The cribs our babies sleep in, the cars we drive our kids to school in, the places we work, the air we breathe, the water we drink … pretty much everything that touches our daily lives is safer because we’ve…
A new fact sheet released by a coalition of organizations (including NRDC) supporting a western integrated grid not only seeks to help unpack the policy choices Californians face, but also makes the case for a regional approach to renewable energy…
Tribes, village associations, commercial and recreational fishing interests, hunters, conservationists, and even development corporations recognize that the $1.5 billion a year Bristol Bay fishery is the economic engine of success for the region and its people, their communities, and their…
WASHINGTON – Four out of 10 Americans live in “double whammy” counties where unhealthy smog and pollen-producing ragweed– both tied to the growing climate crisis – combine to threaten respiratory health, a Natural Resources Defense Council mapping project released today…
WASHINGTON – A coalition of environmental and consumer protection groups have launched a week-long 6-figure television ad, warning of serious threats to public health, safety and welfare if a campaign to erode protections by the Trump administration, GOP leaders and…
More than 90 colleges across the country have pledged to become carbon-neutral in three years, and while they’re taking important steps to reach their Climate Leadership Commitments, they may be ignoring a simple way to offset climate-warming carbon emissions: carbon…
SACRAMENTO, CA – California leaders have proposed legislation to extend California’s cap-and-trade program, which acts as a backstop for the state’s comprehensive program to cut the dangerous emissions driving climate change, through 2030 as part of a two-bill package that…
These four NRDC lawyers would finish each other’s thoughts—at any odd hour of the day or night—in their quest to help victims of the city’s lead crisis.