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U.S. Universities to Canada: Protect the Boreal Forest

June 25, 2018 Expert BlogCanadaCharlotte Adams

In a letter sent Friday, sixteen student environmental groups, student governments, and sustainability coordinators from colleges and universities across the U.S. urged Canadian federal and provincial government officials to safeguard the globally-important Canadian boreal forest.

Major U.S. Companies Urge Canadian Governments to Sustainably Manage Boreal Forest

June 25, 2018 Press ReleaseCanada

Seventeen companies representing a range of sectors using paper and pulp products that may be sourced from Canada’s boreal forest, including Gap Inc., Hallmark, Seventh Generation, and Clif Bar & Company, urged government leaders in Canada to protect threatened areas…

Inside NYC’s Public Housing, Mold and Neglect Are a Dangerous Combo

June 25, 2018 DispatchNew York CityNicole Greenfield

The New York City Housing Authority has failed to comply with court orders to remedy unhealthy living conditions. But tenants and advocates refuse to let the nation’s biggest residential landlord off the hook.

Super Pollutants’ Supreme Test: Can EPA Stop Use of HFCs?

June 25, 2018 Expert BlogDavid Doniger

A lower court blocked EPA from curbing use of the super climate pollutants called HFCs, even though safer alternatives are now available. The ruling is a train wreck for the Clean Air Act's 25-year-old "Safe Altermatives Policy." Will the Supreme…

Companies Call for Protection of Canada's Boreal Forest

June 25, 2018 Expert BlogCanadaCourtenay Lewis

Seventeen companies with a combined annual revenue of over $35 billion, representing a range of sectors using paper and pulp products, sent a letter to McKenna, Couillard, Notely, and Ford calling for Canada to act to protect boreal caribou and…

NRDC Asks Supreme Court to Review Critical Case on HFCs

June 25, 2018 Legal FilingsUnited StatesDavid Doniger

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are powerful greenhouse gases with thousands of times the heat-trapping power of carbon dioxide.

Alaska Ad: First Quantum Was Right to Dump the Pebble Mine

June 24, 2018 Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Groups ran a full-page ad in the Anchorage Daily News celebrating First Quantum Minerals’ departure from the controversial Pebble Mine—a colossal gold and copper mine proposed at the headwaters of Bristol Bay’s legendary salmon runs.

Icelandic Whalers Kill First Fin Whale of the Season

June 22, 2018 Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Orca and Human Families

June 22, 2018 Expert BlogGiulia C.S. Good Stefani

June is orca month, and it is a time to celebrate these magnificent animals. Orca L92 (or Crewser) was reported dead on Monday. He was an adult male in his prime, and he most likely died of starvation. I want…

NRDC Joins Fight to Defend New York’s Ivory Ban and Protect Elephants and Rhinos

June 22, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

With partners, NRDC is pushing to help protect the 2014 ban and stomp out the state’s illegal ivory and rhino horn market.

Legal Fight Expands Over New York Ban on Ivory, Rhino Horn

June 22, 2018 Press ReleaseNew York

Conservation, Animal Groups Defend Protections for Elephants, Rhinos

Lead in Newark's Drinking Water: Recommendations for Residents

June 22, 2018 Fact SheetUnited States, New Jersey, Newark

Top California Environmental Bills to Watch This Summer

June 21, 2018 Expert BlogVictoria Rome

Alternatives to Common Preventive Uses of Antibiotics for Cattle, Swine, and Chickens

June 21, 2018 ReportUnited States

Over the past decades, a growing body of research confirms that the use of antibiotics in food animals is contributing to antibiotic resistance. The more a particular antibiotic is used, the more chances bacteria have to evolve resistance mechanisms, and…

Benchmarking Report 2018: Clean Energy Continues Apace

June 21, 2018 Expert BlogStarla Yeh