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Court Allows EPA to Continue Delaying Toxic Pesticide Ban

July 18, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

Based purely on a procedural issue, an appeals court ruled today that the EPA can keep putting off a decision on banning chlorpyrifos.

President Trump Tries to Take Development Banks Backwards

July 18, 2017 Expert BlogJake Schmidt, Han Chen

The Trump Administration has weakened guidance on how the U.S. will vote at the multilateral development banks—such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. The new guidance tries to weaken existing U.S. restrictions on funding for coal power plants…

California Legislature Passes Bipartisan Climate and Air Quality Legislation

July 17, 2017 Press Release

Major Milestone in California’s Global Leadership

State Legislators Say Iowa Has Achieved Sustainable Farming (It Hasn’t) and Doesn’t Need More Research (It Does)

July 17, 2017 DispatchIowaSusan Cosier

The state’s lawmakers have cut funding for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, leaving rural farmers in the lurch.

The Trump Bubble

July 17, 2017 Expert BlogDr. David B. Goldstein

Government Agencies Fail to Take Water Safety Seriously

July 17, 2017 Expert BlogAnjali Waikar

Is my water safe to drink? This is a fundamental question that government officials should be able to answer without hesitation. Unfortunately for residents in East Chicago, the answer remains a troubling uncertainty.

California Moves Ahead with New Climate & Air Quality Bills

July 17, 2017 Expert BlogAnnie Notthoff

The California legislature today passed an air quality and climate package that will extend California’s market-based cap-and-trade program to 2030 and improve air quality in neighborhoods plagued by traffic and industrial pollution.

Real Estate’s Commitment to Green Continues to Grow

July 17, 2017 Expert BlogHilary Firestone

In cities across the U.S., more buildings are green certified than ever before.

India as a Climate "Front Runner": Financing Clean Energy

July 14, 2017 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal

When Clean Water’s Not Clear

July 14, 2017 ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The Trump administration wants to open our waterways back up to pollution.

The Real Lowdown: The Trump and Congressional Republican Assault on Our Environment, Vol. 19

July 14, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

Scott Pruitt wants to be a game show host to debate climate change, communities respond harshly to rolling back methane standards, and even Republicans are against offshore drilling.

Rick Perry’s Blunder About Supply and Demand Reveals the Truth About Coal’s Future

July 14, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The energy secretary’s take on a basic law of economics was either confused or deceitful.

India Green News: India Will Implement Paris Pact & More

July 13, 2017 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal

India Will Implement Paris Climate Pact in Letter and Spirit: PM Narendra Modi; Tangedco Evacuates 5,079 MW of Wind Power, Sets National Record; CPCB Plans to Roll Out Action Plans for Air Pollution in Non-Attainment Cities

Tar Sands Expansion Slows, Causes Pipeline Woes

July 13, 2017 Expert BlogJosh Axelrod

House Committee Wants to Gut EPA

July 13, 2017 Expert BlogScott Slesinger

While the press concentrates on tweets and Russian assistance to the Trump campaign, the House Republicans continue their undercover assault on our environment and natural heritage.