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Sanderson Farms Commits to Improving Antibiotics Use in Chicken

Press ReleaseMississippi
Sanderson Farms, Inc.—the third-largest chicken producer in the nation—today announced it will stop using two medically important antibiotics unnecessarily in its chickens by March 1, 2019, instead reserving them only to treat sick animals or to control a disease in…

The Case Against the Pebble Mine—“Not Now, Not Ever”

Expert BlogAlaskaJoel Reynolds

The fate of the Pebble Mine at the headwaters of the 40,000-square mile Bristol Bay watershed may be the most consequential land use decision in North America today, pitting an essentially eternal supply of food against an essentially eternal supply…

UK Climate Advisor: Wood-Fueled Power Plants Bad for Climate

Expert BlogSasha Stashwick
In a new report, the UK government's independent climate advisory board highlights the dangers to the climate from biomass use in energy production broadly, and electricity generation in particular. It recommends ending support to large-scale biomass-fueled power plants that are…

A Tool for Communities to Build Resilience and Equity

Expert BlogMarissa Ramirez
Our experience ensuring that redevelopment and new growth benefits existing residents is the basis for NRDC's Green Neighborhoods Tool, which describes principles and best practices for building in neighborhoods in ways that are beneficial for the environment and for the…