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State Water Board Proposes Increased Delta Outflow

July 6, 2018 Expert BlogDoug Obegi

¡Ayuda a NRDC a salvar a la Vaquita!

July 6, 2018 Expert BlogUnited States, MexicoErika Moyer

Help NRDC Save the Vaquita

July 6, 2018 Expert BlogUnited States, MexicoErika Moyer

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Territorios Indígenas en Canadá y Colombia son ahora Patrimonio Mundial

July 2, 2018 Expert BlogJames Blair

Two parks separated by about 4,000 miles— one a coniferous forest, the other a tropical jungle—but both significant homelands of Indigenous Peoples, have been named World Heritage sites. This week, UNESCO designated Pimachiowin Aki in Canada and Chiribiquete National Park…

Indigenous Lands in Canada & Colombia on World Heritage List

July 2, 2018 Expert BlogJames Blair

Two parks separated by about 4,000 miles— one a coniferous forest, the other a tropical jungle—but both significant homelands of Indigenous Peoples, have been named World Heritage sites. This week, UNESCO designated Pimachiowin Aki in Canada and Chiribiquete National Park…

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.

Pebble Mine: Northern Dynasty Minerals on the Edge

July 2, 2018 Expert BlogJoel Reynolds

Company’s annual meeting is dominated by more promises to embattled shareholders, while Bristol Bay coalition vows opposition “Will Never Relent”