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GOP’s Tax Scam Raids America’s Last Wildland

Press ReleaseArctic
Congress has passed a $1.5 trillion package of tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy that opens the way for oil exploration and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—America’s last truly wild place.

China’s Delicate Ecological Balancing Act

Expert BlogNing (Lisa) Hua
The government is committed to turning over 2 percent of its land to wildlife—and to helping people adjust to its brand-new national parks system.

This Is How We Stand Up to Trump

NRDC in ActionUnited StatesNicole Greenfield
Meet a handful of the NRDC staffers who resisted Trump’s attacks and defended our environment in 2017—and who won’t stop fighting anytime soon.

NJ’s Proposed Nuclear Bailout Explained: A Closer Look

Expert BlogDale Bryk
The New Jersey Senate recently introduced a standalone bill to subsidize failing nuclear plants. If enacted, this would be the first state measure to subsidize nuclear power plants in isolation, with no commitment to scale up the energy efficiency and…

Wither TSCA Reform?

Expert BlogDaniel Rosenberg
Those who seek and support meaningful restrictions on toxic chemicals to protect people from cancer, learning and developmental disabilities, and reproductive harm cannot afford to just let the revised TSCA fade away.

Climate Change Literature that Made Waves in 2017

Expert BlogRob Moore
Here's my list of the climate change studies, news reports, and even fiction that made waves in 2017. It's been a tumultuous year for climate impacts ranging from 3 major hurricanes striking the U.S. to a Delaware-sized chunk of Antarctica…

The Year of Living Courageously

Expert BlogShelley Poticha
It is precisely because 2017 was such a challenging year in our field that I feel a sense of accomplishment and momentum as we face the future of sustainable and resilient communities.

Utilities Must Partner In Coal Community Transition

Expert BlogAmanda Levin, Noah Long
The Washington utility commission recently approved a settlement supporting a planning and transition process for Colstrip. Puget had already committed to close two of the four units (of which it owns a 50% share). In this new order, the Commission…

California to Get New Light Bulb Efficiency Standards Jan. 1

Expert BlogNoah Horowitz
One of the least energy efficient products in modern history, the incandescent light bulb dating back to the days of Thomas Edison, is about to be permanently retired in California as of Jan. 1, 2018, and in 2020 for the…

Spinning Records Without the Vinyl

DispatchNew York CityMelissa Denchak
Jazz pianist Fabian Almazan started Biophilia Records to make great music—and environmental change.

NRDC Sues CA Cities Over Lax Landscape Water Requirements

Expert BlogEd Osann
For California to support a growing economy with reliable supplies of drinking water, it is critical that all new urban landscapes be designed and installed to be water-efficient, as well as attractive.