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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.

After Harvey, Congress Still Stuck on Flood Insurance

August 22, 2018 Expert BlogRob Moore

The nation relies on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to give people information about flood risks, provide post-flood financial assistance, and help people become safer from flooding. But the NFIP isn’t up to new reality of storms like Harvey…

Arizona Utility APS’s Real Plan: Fossil Fuels Forever

August 21, 2018 Expert BlogDylan Sullivan

Flint Safe Water Case Back in Court: Groups Say City Isn’t Complying with Lead Pipe Settlement

August 21, 2018 Press ReleaseFlint

Seventeen months after a settlement approved by a federal court paved the way to take big steps to address the water crisis in Flint, groups are back in court to ensure the City can successfully execute key provisions to protect…

Trump EPA’s “Dirty Power Plan” Would Boost Climate Pollution

August 21, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Trump Environmental Protection Agency today proposed a rule giving polluters free rein by gutting the Clean Power Plan, the landmark climate initiative that set the first limits on dangerous carbon pollution from power plants.

Trump EPA’s “Dirty Power Plan” Is an Obstacle for Clean Energy Transition in the Midwest

August 21, 2018 Press ReleaseMidwest

The Trump Environmental Protection Agency today proposed a rule giving polluters free rein by gutting the Clean Power Plan, the landmark climate initiative that set the first limits on dangerous carbon pollution from power plants. The proposal props up failing coal-fired…