Fact sheet summarizing opposition by NRDC and 43 other organizations to H.R.4323. By delaying NOAA’s rulemaking—and circumventing the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act—potentially indefinitely, H.R.4323. jeopardizes the survival of the North Atlantic right whale, as well...
Fact sheet summarizing opposition by NRDC and 43 other organizations to the Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and Economy Act of 2023 , s.1833. By delaying NOAA’s rulemaking—and circumventing the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act—potentially indefinitely, S.1833...
A group of more than 20 environmental organizations developed a concise guide to the science-based principles and priorities for environmental monitoring that are crucial to advance responsible offshore wind development in the United States. The new guide, which NRDC helped...
Report prepared by Point Blue Conservation Science for NRDC, synthesizing scientific literature to ensure that wetlands are specifically and appropriately included in global and national biodiversity conservation goals.
Complaint filed by NRDC and partner organizations challenging the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Lease Sale 258 in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), threatening the...
The Biden Administration has proposed a new federal offshore leasing program that could include leasing in as many as eleven areas in the Gulf of Mexico and Cook Inlet, Alaska and would enable continued development on the Outer Continental Shelf...
We need offshore wind, and we need to do it right. Offshore wind will help eliminate dangerous greenhouse gas emissions, promising healthier air as well as thousands of well-paying clean energy jobs. But as we fight climate change, we can...
Comments submitted by NRDC and jointly with Con Edison to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority on the Climate Action Council Draft Scoping Plan.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down portions of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to re-approve continued, widespread use of glyphosate, a widely used herbicide commonly known as Roundup. EPA will have to redo parts of its analysis...
We need offshore wind, and we need to do it right. Offshore wind will help eliminate dangerous greenhouse gas emissions, promising healthier air as well as thousands of well-paying clean energy jobs. But as we fight climate change, we can...
Letter submitted by NRDC and seven other organizations to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, urging the revision of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and cancellation of Lease Sale 258, which would open up over a million acres in the...
Joint comments submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service from American Clean Power Association, National Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife, and NRDC on eagle conservation.
In this comment submitted to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NRDC details ways NOAA can accelerate the transition to climate-ready fisheries and climate resilience for protected resources. This includes: strong implementation of existing core conservation requirements, expanding the...