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City Council to NYC Mayor: Clean Up Our Waters!

December 15, 2017 Expert BlogNew York CityLarry Levine

Trump Turns Back Regulatory Clock to 1960

December 15, 2017 Expert BlogScott Slesinger

The Real Lowdown: The Trump and Congressional Republican Assault on Our Environment, Vol. 34

December 15, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

EPA chief Scott Pruitt is a salesman for fossil fuels—but the world tells the Trump administration (again) that it will power forward to fight climate change.

New Jersey’s Nuclear Bailout Explained: First Look

December 15, 2017 Expert BlogDale Bryk

Another Movie Review That Isn’t: Darkest Hour

December 15, 2017 Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein

The National Ocean Policy in Reality, Not Rhetoric

December 14, 2017 Expert BlogAlison Chase

When Is a Fish Not Just a Fish?

December 14, 2017 Expert BlogKate Poole

Imperiled by Politics: Report Details Threat to Pallid Sturgeon and Other Endangered Animals

December 14, 2017 Press ReleaseUnited States

Politics is trumping science in many government decisions about endangered plants and wildlife, according to a new report by the Endangered Species Coalition. Despite the requirements of the Endangered Species Act, pressure from special interest groups often unduly influence agency…

Trump Is Flogging a Terrible, Dangerous Idea

December 14, 2017 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Trump today is scheduled to tout one of his worst ideas since taking office: a dangerous order directing federal agencies to kill two regulations for every new one added.

Commission Delays Decision on Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant

December 14, 2017 Press Release

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today delayed a vote on an historic proposal to retire and replace the state’s last nuclear plant, Diablo Canyon, with lower-cost, pollution-free alternatives led by energy efficiency, solar, and wind…

Environmental Triumphs Over Trump

December 14, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Five (incredibly satisfying) times the administration’s anti-environment attacks backfired.

Another “Empty Oceans Act" Rammed Through House Committee

December 13, 2017 Expert BlogMolly Masterton

Republican Bill Threatens to Derail the Future of Sustainable U.S. Fisheries Management

A Child of the Rust Belt

December 13, 2017 Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein

As a child growing up in the rust belt, I saw how attempts by polluting industries to ward off environmental regulation hastened the loss of jobs and led to the rust belt's rusting. Regulation would have promoted innovation, and likely…

When It Rains, It Pours Raw Sewage into New York City’s Waterways

December 12, 2017 DispatchNew York CityClara Chaisson

The Big Apple’s combined sewer system is 150 years old—and in desperate need of improvement.

Reflections as My NRDC Chapter Comes to a Close

December 12, 2017 Expert BlogDana Gunders