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Gov. Wolf’s Unprecedented Executive Order Puts Climate and Clean Energy on Front-Burner

January 8, 2019 Press ReleasePennsylvania

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf today announced an unprecedented executive order that puts climate change on the front-burner and protects the health of Pennsylvanians. For the first time in Keystone State history, the Executive Order will set statewide targets to slash…

On the Trail of the Odd and Elusive Platypus

January 7, 2019 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

Scientists turn to eDNA to unlock the secrets of one of Australia’s most ancient animals—whose future may be going under.

We Need Our Federal Workers on the Job

January 7, 2019 Expert BlogJohn Bowman

Our public servants undertake many tasks that we don’t often notice: They clear ice off the roads in national forests and ensure the local toxic Superfund site is being cleaned up; they inspect our drinking water systems and make sure…

China Customs Cracks Down on Trafficking of Totoaba Swim Bladders

January 4, 2019 Press ReleaseChina, Mexico

The smuggling of endangered species’ organs threatens the vaquita

Finally, a Legislative Check on a Runaway White House

January 4, 2019 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

What the 116th Congress can do—starting right now—to block Trump’s anti-environment agenda.

McIntyre Led FERC With Independence, Fairness

January 3, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Kevin McIntyre, the former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, died yesterday after a lengthy illness.

There’s Actually Some Good News in That Scary IPCC Report

January 3, 2019 ExplainerInternationalPerrin Ireland

Looking for a silver lining in the harrowing United Nations climate change report? Here it is: We can determine the impact of climate change by the political, economic, and social choices we make today.

Vaquita on a Razor's Edge in 2019

January 3, 2019 Expert BlogZak Smith

Pelosi Election Sets Stage for Climate Action, Environmental Protection

January 3, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Upon Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s election as House Speaker, Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, issued the following statement:

St. Petersburg Wins Climate Challenge; 5 More Cities to Join

January 3, 2019 Expert BlogJay Orfield

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Natural Resources Defense Council today announced St. Petersburg as the 20th winning city in the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge (ACCC), a $70 million dollar program designed to accelerate ambitious U.S. cities’ efforts to tackle climate…