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Climate Change Literature that Made Waves in 2015

January 11, 2016 Expert BlogRob Moore

U.S. Groups Call on Canadian Boreal Forest Protection

January 11, 2016 Expert BlogDanielle Droitsch

New Legislative Package Announced to Protect Californians from Air Pollution, Health Impacts of Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Leak

January 11, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

NORTHRIDGE (January 11, 2016) – Senators Kevin de León and Fran Pavley announced a package of new legislation that builds on Gov. Brown’s state of emergency declaration to ensure protections for Californians impacted by the natural gas leak in Porter…

Cal/EPA Assessment Finds Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Poses Risks to California Children

January 11, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO (January 11, 2016) – A long awaited health assessment from the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) finds that children are at risk from the dangerous agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos. The chemical is a widely-used toxic pesticide that can interfere…

‘Nowhere to Go but Up’

January 8, 2016 DispatchMidwestBarry Yeoman

Don’t blame the recent flooding along the Mississippi River on the rain. We created this mess.

Independent Expert Scientists Confirm Flaws in EPA Fracking Study

January 8, 2016 Expert BlogBriana Mordick

New Federal Dietary Guidelines Call for Less Meat

January 7, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 7, 2016) – Many Americans, especially men and teenage boys, eat too much red meat, poultry and eggs, and should reduce their consumption, according to new federal dietary guidelines jointly released today by the U.S. Department of…

EPA Acknowledges Neonicotinoid Pesticides Harm Bees, Exposes Flawed Approval Process that Greenlights Unsafe Chemicals for Widespread Use

January 7, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (January 7, 2016) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first risk assessment of neonicotinoid pesticides (or neonics), which have long been associated with harm to bees and other pollinators. In the assessment, the EPA concluded that neonics…

Don't Mess with the Bull Moose

January 7, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

News flash: Our public lands already belong to “the people.” And we have a he-man Republican rancher to thank for it.

Save the Forests or the Trees?

January 7, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Forest conservation is crucial to climate change mitigation. But do we have any idea how to do it?

NRDC Midwest: Sustainable Workplace Practices in Chicago

January 6, 2016 OverviewChicago

NRDC's office achieved LEED Platinum certification, as well as Petal Certification from the Living Building Challenge.

TransCanada Seeks $15 Billion from U.S. Taxpayers for Its Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Mistake

January 6, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (January 6, 2016) -- TransCanada Corp. today filed suit against the United States seeking $15 billion in compensation as a result of the U.S. rejection of its Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.