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To Understand the Growing Wildfire Threat, Look to the Tree Rings

July 9, 2018 DispatchNew MexicoLarry O'Hanlon

As New Mexicans brace for a potentially catastrophic fire season, forest ecologists explain how we got here—and why the problem isn’t going away.

Chemical Disaster Prevention Repeal Will Harm EJ Communities

July 9, 2018 Expert BlogSara Imperiale

The 2016 amendments to the Risk Management Plan required industry sectors most responsible for deaths, injuries, and other damage from chemical disasters to evaluate and consider safer technologies and alternatives to reduce risk to workers, communities, and first responders before…

How Can I Fix Mold and Lead Paint Issues in My House on a Small Budget?

July 9, 2018 ExplainerUnited States, New York City

Both problems pose significant health risks, but many people grappling with them can’t afford major renovations—and can’t move out. NRDC attorney Albert Huang shows us the range of solutions to consider.

Help NRDC Save the Vaquita

July 6, 2018 Expert BlogUnited States, MexicoErika Moyer

State Water Board Proposes Increased Delta Outflow

July 6, 2018 Expert BlogDoug Obegi

Changing Leadership at Maryland’s Public Service Commission

July 5, 2018 Expert BlogDeron Lovaas

At the end of his term, Chairman Kevin Hughes stepped down from his post, leaving a lasting, important legacy.

Wheeler has Disdained EPA’s Mission to Protect Public Health

July 5, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Trump administration today installed Andrew Wheeler as the acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency after the resignation of Scott Pruitt.

Next EPA Chief Must Restore its Mission to Protect Health

July 5, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, upon the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt.

Pro-polluter Scott Pruitt Resigns Amid Flurry of Ethics Scandals

July 5, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The EPA administrator’s exit is a win for people and the planet.

With Its New Sunscreen Law, Hawaii Aims to Set a Gold Standard for the World to Follow

July 5, 2018 DispatchHawaiiD. W. Gibson

On the heels of the longest coral bleaching event on record, Hawaii hopes that banning a chemical culprit in sunscreen will help save its reefs.

A/C Cools Us in a Warmer World but Dirties Air, Harms Health

July 3, 2018 Expert BlogDr. Vijay Limaye

Using more A/C to adapt to climate change solves one problem but worsens another.

A Bird’s-Eye Perspective Can Find Beauty in the Planet’s Dirtiest Places

July 3, 2018 PerspectivesUnited StatesPatrick Rogers

David Maisel’s aerial views of environmental degradation are redefining American landscape photography.

Former EPA Administrators Say “No” to Pebble Mine in DC Ads

July 2, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Last week as EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt made even more of a mockery out of his agency’s mission to actually protect the environment by throwing yet another lifeline to the disastrous Pebble Mine, several former EPA Administrators responded with a…

North Carolina Sees Energy Potential in Pig Poop

July 2, 2018 DispatchNorth CarolinaJodi Helmer

But it may not be the solution local communities need to escape the stench and swill of the pork industry.

Living on the ‘Grid Edge’: Latest Trends in Clean Energy

July 2, 2018 Expert BlogSneha Ayyagari

When one imagines innovation, perhaps the U.S. electric grid is not the first thing that comes to mind. But the power system is quickly evolving to adapt to the challenges of the 21st Century; new ideas, products, and services are…