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The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?

June 28, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.

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It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety

June 25, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant

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

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Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

May 18, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.

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Killing Coyotes with Cyanide? There Must Be a Better Way.

September 25, 2017 DispatchMontana, WestAlisa Opar

Nonlethal methods to protect livestock from predators are gaining momentum as pressure mounts to ban poison-spray traps.

On Saving the World: My Summer at NRDC in Montana

August 7, 2017 Expert BlogMontanaZack Strong

The Dakota Access Pipeline Fight Fuels Battles Across the Country

March 27, 2017 DispatchNorth Dakota, South DakotaSusan Cosier

DAPL may be underway, but the water protectors at Standing Rock taught us a lot about going up against the fossil fuel industry.

A Veteran of Uphill Battles

March 13, 2017 NRDC in ActionWashington, D.C., United States, CanadaJordan Davidson

NRDC’s chief program officer, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, knows that resistance takes persistence—and a lot of collaboration.

Small Towns Fight Big Oil on the Hudson

March 6, 2017 DispatchNew YorkJenny Shalant

New Yorkers are resisting efforts to sextuple the number of anchorage grounds in the river and transform their backyard into a parking lot for oil barges.

Why We Need the EPA

February 14, 2017 ExplainerPuerto Rico, New York City, United States, ClevelandBrian Palmer

Let’s not forget what America looked like before we had the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Our rivers caught on fire, our air was full of smog, and it stank (literally).

Fixing the Pane Point

January 4, 2017 DispatchUnited States, New YorkJordan Davidson

One woman’s mission to save songbirds from their greatest man-made threat: windows.

A Statue at Standing Rock Sends a Powerful Message of Resistance

November 23, 2016 PerspectivesNorth DakotaClara Chaisson

Like the DAPL protesters, this artwork is "Not Afraid to Look" Big Oil in the eye.

Going Deep to Save Our Ocean Treasures

April 27, 2016 NRDC in ActionNew York, New JerseyLora Shinn

How NRDC helped form an unlikely alliance to help protect 38,000 square miles of unique habitat in the Atlantic.

Yellowstone's Grizzlies Aren't Out of the Woods Yet

March 14, 2016 NRDC in ActionWyoming, Montana, IdahoJeff Turrentine

The park's threatened bears are on the road to recovery. But without continued federal protection, they'll be back on the path to extinction.

Letting the Buffalo Roam

March 7, 2016 NRDC in ActionMontanaJeff Turrentine

How NRDC has fought for years to keep Yellowstone’s wild bison healthy—and free.

Another Step in the Right Direction: Hanging Fladry with Wildlife Services

February 17, 2016 Expert BlogCalifornia, MontanaZack Strong

Spring Break

February 4, 2016 DispatchMontanaAlisa Opar

Bison go from seasonal outlaws to year-round residents in a large swath of Montana.

The Natural

December 31, 2015 NRDC in ActionBozeman, MontanaTodd Wilkinson

A love of wildlife and the Northern Rockies inspired Matt Skoglund to give up his law career and devote his days to protecting bison and other icons of the American West.

Save the Sage Grouse, Save the West

December 31, 2015 NRDC in ActionMontana, WyomingVirginia Sole-Smith

Why our success in saving the greater sage grouse is key to preserving millions of acres of habitat and hundreds of other species across the American West.