News & Commentary

Doing What’s Right at the National Bison Range

July 27, 2020 Expert BlogWestAmy McNamara

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes seek to manage the bison they conserved over 100 years ago. It's time to make that happen.

Don’t Bomb the Bighorn

July 24, 2020 Expert BlogNevadaHelen O'Shea

Nevadans won’t stand by as the future of their public lands is hijacked by out-of-state interests.

Kimberly-Clark’s 2030 Goals Take On its Forest Carbon Impact

July 24, 2020 Expert BlogUnited States, CanadaAshley Jordan

With these new commitments, Kimberly-Clark steps further ahead of other major brands in the U.S. tissue sector by recognizing the critical role that forests like the Canadian boreal play in the fight against climate change.

EPA Tries to Sign Away Authority to Regulate Water-Polluting Uranium Mining

July 23, 2020 Expert BlogWest, United StatesNRDC

Every single instance of uranium mining leads to the contamination of the surrounding aquifer. Yet the agency is leaving the industry virtually unchecked.

NY Legislature Passes Bill to Close Fracking Waste Loophole

July 22, 2020 Expert BlogNew YorkRob Friedman

After years of deadlock, key legislation that regulates oil and gas waste passed the New York State Legislature this week. The legislation closes a longstanding and dangerous loophole that exempts dangerous oil and gas industry waste from New York’s existing…

California Seeks to Reduce Inequity in Access to Nature

July 22, 2020 Expert BlogCaliforniaDrevet Hunt, Damon Nagami

Natural spaces like rivers, beaches, wetlands, and forests are critical to human health and well-being. California's legislature is poised to take action to ensure access to nature for all its citizens by enacting AB3030.

Need Some Good News? Congress Passes the Great American Outdoors Act.

July 22, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesSharon Buccino

This will permanently fund the care and maintenance of the country’s state and local parks.

Stop Stiffing Taxpayers to Enrich Oil and Gas Bidders

July 16, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesAmy McNamara, Jacob Eisenberg

Senator Tester introduces bill to end noncompetitive leasing on BLM lands.

Dealing Blow to Big Oil, Court Reinstates Rule that Prevents the Leaking, Flaring of Potent Methane Gas

July 16, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesNRDC

Siding with NRDC and our partners, a federal court ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when it undid the Methane Waste Prevention Rule, which protects people’s health and the climate.

P&G, You Can't Outsource Sustainability

July 16, 2020 Expert BlogUnited States, CanadaShelley Vinyard

P&G's new commitment misses the mark. Until the company gets its own house in order by addressing its role in forest destruction, they will continue to put our only home and our future at risk.

Canada’s Logging Loophole Undermines Climate Goals

July 15, 2020 Expert BlogCanadaJennifer Skene

The loophole puts at risk Canada's climate commitments and global efforts to secure a livable planet for future generations.

NRDC and Partners Sue—Again—Over Flawed Keystone XL Pipeline Approvals

July 15, 2020 Expert BlogMontana, United StatesNRDC

Despite losing in court multiple times, the Trump administration is continuing to try to push through the dirty tar sands pipeline.

Public Lands Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

July 14, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesAlison Kelly

Our public lands should be conserved and restored and become part of the climate solution toolkit—as opposed to destroyed for fossil fuel development.

Dominion's Post-ACP Clean Energy Awakening: Fact or Fiction?

July 14, 2020 Expert BlogVirginiaWalton Shepherd

With the ACP cancelled, is Dominion now truly a "clean energy company" willing to prioritize energy efficiency, or will it just look for new ways to stick Virginians with higher bills?

Five Years Later, Waswanipi Is Still Waiting on Quebec

July 12, 2020 Expert BlogCanadaJennifer Skene

A just, sustainable future depends on prioritizing Indigenous leadership and allowing the Waswanipi and other Indigenous People to finally dictate the future of their own lands. They’ve waited long enough.

Pipeline Victories Show the Power of People

July 10, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesGina McCarthy

These victories happened because people demanded better—and because of environmental and public health laws that require the government to listen.

House Climate Crisis Action Plan Gets a Lot Right on Biomass

July 9, 2020 Expert BlogNorth CarolinaSasha Stashwick

Established science now shows that burning biomass from forests for electricity is not a climate solution within timeframes relevant to addressing climate change. The Select Committee’s plan recognizes this science and squarely positions its policies in contrast to those of…

In Landmark Victory for Indigenous Communities, Dakota Access Pipeline Ordered to Shut Down

July 7, 2020 Expert BlogNorth Dakota, South Dakota, IowaNRDC

The dangerous crude oil pipeline threatened the water supplies and ways of life for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. The win underscores the power of dogged defense by Indigenous groups and conservationists, as well as the importance of the National…

Three Lessons Learned from the Axed Atlantic Coast Pipeline

July 6, 2020 Expert BlogVirginia, West Virginia, North CarolinaGillian Giannetti

This is a significant and long-overdue victory for the landowners, community leaders, countless people across three states, and environmental advocates who have fought this project for years.

CA Refineries Are Driving Our Addiction to Oil Imports

July 6, 2020 Expert BlogCaliforniaAnn Alexander

If California truly means business about moving away from fossil fuels, it’s going to have to tackle the refinery problem—which puts surrounding communities at risk every day from pollution and frequent accidents.