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FEMA Turning Blind Eye to NFIP's Influence on Land Use (1)

Expert BlogJoel Scata
As floods risks are increasing nationwide, the NFIP should be viewed as a crucial tool in the nation’s arsenal for managing flood risk. The NFIP's land use criteria reduces our exposure to flooding by limiting risky development. Unfortunately, FEMA has…

Gaping Potholes in the Trump Infrastructure Plan

Expert BlogShelley Poticha
What appears to be the underlying philosophy of the Trump administration's plan—tax credits for private investors in infrastructure—is surely the wrong answer for a major portion of our most critical infrastructure needs.

AB 206 Would Secure Gov. Sandoval's Clean Energy Legacy

Expert BlogDylan Sullivan
In signing Assembly Bill 206, Governor Sandoval would join the American cities and states that are making big clean energy commitments in a time of unprecedented attacks and uncertainty at the Federal level.

Seven States Join Effort to Ban Pesticide Toxic to Kids

Expert BlogMiriam Rotkin-Ellman
The states argued that the Trump EPA’s refusal to ban this pesticide from food crops—despite the agency’s own analysis finding it too dangerous for children—must be overturned.

Atlantic Seismic Will Impact Marine Mammals and Fisheries

Expert BlogDr. Francine Kershaw
A proposal to allow permits for large-scale seismic oil and gas exploration off the mid-Atlantic and south Atlantic coasts overlooks the best available scientific evidence, which shows that noise from seismic airguns poses significant harm to marine mammals, and a…

NRDC Sues to Block Trump Administration’s Methane Pollution Rollback

Press Release
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration violated the Clean Air Act in suspending critical protections against methane leaks and other dangerous air pollution from the oil and gas industry last week, according to a lawsuit filed today by the Natural Resources…