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The Attack on Our National Monuments Just Got Real

December 4, 2017 Expert BlogRhea Suh

We’ll stand up to Trump’s raid on our public lands.

Trump Orders Decimation of Two American Treasures

December 4, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

The president issued proclamations today that would drastically shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

Climate Change May Bring Big Trouble to Big Bluestems (and the Cattle That Love Them)

December 4, 2017 DispatchMidwestSusan Cosier

As higher temperatures head north, the Great Plains’ grasslands are in for a transformation.

We Need Clean and Affordable Water for All New Yorkers

December 4, 2017 Expert BlogNew YorkLarry Levine

Over the last 15 years, increasing capital investment needs (and decreasing federal financial assistance) have caused water and wastewater rates to rise nationally at about twice the rate of both inflation and income growth.

Transitioning from Uneconomical Nuclear Power in New Jersey

December 4, 2017 Expert BlogDale Bryk

Power Shift: Shifting G20 International Public Finance from Coal to Renewables

December 3, 2017 ReportInternationalHan Chen, Jake Schmidt

Governments should not be using their funds to invest in more coal projects abroad.

NRDC President: Senate’s Tax Scheme Threatens the Wild Arctic Refuge and Clean Energy

December 2, 2017 Press Release

The Senate Just Opened the Door for Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

December 2, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

The tax scheme protects the oil and gas industry while cutting clean energy initiatives and destroying millions of acres of nature.

Financing New Jersey’s Clean Energy Economy

December 1, 2017 Resource

New Jersey has made significant progress to date on renewable energy and energy efficiency deployment, but current programs and funding—primarily driven by mandates and rebates—are insufficient to help the state spark large-scale deployment and achieve its goals of a clean…

Changes to the Standards Program: More Harm than Good?

December 1, 2017 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is attempting to monkey with the highly successful efficiency standards program – and we’re paying close attention.

Delaware River Basin Fracking Ban Moves Forward

December 1, 2017 Expert BlogRob Friedman

In a historic victory, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), the body responsible for regulating activities affecting water quality in the Delaware River Basin, just released draft regulations banning fracking in the entire watershed. This is thanks to years of…

Conflicts of Interest Swamp the Department of Interior

December 1, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

While his fellow Cabinet members struggle to fill key positions, Ryan Zinke is staffing the Interior with former lobbyists for oil and gas companies.

The Real Lowdown: The Trump and Congressional Republican Assault on Our Environment, Vol. 32

December 1, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

A Clean Power Plan hearing in coal country, using the tax bill to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and more questionable actions from Pruitt.

Defending Renewable Energy in New England

December 1, 2017 Expert BlogBruce Ho

NRDC is pushing back against an effort to undermine New England states' renewable energy laws and prop up polluting energy instead.

Strengthening the Regulation of Enhanced Oil Recovery to Align It with the Objectives of Geologic Carbon Dioxide Sequestration

November 30, 2017 ReportUnited StatesBriana Mordick, George Peridas

The substantially different regulatory treatment of CO₂ sequestration combined with oil production compared to pure CO₂ sequestration creates a problematic double standard for CCS projects.