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Greenhouse Effect 101

GuideUnited States, InternationalMelissa Denchak
By increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, we’re amplifying the planet’s natural greenhouse effect and turning up the dial on global warming.

Comments on EPA’s Proposed MCLs for Six PFAS with Exhibits (PDF)

Comments
NRDC, as part of a coalition of 36 organizations, submitted comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for six PFAS. Also included as exhibits are technical comments and further review of EPA’s quantified health...

Offshore Drilling 101

GuideAlaska, West, Louisiana, Georgia, North CarolinaShelia Hu
A look into how drilling for oil and gas in the oceans works—and why it’s time to make it history.

Powering Toward 100 Percent Clean Power by 2035 - Report (PDF)

Report
NRDC and Evergreen Action launched a report, “Powering Toward 100 Percent Clean Power by 2035,” with new modeling finding that the most effective action the Biden administration can take to tackle power sector carbon pollution is to set ambitious carbon...

Biomass 101

GuideInternational, United StatesCourtney Lindwall

It turns out this controversial renewable hardly lives up to its carbon-cutting reputation.

Gibbstown LNG Terminal: A Catastrophe Waiting to Happen

DispatchGibbstown, New Jersey, PennsylvaniaNicole Greenfield
Imagine hundreds of trucks and train cars filled with highly explosive fuel coming through your community every day. These Pennsylvanians and New Jerseyans are fighting to extinguish the project—for good.

Nuclear Power 101

GuideUnited StatesPadmaparna Ghosh
How it works, how safe it is, and, ultimately, how its costs outweigh its benefits.

Liquefied Natural Gas 101

GuideUnited States, InternationalBrian Palmer
What is it? Why is it? And what does it mean for the climate?

Comment Letter on Lease Sale 258 in Lower Cook Inlet (PDF)

Comments
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...