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New Study: Rapid Ocean Acidification Threatens Coastal Economies in 15 States

Press ReleaseNew York
NEW YORK (February 23, 2015) – The first nationwide vulnerability assessment for ocean acidification, published today in Nature Climate Change, shows that coastal communities in 15 states that depend on the nation’s approximately $1 billion shelled mollusk (e.g., oysters and…

The Fishing Industry on Acid

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Ocean acidification will hit coastal communities like these the hardest.

Back from the Dead Zone

Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Doing just a little to curb fertilizer pollution in the Mississippi could go a long way to breathing life back into the Gulf.

Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
You spend 2 percent of driving time at traffic lights, but inhale 25 percent of your air pollution there.

Bird's Eye View

ExplainerUnited StatesJason Bittel
The story of one region’s seagulls reveals the enormous and surprising influence humans have on the environment.

Cleaner Electricity Will Be More Reliable, NRDC Expert Says

Press Release
WASHINGTON (February 19, 2015)—The Obama administration’s plan to cut dangerous carbon pollution from power plants is “an opportunity to both reduce air pollution and to build a more reliable, modern energy system,” an expert for the Natural Resources Defense Council…