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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.

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Judge Hears Arguments That Administration Violated Environmental Laws, Relied on Outdated Science

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rural Illinois Burdened by Nitrates in Drinking Water

May 22, 2018 Expert BlogIllinoisEllen Lee

Whale and Dolphin Bonanza in the New England Marine Monument

May 22, 2018 Expert BlogBrad Sewell

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.

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.