News & Commentary

Driving Ambition, Action, and Equity at COP28: Part 1

December 14, 2023 Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Jake Schmidt, Brendan Guy, Joe Thwaites, Jennifer Skene

World leaders in Dubai sent a clear signal: the end of the fossil fuel era has begun, and the world is rapidly transitioning to a clean energy economy. This helps put the world on a firmer pathway in this decisive…

We Need Healthy Farm Ecosystems – Not Harmful Pesticides

December 14, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, Washington, D.C., Florida, CaliforniaAllison Johnson

EPA should do more to protect pollinators – and we need to ramp up resources to help farmers build healthy ecosystems themselves.

Pebble Mine 2023: Tribes Win Veto, State Hail Marys SCOTUS

December 14, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, AlaskaJoel Reynolds

Pebble Mine: Year in Review. After EPA issues rare veto of massive Bristol Bay mine, Dunleavy Administration throws lifeline to Canadian owner, lodging dubious claims in U.S. Supreme Court.

Year in Review for DOE Clean Energy Innovation and Perspectives for 2024

December 12, 2023 Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Sangina Wright

Clean energy innovation remains an essential pillar of the clean energy transition. In 2023, we witnessed numerous exciting developments out of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)—all while partisan fighting in Congress threatened to derail the ability of DOE to…

Climate Week 2023: Indigenous Communities March with Determination

December 12, 2023 Expert BlogNew York CityClaudia Blanco Nuñez

The fight against environmental harm, economic dependence, and negative health impacts from fossil fuel development on Indigenous land is a centuries-long tale.

Food Waste Funding Opportunity: Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

December 6, 2023 Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Madeline Keating, Andrea Collins

The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants can offer key food waste reduction funding and support. 

How Management Affects Carbon Stored in Forest Soils

December 5, 2023 Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Dr. Daniel Rath, Carolyn Ramírez

This World Soil Day, let’s take a minute to appreciate how forests, and specifically forest soils, store carbon.

How Neonics Can Harm Soil Health and Soil Biodiversity

December 5, 2023 Expert BlogNew YorkDr. Daniel Rath, Daniel Raichel

This World Soil Day, let's acknowledge the effects that neonic pesticides can have on soil health and biodiversity, and the farms that depend on them.

Even One More Oil and Gas Lease Sale in the Gulf of Mexico Is Too Many

November 17, 2023 ExplainerUnited States, LouisianaCourtney Lindwall

An expansion of offshore drilling would lock the region into decades of fossil fuel extraction at the expense of the climate, coastal communities, and marine life.

Farm-to-Glass Supports Organic Farming

November 16, 2023 Expert BlogWashington, D.C., Ohio, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Michigan, Maine, CaliforniaAllison Johnson

Cheers! NRDC and our partners toasted a good cause on Capitol Hill: growing organic!

Gulf Whale Artist Series: Florida Artist Blends Art with Education

November 13, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, FloridaLexi Nutkiewicz

Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Kelly Quinn is the Co-founder and Art Director of Canvas of the Wild (COTW) where she designs natural landscape murals for educational campaigns, creates illustrations for coloring and activity books, and develops scientific graphics for communicating research. Quinn…

North Carolina Needs to Live Up to its Transportation Commitments

November 8, 2023 Expert BlogNorth CarolinaPatrick King

NRDC's recently published scorecard shows some of the progress being made in the state, but also highlights the significant work that remains to be done.

Extinction Findings Underscore Need for Strong ESA

October 23, 2023 Expert BlogWashington, D.C.Lucas Rhoads, Katie Hobbs

Twenty-one long-missing endangered species have been declared extinct. Far from a failure of the ESA, the announcement shows the need for prompt ESA protections. 

Clean Trucks Yield $35 Billion in Benefits for Pennsylvanians

October 23, 2023 Expert BlogPennsylvaniaMuhammed Patel, Robert Routh

A new study shows that the Advanced Clean Trucks Program can bring $35 billion in benefits to Pennsylvania.

Michigan Adopts Filter First Protections for Kids

October 10, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, MichiganCyndi Roper

Michigan lawmakers approve Filter First bills providing the nation’s strongest protections against lead in drinking water at schools and childcare centers.

America’s Failing Drinking Water System

October 5, 2023 ExplainerUnited States, Buffalo, Houston, Puerto Rico, California, FlintNicole Greenfield

First, Flint, Michigan; then, Jackson, Mississippi. Communities around the country wonder if their water quality problems will lead to the next national crisis.

Energy Efficiency and Electrification Take Center Stage in New Jersey

October 4, 2023 Expert BlogUnited States, New JerseyJoe O'Brien-Applegate, Eric Miller

With historic commitments from Governor Phil Murphy, backed by robust programs, New Jersey is becoming a leader in clean, efficient buildings

Governor Shapiro’s RGGI Working Group Concludes: Now What?

October 2, 2023 Expert BlogPennsylvaniaRobert Routh

Water Is Life—from Standing Rock to Oaxaca’s Mixtecan Highlands

September 18, 2023 PerspectivesMexico, West, South DakotaElybeth Sofia Alcantar

A geographer sees a familiar pattern of government-backed energy projects devastating Indigenous communities and violating tribal sovereignty.  

A Climate Week to Advance Urgent Change

September 18, 2023 Expert BlogInternational, United States, New York CityManish Bapna

As the hottest summer on record draws to a close, the next several months could determine whether the world rises to the moment—or blows past irreversible tipping points.