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Court Rules Navy War Games Violate Law Protecting Whales and Dolphins

March 31, 2015 Press ReleaseCalifornia

LOS ANGELES (March 31, 2015) —A federal court today announced that the U.S. Navy’s training and testing activities off the coast of Southern California and Hawaii illegally harm more than 60 whale, dolphin, seal, and sea lion populations. The U.S…

U.S. Formalizes Climate Commitment, Sends a Powerful Signal -- It's Time to Act

March 31, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 31, 2015) – The United States today unveiled concrete plans, in a formal submission to the United Nations, to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 28 percent below 2005 levels in 2025 as a part of…

The Dog Ate My Emissions Target

March 31, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

The United States and Mexico meet the deadline for their carbon pollution goals. Will others follow?

Offshore-Drilling Safety Gets an F

March 31, 2015 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer

Congress has failed to implement rules that could prevent another disaster.

The Burden: New Documentary Illustrates Impacts of Fossil Fuels on the U.S. Military

March 30, 2015 Expert BlogPeter Lehner

U.S. Navy Is Suspect in Pacific Whale Strandings

March 30, 2015 Expert BlogZak Smith

Montana Delays Massive Coal Mine Proposal: Needs More Information from Arch Coal on the Proposed Otter Creek Mine

March 30, 2015 Expert BlogAmanda Jahshan

Just the Right Absorbency

March 30, 2015 Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer

Tampons—yes, tampons—can solve one of the United Kingdom’s biggest sewage problems.

Let's Get Wasted!

March 30, 2015 DispatchNew York CityClara Chaisson

A pop-up restaurant gives trash-bound food a place at the table.

Mexico announces ambitious emission reduction target in lead up to Paris

March 27, 2015 Expert BlogCarolina Herrera

China's War on Pollution Is Gaining Traction

March 27, 2015 Expert BlogBarbara Finamore

Washington, Minnesota, and New York Regulators Lead Utility Reform Surge

March 27, 2015 Expert BlogSheryl Carter

More Action Needed in National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

March 27, 2015 Expert BlogMae Wu

NRDC President: Mexico’s Climate Pledge Will Help Secure Global Agreement

March 27, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 27, 2015) – Mexico, the 12th largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, announced today that it will peak its emissions by 2026 and reduce them 22 percent by 2030, an important pledge in the lead-up to…

DOE’s Petroleum Council Dead Wrong on Arctic Drilling

March 27, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 27,2015) - The National Petroleum Council, the largely industry-based oil and gas advisory committee to the Department of Energy, released a study Friday predicting the twilight of oil production through fracking and calling for drilling in the Arctic…