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Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Seek to Modernize Mobility

March 15, 2018 Expert BlogBruce Ho

Who hasn’t had a day ruined by a traffic jam or a delayed train, bus, or subway when trying to get their kids to school, get to work, or get home? Seven Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C. are…

Coast Guard: No New Anchorages on Hudson, For Now

March 14, 2018 Expert BlogRob Friedman

Scientists to Florida’s Flamingos: Welcome Home

March 14, 2018 Latest NewsFloridaJason Bittel

The effort to designate the Sunshine State’s famous pink birds as natives could have huge implications for their survival.

School Drinking Water Gets an F for Lead

March 13, 2018 Expert BlogJoan Leary Matthews

Are Appalachian Pipelines Being Built to Increase Exports?

March 13, 2018 Expert BlogAmy Mall

No Dodging the Energy Budget for Rick Perry This Time

March 13, 2018 Expert BlogElizabeth Noll

It’s Rick Perry’s budget plan this year. Despite Secretary Perry being on the job for a year he is set to go to Congress again and defend a budget plan that looks much the same as it did a year…

Illinois EPA Drives in the Wrong Direction for VW Settlement

March 13, 2018 Expert BlogAloysius Makalinao

The Volkswagen funds provide an excellent opportunity for Illinois to reduce air pollution from transportation that threatens our communities—especially the most vulnerable—and reduce the greenhouse gas emission driving climate change. The state is in danger of missing a unique opportunity…

Dam Advocates "Pound the Table" at the CA Water Commission

March 13, 2018 Expert BlogCaliforniaDoug Obegi

California needs to continue to invest in 21st century water solutions like groundwater storage and water recycling that reduce reliance on the Bay-Delta watershed

New EPA Guidelines Will Worsen Air Pollution Across the U.S.

March 13, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today issued a memorandum that will allow industrial polluters to significantly increase air pollution that threatens public health nationwide.

Trump’s Shuffle at State Suggests More Inaction on Dangerous Climate Change

March 13, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Trump today announced he’s replacing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo, which will require Senate confirmation.

A New Flood Protection Standard for the US’ Flooding Problem

March 13, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesJoel Scata

America has a flooding problem. Adoption of a flood protection standard for federally-funded infrastructure projects should be part of the solution.

Laguna San Ignacio: A Living Testament to NRDC’s Work

March 13, 2018 Expert BlogMexicoRhea Suh

A firsthand experience with the Pacific gray whales in Laguna San Ignacio confirmed the extraordinary achievement from NRDC’s past work—and our oncoming challenges.

State Clean Energy Authority at Stake in New York ZEC Case

March 12, 2018 Expert BlogMiles Farmer

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral arguments today in a case, Coalition for Competitive Electricity v. Zibelman, that will decide the fate of New York’s Zero Emissions Credits program. Fossil fuel…

Virginia Board Confirms: Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline Could Cost Virginians up to $2.3 billion

March 12, 2018 Press ReleaseVirginia

Virginia’s top economic watchdog today validated expert analysis showing that Dominion Energy’s proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline could cost Virginia ratepayers up to $2.3 billion, decisively refuting Dominion’s faulty claims that the pipeline would save customers on their electric bills.

Haunting Views of a Planet Declining Faster for Some Communities Than for Others

March 12, 2018 PerspectivesNew York City, United StatesIngrid Abramovitch

Environmental awareness and social justice mix provocatively at the Whitney Museum’s new show, “Between the Waters”