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A Veteran of Uphill Battles

March 13, 2017 NRDC in ActionWashington, D.C., United States, CanadaJordan Davidson

NRDC’s chief program officer, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, knows that resistance takes persistence—and a lot of collaboration.

Poachers Hit New Low in Attacking a Rhino Orphanage and a Zoo Near Paris

March 10, 2017 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

Rhino poaching doesn’t happen just in the wilderness now. It happens in the suburbs.

Want to Make America Great Again? Don’t Let Its People Breathe or Drink Poison.

March 10, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The cruel and un-American folly of shutting down the EPA’s environmental justice program.

ENERGY STAR Delivers Big for America: Why Put It at Risk?

March 9, 2017 Expert BlogNoah Horowitz

Imagine owning a brand that’s both well-known and widely trusted by consumers and businesses all over America. Now imagine that it turns a $50 million annual investment into $30+ billion worth of annual customer utility bill savings, and has resulted…

Infrastructure That Works for America—Not Just Wall Street

March 9, 2017 Expert BlogShelley Poticha

President Trump says infrastructure is an urgent priority on which the country is going to “start spending big.” We couldn’t agree more that an infusion of money is badly needed.

Policy Prescriptions for Expanding Food Donation

March 9, 2017 Expert BlogJoAnne Berkenkamp

Time Is Ripe for EPA to Lead on Drinking Water Issues

March 9, 2017 Expert BlogAnjali Waikar

East Chicago is yet another city with a lead-in-drinking water problem.

EPA's Pruitt Outs Himself as Climate Denier

March 9, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON -- Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, today made a flat-out untrue statement, claiming that carbon dioxide generated by human activity is not the primary cause of climate change.

NY Sets Rates for Community, Commercial and Industrial Solar

March 9, 2017 Expert BlogMiles Farmer

It’s official: The New York Public Service Commission has adopted a new rate structure to credit solar projects for communities, commercial, and industrial customers according to the benefits they provide.

New Report Offers the Federal Government Recommendations to Dramatically Increase Food Donations and Reduce the 40% of Food Wasted in U.S.

March 9, 2017 Press Release

The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic and Natural Resources Defense Council Release Report on Enhancing Food Donations Through Federal Policy to Reduce Food Waste and Combat Hunger

Don’t Waste, Donate: Enhancing Food Donations Through Federal Policy

March 9, 2017 ReportUnited StatesJoAnne Berkenkamp, Dana Gunders

Get the Dirt on Nontoxic Spring Cleaning

March 9, 2017 How-ToUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Your vacuum and a damp rag can get you pretty far. All those bottles under the sink are another story.

FEMA Disaster Programs at Risk of Major Cuts by Trump

March 8, 2017 Expert BlogRob Moore

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is facing reductions in funding for its most critical programs. These include reductions of several disaster response and preparedness programs and a complete elimination of funding for floodplain mapping. Taken together, the cuts would…

Scott Pruitt Dances with “Fossil Energy AGs” on Methane

March 8, 2017 Expert BlogMeleah Geertsma

NRDC Defends Seafood Traceability in Court

March 8, 2017 Expert BlogMolly Masterton