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesLena Brook

With this commitment, the popular fast-food restaurant is helping to transform antibiotic use practices in the chicken industry.

Congress Must Pass the Investing in State Energy Act

January 23, 2019 Expert BlogDeron Lovaas

Winter is here, and we can help prepare the homes of low-income people so they can weather it well.

U.S. Court Strikes Key Blow to Resolute’s SLAPP Suit

January 23, 2019 Expert BlogJennifer Skene

Realizing the Promise of Paris: Roadmap to a Safer Climate

January 23, 2019 ReportInternationalBrendan Guy, Jake Schmidt

The commitments countries put forward through the Paris Agreement are insufficient to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, let alone 1.5 degrees. Leaving the world to wonder: what do we do now?

Wanted: Congressional Leadership on Climate Adaptation

January 23, 2019 Expert BlogSusan Casey-Lefkowitz

The 116th Congress has the opportunity and responsibility to turn a new page on climate action, with a renewed and urgent drive to slash carbon pollution and to prepare for the present-day and future climate impacts we cannot avoid.

Major New Report Charts Roadmap to Paris Climate Goals

January 23, 2019 Expert BlogInternationalBrendan Guy, Jake Schmidt

The world has a narrow window of opportunity to realize the goals of the Paris climate agreement. NRDC’s new roadmap outlines how leaders can act decisively to deliver 24 realistic climate actions and put the world on track for a…

Vineyard Wind Protects Right Whales While Building a Clean Energy Future

January 23, 2019 Expert BlogNRDC

A landmark agreement ensures that dozens of new wind turbines will help lower carbon emissions—without threatening the endangered North Atlantic right whale.

5 Pros of the Wildlife Conservation & Anti-Trafficking Act

January 23, 2019 Expert BlogElly Pepper

Canadian Logging Company Attack on Environmentalists’ Free Speech Fails

January 23, 2019 Press ReleaseCanada

In a victory for free speech, a U.S. federal court dismissed all claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in a lawsuit brought by a Canadian logging company against environmental groups Greenpeace and Stand.earth, advocates seeking to…