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Judge Hears Arguments That Administration Violated Environmental Laws, Relied on Outdated Science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

Pruitt’s To Do (or Not To Do) List for Toxic PFAS Chemicals

May 22, 2018 Expert BlogDaniel Rosenberg

Here's a list of actions EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt should take to protect the public from toxic "Teflon" chemicals, but probably won't.

Rural Illinois Burdened by Nitrates in Drinking Water

May 22, 2018 Expert BlogIllinoisEllen Lee

To Share Our Stories Is to Share Our History

May 22, 2018 Expert BlogRhea Suh

We mark this Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by celebrating the stories and experiences of Asian Americans behind our country’s national monuments and sites.

Whale and Dolphin Bonanza in the New England Marine Monument

May 22, 2018 Expert BlogBrad Sewell

Money Up in Smoke: How Dominion’s Investments in Biomass Electricity Lost Big

May 22, 2018 Issue BriefUnited StatesSami Yassa

Electricity from power plants that burn forest biomass is extraordinarily expensive compared to clean-energy alternatives.

MDEQ Bills “Are the Opposite of Reform”

May 22, 2018 Press ReleaseMichigan

NRDC Calls on Governor Snyder to Veto New “Polluter Panel” Bills