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Pebble Foes Run Ads Remembering the Mount Polley Disaster

August 27, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Four years ago this month, a major breach occurred in an earthen dam built to contain millions of tons of mining waste at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley copper and gold mine in British Columbia. It remains the worst environmental mining…

Harnessing Green Infrastructure Solutions in Chile

August 27, 2018 Expert BlogErika Moyer

Another Huge Drinking Water Fail Surfaces in Michigan

August 24, 2018 DispatchMichiganSteve Friess

For years the state has ignored its foamy rivers and water supplies contaminated with chemicals called PFASs.

50% Renewables in NV Will Boost Investment, Cut Pollution

August 24, 2018 Expert BlogDylan Sullivan

New modeling finds that a 50 percent renewable energy standard in Nevada would drive new investments in local solar power and storage, lowering harmful pollution across the state, and reducing Nevada’s dependence on out-of-state fossil fuels and power.

Groups Ask Federal Court to Order Newark to Provide Drinking Water to Residents, as Lead Levels Make Tap Water Unsafe

August 24, 2018 Press ReleaseNewark

A group of Newark public school educators and a national environmental group have asked a federal court to issue an emergency order to provide safe drinking water to Newark residents most at risk of exposure and most vulnerable to health…

Trump Is Not Above the Law

August 24, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesRhea Suh

Courts across the country agree that our environmental laws must be enforced, not broken.

Newark Residents Need Emergency Access to Safe Drinking Water

August 24, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

NRDC and a group of public school educators are asking a federal court to require immediate action, as lead levels in Newark’s drinking water remain unsafe.

Just How Bad Was Hawaii’s Volcanic Eruption for Sea Turtles?

August 24, 2018 Latest NewsHawaiiJason Bittel

A video showing a sea turtle trapped by lava went viral. Now experts weigh in on the eruption’s potential impact on the endangered animals.

Gas and Electric Decoupling

August 24, 2018 Fact SheetUnited StatesDylan Sullivan, Donna De Costanzo

It’s Time to Prepare For ‘Unbelievable’ Climate Impacts

August 24, 2018 Expert BlogAna Unruh Cohen

Climate change fuels events that are unbelievable but they aren’t unknowable. It's time to prepare for them.

Report Reveals Significant U.S. Trade in Giraffe Parts

August 23, 2018 Expert BlogElly Pepper

Nearly 40,000 giraffe parts and products—thought to represent nearly 4,000 giraffes—have been imported into the U.S. over the last decade, making the U.S. a significant market for giraffe parts.

Regionalization Protects California Consumers and Policies

August 22, 2018 Expert BlogCarl Zichella

Trump’s Empty Promise to Replace Flood Protection Standard

August 22, 2018 Expert BlogJoel Scata

Less than two weeks before Hurricane Harvey struck Texas, President Trump killed a flood protection standard that would have made federally-funded infrastructure safer from future storms.

EPA Ignores Lessons from Chemical Spills in Hurricane Harvey

August 22, 2018 Expert BlogJon Devine

Illinois Has One Wild and Scenic River—and It’s Contaminated With Coal Ash

August 22, 2018 DispatchIllinoisSusan Cosier

Canoers, kayakers, and other citizens have had enough of the purple and orange pollution oozing into the Vermilion from Vistra’s waste pits.