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March 14, 2016 NRDC in ActionUnited StatesMelissa Denchak

How a growth regulator sprayed on apple trees inadvertently became a major player in NRDC's fight to protect children from toxic pesticides.

Yellowstone's Grizzlies Aren't Out of the Woods Yet

March 14, 2016 NRDC in ActionWyoming, Montana, IdahoJeff Turrentine

The park's threatened bears are on the road to recovery. But without continued federal protection, they'll be back on the path to extinction.

Greening the Playing Fields

March 14, 2016 NRDC in ActionPhiladelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, Portland (Oregon), BostonAmanda MacMillan

How the sports industry became one of the planet's most powerful allies.

Green Your Dry Cleaning Routine

March 14, 2016 How-ToUnited StatesStarre Vartan

Chemicals used to clean clothes can be toxic—and expensive. One thing they’re not? Necessary.

China Coal Cap Research Project

March 14, 2016 Issue Brief

And Environmental Justice for All: NRDC on the Front Lines

March 14, 2016 OverviewUnited States, Michigan, Flint

Anyone who doubts the urgent need for environmental justice in the United States need look no further than the public health crisis that is unfolding in Flint, Michigan.

Why Are Our Waters Turning Green?

March 14, 2016 NRDC in ActionLouisiana, Toledo, Ohio, Des Moines, IowaNicole Greenfield

Toxic algal blooms are suffocating waterways from the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Erie.

Disaster in the Gulf

March 14, 2016 ExplainerUnited StatesNicole Greenfield

Years later, not much has changed—including the impulse to drill.

How China's 13th Five Year Plan Climate and Energy Targets Accelerate its Transition to Clean Energy

March 13, 2016 Expert BlogAlvin Lin

California's Water Projects Are Pumping at Maximum Levels

March 13, 2016 Expert BlogKate Poole

Undersea Mining Spree: Scientists Race to Study the Southeastern Pacific Before it's Too Late

March 12, 2016 DispatchInternational, WestBrooke Jarvis

As mining interests deepen in the southeastern Pacific, researchers are racing the clock—and pushing the frontiers of science—to understand this unknown stretch of sea.

Healing the Anacostia's Troubled Waters

March 11, 2016 NRDC in ActionWashington, D.C., MarylandJeff Turrentine

After two centuries of neglect, NRDC is helping revitalize Washington, D.C.'s forgotten river.

Oregon's Groundbreaking Clean Energy Bill Becomes Law, Adds to Growing Momentum to Address Climate Change

March 11, 2016 Expert BlogNoah Long

The historic clean energy law that passed Oregon's Legislature with bipartisan support will have regional, national, and international implications.

Tackling Pollution in China's 13th Five Year Plan: Emphasis on Enforcement

March 11, 2016 Expert BlogBarbara Finamore

Fifteen Million Dollar New York Watershed Flood Buyout Program is Stuck in the Mud

March 11, 2016 Expert BlogEric A. Goldstein