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Nebraska Greenlights the Keystone XL Pipeline—with a New Route

November 20, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

In a 3–2 vote, the Nebraska Public Service Commission approved an alternate route for the tar sands oil pipeline.

Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Elephant & Lion Trophy Imports

November 20, 2017 Expert BlogElly Pepper

Our lawsuit argues that the administration's decisions are illegal, primarily because such imports will not “enhance the survival of the species” as required under the Endangered Species Act.

A Short-Sighted Tax Plan That Undercuts America

November 20, 2017 Expert BlogDeron Lovaas, Stephanie Gidigbi Jenkins

Any tax plan that defers yet again the urgently needed infrastructure, resiliency building and job-producing revitalization our country needs is a defeat for millions of Americans.

Montreal Holds 30th B-Day Party for Ozone-Saving Treaty

November 19, 2017 Expert BlogDavid Doniger

Ozone hole beginning to close. Epidemic of skin cancer averted. Huge climate benefits too. Time for a party and 30 years more work.

Trump's "Hold" on Zim Elephant Trophies May Not Be Enough

November 18, 2017 Expert BlogElly Pepper

As many of you may have heard by now, President Trump tweeted, and Interior Secretary Zinke reiterated, a decision late last night to put elephant trophy imports from Zimbabwe “on hold” out of the belief that “conservation and healthy herds…

Latino Voices in Bonn

November 17, 2017 Expert BlogCarolina Herrera

Iowa Breaks New Ground with Innovative Cover Crop Incentive

November 17, 2017 Expert BlogLara Bryant

Iowa shows great leadership by offering to cover part of crop insurance premiums for farmers who plant cover crops.

Atlantic Coast Pipeline: More Bad News for North Carolina

November 17, 2017 Expert BlogAmy Mall

White House Hurricane Relief Proposal is Inadequate

November 17, 2017 Press Release

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposal for $44 billion in additional aid for hurricane relief falls well short of what Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands need.

Would More People Ride the Bus if It Looked and Felt Like a Train?

November 17, 2017 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Bus rapid transit has gone totally off the rails.

The Real Lowdown: The Trump and Congressional Republican Assault on Our Environment, Vol. 31

November 17, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

A tax bill that hurts the environment and people’s health, more lies by EPA chief Pruitt, and it may get very expensive to visit our national parks.

The Big Lie Behind the Trump Assault on Our Environment and Health

November 17, 2017 Expert BlogUnited StatesRhea Suh

Of course we can balance environmental progress with economic growth.

Florida’s Endangered Key Deer Survived Hurricane Irma—but Their Future Is Stormy

November 17, 2017 Latest NewsFloridaJason Bittel

From climate change to kidnappings, the threats are adding up against these tiny, adorable cervids.

NYC Gets an Earful on Solving Sewage Overflows

November 17, 2017 Expert BlogLarry Levine

Overflows are still happening. A lot. And concerned New Yorkers are looking to the mayor to fix it.

Climate Action Momentum Continues at COP23: What’s Next?

November 17, 2017 Expert BlogJake Schmidt

Leaders concluded the negotiations in Bonn, Germany with stronger actions and a clear-eyed focus on the additional steps that need to be strengthened in the coming years. The train (or the zero emissions vehicle) is leaving the station and the…