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States Benefit from Clean Energy and Environmental Programs

May 25, 2018 Fact SheetUnited States, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania

Trump’s budget would slash many of the most important clean energy and environmental programs to the detriment of all.

First Quantum Minerals Abandons Pebble Mine

May 25, 2018 Press ReleaseAlaska

In the latest departure from the proposed Pebble Mine project near Bristol Bay, Alaska, First Quantum Minerals announced today it will terminate its agreement to invest in the dangerous mining project.

UPDATE: Keystone XL Back in Court, Future Uncertain

May 24, 2018 Expert BlogJosh Axelrod

The court battles over Keystone XL are heating up and the project's future is on the line.

NRDC Sues Over Gutted Migratory Bird Treaty Act

May 24, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The Trump administration is once again trying to allow industry to cut corners, this time by setting bird-conservation efforts back decades.

We’re Suing Zinke for Slashing Bird Protections

May 24, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesKatie Umekubo

Today, NRDC and the National Wildlife Federation, along with the National Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife, Center for Biological Diversity and American Bird Conservancy, filed a lawsuit to stop Interior Secretary Zinke from gutting the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Lawsuits Seek to Restore Protections for Migratory Birds

May 24, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

A coalition of national environmental groups today filed litigation, Natural Resources Defense Council v. Department of the Interior, in the Southern District of New York challenging the Trump Administration’s move to eliminate longstanding protections for waterfowl, raptors, and songbirds under…

Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Rubber-stamping of Keystone XL Permit

May 24, 2018 Press ReleaseMontana

Judge Hears Arguments That Administration Violated Environmental Laws, Relied on Outdated Science

Cities Need to Look Back in Order to Move Forward

May 23, 2018 Expert BlogShelley Poticha

New data shows the extent to which the past contributes to the overall struggles of cities facing climate change and harmful social divisions.

Don’t Let Offshore Drilling SpOIL Coastal National Parks

May 23, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesJacob Eisenberg

Thanks to the Trump Administration’s proposed offshore drilling plan, 68 coastal National Parks abutting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and around Alaska and Florida’s coasts could now face that same harm, according to a new report by NRDC and the…

Don’t Fall for Trump’s Offshore Drilling Bait and Switch

May 23, 2018 Expert BlogFranz Matzner

The picture is crystal clear: the public does not support expanded offshore drilling in its public waters.

Locations of High Lead Levels in Newark’s Water Identified

May 23, 2018 Expert BlogNewarkSara Imperiale, Claire Woods

The State has estimated that there are approximately 22,100 homes in Newark with lead service lines.

Colorado Envisions a Million Electric Vehicles on Its Roads

May 23, 2018 DispatchColoradoSteve Friess

Governor Hickenlooper wants to rev up the transition away from gas power, but there are a few roadblocks to clear.

Does It Actually Make Sense to Combine Different Types of Recyclables in One Bin?

May 22, 2018 ExplainerInternational

Darby Hoover, NRDC’s waste expert, says this “single stream” type of recycling is mostly about customer convenience, but the costs may outweigh the benefits.

In Upstate New York, a Summer of Climate Change Art

May 22, 2018 PerspectivesNew York, United StatesPatrick Rogers

The Storm King Art Center hosts an exhibition exploring the many implications of an environment in transition.

Cuomo Must Protect NY Tap Water from Toxic PFOA Chemicals

May 22, 2018 Expert BlogNew YorkKimberly Ong

The state has the power to protect New Yorkers from these dangerous chemicals in our drinking water when EPA will not.