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EPA to Withdraw Water Protections, Open Door for Pebble Mine

July 11, 2017 Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer

EPA’s proposed withdrawal is an outrageous capitulation to mining interests at the expense of the American people and our economy.

Strong Safeguards Protect Our Loved Ones

July 11, 2017 Expert BlogPete Altman

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…

Western Regional Energy Markets: Synergies and Differences

July 11, 2017 Expert BlogCarl Zichella

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…

Climate Change Still Threatens Air Quality—and Your Health

July 11, 2017 Expert BlogDr. Kim Knowlton

NRDC's new Air Quality map highlights why it’s a bad idea for the United States to pull back from climate action.

Trump Chooses Foreign Miner Over People of Alaska

July 11, 2017 Expert BlogJoel Reynolds

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…

Four Out of 10 Americans Live in “Double Whammy” Climate Hot Spots Where Smog and Ragweed Threaten Health

July 11, 2017 Press Release

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…

New TV Ad Attacks Trump, GOP Moves to Gut System of Health Safeguards

July 11, 2017 Press Release

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…

Trees Help Climate Without Counting Toward Colleges’ Goal

July 11, 2017 Expert BlogPeter Miller

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…

When We Punch Mother Nature, She Punches Back

July 11, 2017 Expert BlogJuanita Constible

Climate change is already making hay fever season worse in the United States.

Cap-and-Trade Extension Links Air Quality Gains for Progress in Fight for Clean Air and Climate Stability

July 11, 2017 Press Release

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…

In Philadelphia, Climate Change Can Take Your Breath Away

July 11, 2017 DispatchPhiladelphiaClara Chaisson

But plans to cut local carbon pollution might help this asthma capital shake its wheezy reputation.

An Uphill Battle, and Persistence, in Flint

July 11, 2017 NRDC in ActionFlint, MichiganNicole Greenfield

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.

Filtration Decision Near for NYC's Drinking Water Supply

July 10, 2017 Expert BlogEric A. Goldstein

Learn How NYS Can Scale Up Offshore Wind, at 3 Public Events

July 10, 2017 Expert BlogKit Kennedy

As offshore wind power becomes ever more of a reality along the East Coast, interested New Yorkers have the opportunity to learn more about New York State’s Offshore Wind Master Plan at three public information sessions on Long Island this…

NRDC Sues Over Rollback of Waste Standards for Public Lands

July 10, 2017 Expert BlogMeleah Geertsma

The Department of the Interior acted illegally when it yanked the first-ever limits on methane waste and pollution for oil and gas operations on our public lands, according to a lawsuit NRDC and our partners filed today.