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Good News for These Hawaiian Dolphins (That Look an Awful Lot Like Orcas)

August 8, 2018 Latest NewsHawaiiCourtney Lindwall

After years of fighting to protect their habitat, we did it! Hawaii’s false killer whales now have a chance to come back from the brink.

D.C. Circuit Decision Is a Win for Customers and the Climate

August 8, 2018 Expert BlogBruce Ho

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the nation’s second-highest court, delivered a victory to customers and the climate last week when it rejected a request from fossil fuel generators to ignore the contributions of renewable energy to a reliable electricity…

Kavanaugh is a Threat to Our Environment and Health

August 7, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Natural Resources Defense Council will work to defeat the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

What Experts and Supporters are Saying About AB 813

August 6, 2018 Expert BlogCarl Zichella

Building Fences (and Bridges) with Wildlife Services

August 6, 2018 Expert BlogKatie Umekubo

What Would a Monsanto–Bayer Merger Really Grow?

August 6, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

It would boost our dependence on pesticides, seed costs for small farmers, grocery bills for American families, and population losses for butterflies and bees.

Canada at the Crossroads

August 6, 2018 Expert BlogAnthony Swift

Will Prime Minister Justin Trudeau live up to his early promise as an international environmental leader? Or will he and his government revert to business as usual?

The Warning Lights Are Flashing for California’s Once-Glorious Salton Sea

August 6, 2018 DispatchCaliforniaStarre Vartan

Since this giant salty lake in the desert lost its water supply, its bird habitat has been shrinking and more toxic dust is wafting up from its dry lake bed. Can the Salton Sea be saved?

The Moral of a "New York Times" Climate Story: We Need to Up Our Game

August 3, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesRhea Suh

The United States can still cut carbon pollution 80 percent by 2050—if we take the right opportunities.

Weakening Car Pollution Rules: This May Be Trump’s Dumbest Rollback Yet

August 3, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The president wants to relax national fuel efficiency standards and bully states into scuttling their own plans for lower emissions and cleaner air.

Hot Talk in 2018’s Climate Summer

August 3, 2018 Expert BlogJuanita Constible

Our summers are getting crazy hot. But we can minimize the health harms of heat by establishing safeguards for vulnerable groups and tackling the root cause of rising temperatures: carbon pollution.

New York Nixes Another Unnecessary Fossil Fuel Plant

August 3, 2018 Expert BlogKimberly Ong

New York State environmental officials announced today that the state will not renew a necessary air state facility permit for a controversial fossil fuel facility in Orange Country—the Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) Valley power plant.

Clean Energy Groups Urge FERC to Reconsider PJM Order

August 2, 2018 Expert BlogMiles Farmer

A coalition of clean energy organizations is strongly pushing back on a recent move by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that frustrates state climate action in the Eastern United States and threatens to raise prices for consumers across the…

What’s the Problem with a Facility that "Recycles" Cars?

August 2, 2018 Expert BlogMeleah Geertsma

General Iron’s facility is not just recycling the neighborhood’s aluminum cans, they are ripping apart cars that release extremely dangerous materials and pose serious risks to the community.

Trump Cars Rollback Unjustified, Unprecedented and Dangerous

August 2, 2018 Expert BlogLuke Tonachel