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Climate Action Must Include Forest Protection

December 17, 2018 Expert BlogJennifer Skene

Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands

December 17, 2018 OverviewMexico, United States, Canada

The largest desert in North America is home to biodiverse grasslands that store large amounts of carbon and contribute to the livelihood of millions of people. Yet, these grasslands are highly threatened by human activity and a changing climate.

Protecting Chihuahuan Grassland Habitat of Migratory Birds

December 17, 2018 Expert BlogCarolina Herrera

NRDC’s new Story Map celebrates the extraordinary Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands and highlights the need to protect this natural habitat and its water resources for generations to come.

Opportunity Zones: Who Benefits?

December 17, 2018 Expert BlogStephanie Gidigbi Jenkins, Sasha Forbes, AICP, Marissa Ramirez

The Dirty Scheme to Make Americans Buy More Gasoline

December 17, 2018 Expert BlogRhea Suh

The Trump administration has been bowing to oil companies to try and gut commonsense rules that were saving people billions of dollars and helping to protect our climate.

Hundreds of Workers Who Cleaned Up the Country’s Worst Coal Ash Spill Are Now Sick and Dying

December 17, 2018 DispatchTennesseeAustyn Gaffney

Ten years after the disaster at a Tennessee power plant, the cleanup crew is seeking justice. At the same time, the Trump administration is weakening protections for this toxic pollution.

Climate Change Literature that Made Waves in 2018

December 17, 2018 Expert BlogRob Moore

What were the books, reports, articles, etc. that that made waves in the arena of climate change in 2018? Find out what made my recommended reading list this year.

2019: A Year of Climate Ambition for Chile

December 17, 2018 Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell

The coming year will be a critical one for our planet. As the host of COP25, Chile specifically and Latin America more broadly have a wide-open opportunity to demonstrate vision and leadership on ambitious action that helps the entire world…

Cuomo Calls for Bold Environmental, Energy Action in “2019 Justice Agenda”

December 17, 2018 Press ReleaseNew York

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today unveiled his “2019 Justice Agenda,” outlining a suite of ambitious proposals, including a series of bold environmental and energy commitments.

Don’t Let the $139,000 Door Hit You on the Way Out, Secretary Zinke

December 15, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Ryan Zinke, who will leave his post as Secretary of the Interior by the end of the year, had no business leading that agency.

Interior Secretary Zinke to Resign Amid Flurry of Investigations

December 15, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

He spent his time at the agency propping up the fossil fuel industry and attacking our public lands.

COP24 Adopts Sound Rules, World Must Do More to Curb Climate Change

December 15, 2018 Press ReleaseInternational

The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24), the international summit to address dangerous climate change, reached a successful conclusion today, setting the stage for more aggressive action on climate and clean energy by the world community.

Paris Agreement Ambition: Stepping Up Countries' Targets

December 15, 2018 Expert BlogBrendan Guy

The climate talks in Poland fired the starting gun for countries to step up the ambition of their climate targets by 2020 in line with the latest sobering science on climate change. Now countries must sprint to complete the next…

Paris Agreement: Delivering Better Rules, Higher Ambition

December 15, 2018 Expert BlogJake Schmidt

Good news from Katowice, Poland: The community of nations today agreed to key elements of a rulebook to guide their individual efforts to combat dangerous climate change over the next decade.

Paris Agreement Rulebook: Tracking Country Progress

December 14, 2018 Expert BlogJake Schmidt

One of the key elements of the decisions in Poland were rules around the "Transparency and Accountability" provisions to implement the Paris Agreement— how we will track progress and hold countries accountable to deliver their national and international climate commitments…