News & Commentary

Controversial New Pipelines May Slice Through the Southeast

January 16, 2018 DispatchVirginia, West Virginia, North CarolinaRobynne Boyd

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline—and the Mountain Valley Pipeline, with a similar path—could tear up land and negatively impact people throughout Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina.

Diablo Canyon Closure Decision Missing Critical Elements

January 11, 2018 Expert BlogPeter Miller

The historic proposal to retire and replace California’s last remaining nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, was mostly rejected today in a final decision unanimously adopted by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which removed critical elements protecting the climate, plant…

For the Delaware River Basin, a Partial Fracking Ban Is a Partial Victory

January 11, 2018 DispatchDelaware, New York, Pennsylvania

Proposed regulations would still allow wastewater to be disposed of in the watershed, with risks to both drinking water and the environment.

NJ Legislature Weighs In on Clean Water: Governor Is Up Next

January 10, 2018 Expert BlogLarry Levine

Will Calling Out Indiana’s Super-Polluting Power Plants Lead to a Cleanup?

January 8, 2018 DispatchIndianaSusan Cosier

A recent study found that the state is home to four of the country’s most polluting power plants. But elected officials won’t even show up to hear their constituents’ concerns about it.

Congress Must Act to Protect the Health of Storm Survivors

January 8, 2018 Expert BlogJuanita Constible

Congress must pass strong, bipartisan emergency legislation to protect the health of hurricane and fire survivors.

As Trump Moves to Expand Offshore Drilling, He Proposes Shrinking Safety Protections. What Could Go Wrong?

January 5, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Eight years after the BP disaster in the Gulf, the administration aims to relax the rules designed to prevent catastrophic explosions and spills.

The Real Lowdown: The Trump and Congressional Republican Assault on Our Environment, Vol. 36

January 5, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The Trump administration’s New Year gift to polluters: opening up nearly all of America’s coasts to oil and gas drilling, plus more ongoing attacks on our health and planet.

Comment Now on Trump’s EPA Attack on Our Health

January 4, 2018 Expert BlogClare Morganelli

Scott Pruitt’s attempt to repeal the Clean Power Plans endangers the health of all Americans—but it’s not too late to make your voice heard.

NJ Nuclear Issue: Assembly Speaker Bests Chris Christie

January 4, 2018 Expert BlogDale Bryk

In a startling turn of events, Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto just refused to advance a rushed bill that would have subsidized currently thriving New Jersey nuclear plants indefinitely, to the tune of $300 million-a-year.

Buildings: The Next Frontier for CA Clean Energy Leadership

January 3, 2018 Expert BlogPierre Delforge

Cutting fossil fuel use in buildings is the next frontier in clean energy, and a major opportunity for states and local jurisdictions to demonstrate strong climate leadership.

Will NJ Lawmakers Give Governor Christie a Nuclear Goodbye Gift?

January 2, 2018 Expert BlogDale Bryk

The state’s electric customers may be forced to pay a bigger utility bill to keep something they already have.

An Open Letter to NYC Mayor de Blasio on Congestion Pricing

January 1, 2018 Expert BlogEric A. Goldstein

We believe the City and State should advance a congestion pricing strategy that will not only generate ongoing funds for transit, reduce congestion and curb air pollution, but also rationalize the current toll structure by lowering tolls on some city…

New Filtration Waiver Poses Challenges for NYC Water Supply

December 29, 2017 Expert BlogEric A. Goldstein

The New York State Health Department has issued a new waiver that will allow New York City to continue to avoid having to filter its Catskill and Delaware drinking water supplies—staving off, at least for now, the multi-billion dollar costs…

The Year in Toxics: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly from 2017

December 29, 2017 Expert BlogDaniel Rosenberg

Tar Sands Tailings Ponds: Out of Canada's Control

December 21, 2017 Expert BlogJames Blair

The Alberta tar sands have become synonymous with global climate change, but their production process wreaks destruction across a huge region of North America’s boreal forest.

The Real Lowdown: The Trump and Congressional Republican Assault on Our Environment, Vol. 35

December 21, 2017 Expert BlogNRDC

The GOP tax scheme sells out America’s last truly wild place, and EPA’s Scott Pruitt continues to disregard public health and climate change.

Three Trends That Should Make Environmentalists Hopeful About 2018

December 21, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The new year will be a crapshoot, to be sure—but these trends augur well for climate and sustainability.

This Start-Up Has Figured Out How to Turn Diesel Pollution Into Art

December 20, 2017 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Graviky Labs keeps air pollution from entering our lungs by capturing carbon and turning it into ink.

Wither TSCA Reform?

December 20, 2017 Expert BlogDaniel Rosenberg

Those who seek and support meaningful restrictions on toxic chemicals to protect people from cancer, learning and developmental disabilities, and reproductive harm cannot afford to just let the revised TSCA fade away.