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6 Ways You Can Help Keep Our Water Clean

January 5, 2016 How-ToUnited States

Quick and easy things you can do to reduce water pollution and runoff.

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.

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.

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.

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…

DOE Sets First-Ever Standards for Commercial and Industrial Pumps

December 31, 2015 Expert BlogLauren Urbanek

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

December 31, 2015 Expert BlogDana Gunders

Cities End 2015 Showcasing Leadership on Energy Efficiency

December 31, 2015 Expert BlogKimi Narita

Busting the Mold

December 31, 2015 NRDC in ActionNew York City, New YorkSarah Engler

A landmark class-action lawsuit settlement has 400,000 New York City public housing residents breathing easier.