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Huge Gas Leak in Porter Ranch: A Sobering Reminder of the Health Threats from Oil and Gas in California

January 5, 2016 Expert BlogMiriam Rotkin-Ellman

Life on the Mississippi, Now

January 5, 2016 DispatchMissouri, Illinois, MidwestBarry Yeoman

We've spent billions of dollars on dikes, locks, and levees in a vain attempt to subdue what Mark Twain called "that lawless stream." Is it time to let the river have its way?

For the Love of Monkeys, Save Pandas

January 5, 2016 Latest NewsChinaJason Bittel

A new study shows that protecting pandas can help save snub-nosed monkeys from extinction.

How to Buy a Safer Sofa

January 5, 2016 How-ToUnited States, CaliforniaAlexandra Zissu

Finding upholstered furniture free of harmful flame retardants is as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Fixing the Fashion Industry

January 5, 2016 NRDC in ActionChinaSarah Murray

The overseas textile mills that make our clothes are incredibly wasteful and polluting. NRDC's Clean by Design program is changing that.

Porter Ranch Gas Leak Linked to California's Broken UIC Program

January 5, 2016 Expert BlogBriana Mordick

How California Will Weather Drought

January 5, 2016 ExplainerCalifornia, United States, West

Researchers outline four key actions the Golden State must take to ensure there's enough water to go around.

More than 80,000 People Urge EPA to Ban Dangerous Pesticide Chlorpyrifos

January 5, 2016 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – More than 80,000 people urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban the use of the dangerous, widely-used pesticide chlorpyrifos from use on all crops.

Bizarro Floods on Mississippi River

January 4, 2016 Expert BlogRob Moore

Clean Air and Climate Change: Two Books to Get You Going

January 3, 2016 Expert BlogDavid Doniger

Financing Change: How to Mobilize Private Sector Financing for Sustainable Infrastructure

January 1, 2016 Resource

This January 2016 report from McKinsey & Company argues that if the world is serious about meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, including climate goals, accelerating the flow of private capital into sustainable infrastructure has to be part of the strategy…

Cities End 2015 Showcasing Leadership on Energy Efficiency

December 31, 2015 Expert BlogKimi Narita

Four Markers of Progress in 2015 for Cutting U.S. Food Waste

December 31, 2015 Expert BlogDana Gunders

5 Ways Building Up the San Joaquin River Has Helped California

December 31, 2015 NRDC in ActionCaliforniaLora Shinn

An NRDC lawsuit has led to the comeback of the Golden State’s second-largest river (and its salmon).

The Natural

December 31, 2015 NRDC in ActionBozeman, MontanaTodd Wilkinson

A love of wildlife and the Northern Rockies inspired Matt Skoglund to give up his law career and devote his days to protecting bison and other icons of the American West.