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Vaquita Lawsuits

June 2, 2023 Court CaseMexico, United StatesActive

NRDC and our partners are fighting to save the last of the vaquita.

Big Oil Still Raking it in as Public Pays for Pollution

June 1, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesZanagee Artis

U.S. needs to hold industry accountable for harm it continues to inflict on communities, the environment, and the global climate.

A New ERA of Clean Energy for Rural America

May 30, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesJeff Slyfield, Jeffrey McManus

USDA pioneers the largest investment in rural electricity since the Great Depression.

Affordable Housing Is Infrastructure

May 30, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesSabrina Johnson, Mikyla Reta

We need to invest in our housing stock to protect residents from displacement and help them fight and prepare for the climate crisis.

Evaluating Anaerobic Digestion for Municipal Organics Recycling

May 30, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesDarby Hoover

Anaerobic digestion (AD) can be an effective component of a municipal recycling system, ensuring that organic materials like food scraps are processed for use as soil amendments while also extracting energy as a secondary benefit. However, AD also has numerous…

Making Our Water Safe AND Affordable

May 30, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesLarry Levine

Senate Hearing on May 31 Will Spotlight Water Affordability Challenges and Solutions

What Is Environmental Racism?

May 24, 2023 GuideUnited States, InternationalMaudlyne Ihejirika

This form of systemic racism disproportionately burdens communities of color.

Study Shows 14,000 Unplugged Oil and Gas Wells in Gulf of Mexico

May 23, 2023 Expert BlogTexas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, FloridaRebecca Loomis, Rebecca Ramirez

Industry has neglected thousands of unused oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico. They will cost an estimated $30 billion to plug and decommission.

New Buildings in NY to be Electric, But the Job is Not Done

May 22, 2023 Expert BlogNew YorkLauren Urbanek

New York's All-Electric Building Act makes it the first state to promote efficient electrification of new construction.

Congress Could Use a Reminder of What’s at Stake for Our Wildlife

May 19, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesKatie Hobbs

On Endangered Species Day, Congress can do more to combat the threats to wildlife survival.

There Is No Infrastructure Week Without Healthy Workers

May 18, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesJuanita Constible

The workers building our clean energy economy need strong, enforceable heat standards without delay. 

COVER Act Will Modernize Crop Insurance

May 18, 2023 Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Lara Bryant

The COVER Act, led by Senator Brown (D-OH) and Representative Sean Casten (D-IL), is a bipartisan bill that offers farmers a $5 per acre good stewardship discount on crop insurance if they plant cover crops to improve their soil health.

Amicus Brief: Athletics v. California Department of Toxic Substances Control

May 16, 2023 Court CaseCaliforniaActive

California has failed to fully implement hazardous waste laws at metal shredding facilities like Schnitzer Steel—and communities are suffering for it.

NRDC v. E. Scott Pruitt et al. (Neonic Pesticides)

May 15, 2023 Court CaseUnited StatesActive

Research shows neonics are highly toxic to wildlife, including key pollinators—and the EPA’s failure to act on that evidence violates the Endangered Species Act. So we’re suing.

EPA: Neonics Likely Driving 200+ Species Toward Extinction

May 15, 2023 Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Lucas Rhoads

U.S. EPA's unprecedented findings confirm that widespread neonic pesticide use threatens critical pollinators, other wildlife, and whole ecosystems.