News & Commentary

Meet the activists and NRDC staff propelling change, read our expert analysis, and learn about the latest challenges and solutions to advancing a healthier, more sustainable, and equitable world.

Skip carousel items
A blurry image of a line of people wading through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Houston, Texas, 2017

1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalMolly Bergen
Here’s where the world stands in its fight against climate change. The end goal remains the same.
Pedestrians walking past the U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?

ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.
An illustration of two people lying down on grass surrounded by flowers on one side and litter on the other, with one person holding a ladybug in their hands

It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety

ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant
Don’t bottle it up—openly acknowledging your climate anxiety and grief gives you the power to heal and move forward.

Latest News

Stay on top of the latest research, policy updates, publication releases, and environmental news. 

Explainer

Get a breakdown of complex climate, public health, nature, and equity topics to inform your activism.

Dispatch

Read about activists tackling climate justice and other environmental causes in their communities and beyond.

Perspectives

Discover intersectional viewpoints from activists and artists on the environmental issues of the moment.

NRDC in Action

Find out how NRDC protects people and the planet by learning about some of our key fights.

Expert Blogs

Hear from our policy advocates, scientists, and litigators about the challenges and solutions for building a healthier and more just world.

Viewing 3381 - 3400 of 7192

Active filters:

Remove all filters

Filter Results

The Case for Doing No Harm in Energy Efficiency Upgrades

Expert BlogMichele Knab Hasson
Danger from some materials widely used for efficiency upgrades is real, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Two new publications explain what can be done to make energy upgrades healthier for affordable housing residents, workers, and neighbors.

Cutting Down Forests Is Not a Climate Solution

Expert BlogSasha Stashwick, Sami Yassa
The case for biomass energy, such as it was, collapsed in 2018. While we have long argued that uprooting forests and burning the wood for electricity makes no sense, a raft of new scientific studies, policy documents and economic analyses…

Congress Must Support Miners by Extending Black Lung Tax

Expert BlogBettina Bergöö
As Congress finalizes the annual appropriations package and prepares to head home for the holidays, they should respect coal mining communities that have powered this country for the last century by extending an excise tax that supports the Black Lung…

In Praise of Jim Rogers

Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh
For more than three decades, Jim Rogers was a dominant force for good in national and global energy circles. On the website highlighting his book Lighting the World, published after he retired from Duke Energy in 2013, Jim wrote: “I’d…

McNamee Should Recuse Himself in FERC Resilience Dockets

Expert BlogGillian Giannetti
The Natural Resources Defense Council today joined with other organizations in formally asking new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Commissioner Bernard McNamee to recuse himself from two pending proceedings related to the Department of Energy’s proposal to bail out coal and…

Looking Forward: A Timeline for IL's Clean Energy Programs

Expert BlogUnited StatesSamuel Garcia
The distributed generation and community solar programs established by the Future Energy Jobs Act will help ensure that the benefits of solar generation are enjoyed throughout Illinois. As these programs take off and implementation ramps up, it is worth keeping…

2019: A Year of Climate Ambition for Chile

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
The coming year will be a critical one for our planet. As the host of COP25, Chile specifically and Latin America more broadly have a wide-open opportunity to demonstrate vision and leadership on ambitious action that helps the entire world…

Paris Agreement Ambition: Stepping Up Countries' Targets

Expert BlogBrendan Guy
The climate talks in Poland fired the starting gun for countries to step up the ambition of their climate targets by 2020 in line with the latest sobering science on climate change. Now countries must sprint to complete the next…

Cheapest AND Cleanest: Renewables Are Winning

Expert BlogNathanael Greene
As 2018 closes, it’s now safe to say that clean renewable energy is at an inflection point. Cost is no longer the biggest challenge to greater adoption of wind and solar; it is now the rules of the power markets…