News & Commentary

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.

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…

Fish and Wildlife Service to Review Grizzly Bear Protections

February 6, 2023 Expert BlogMontana, WyomingAmy McNamara, Dr. Jennifer Sherry

USFWS will assess if grizzly bears require ongoing protection in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide ecosystems.

Right Whale Moms and Calves at Risk from Fast Vessels

November 14, 2022 Expert BlogGeorgia, Florida, New Jersey, EastDr. Francine Kershaw

Montreal Protocol at 35: Early Midlife, No Crisis Yet

November 10, 2022 Expert BlogInternational, IndiaAlex Hillbrand, Christina Theodoridi, Prima Madan, David Doniger

India Makes Progress on Its Climate Goals

November 7, 2022 Expert BlogIndiaSameer Kwatra, Charlotte Steiner

As countries from across the world come together this week for COP27, India continues to show that is is making solid progress on the climate goals it has set for itself.

Countries to Strengthen Montreal Protocol as Treaty Turns 35

October 28, 2022 Expert BlogInternational, India, AfricaPrima Madan, Alex Hillbrand, David Doniger, Christina Theodoridi

U.S. Ratifies Kigali as Montreal Protocol Turned 35

September 28, 2022 Expert BlogIndia, United States, InternationalSameer Kwatra, Prima Madan

New Study Shows Pathway to Phasing Down HFCs in India

August 5, 2022 Expert BlogIndiaAlex Hillbrand

NOAA Defends Protections for One-of-a-Kind Oculina Corals

August 4, 2022 Expert BlogFloridaAnupa Asokan, Molly Masterton

Discussing Climate Friendly Cooling in India

July 31, 2022 Expert BlogIndiaPrima Madan, Sameer Kwatra

To discuss what lies ahead for achieving climate friendly cooling, NRDC and TERI are organizing a high-level brainstorming event this week, with the participation of expert stakeholders representing the government, industry, academia and financial institutions.

Not Even Yellowstone Wolves Are Safe from State Persecution

January 8, 2022 Expert BlogMontana, WyomingDr. Jennifer Sherry

The growing death toll for Yellowstone wolves is a revealing microcosm of the larger mismanagement of wolves occurring across multiple states.

Celebrating Year One of the Food Matters Regional Initiative

August 30, 2021 Expert BlogChicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Madison, Ohio, Baltimore, Jersey City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, North Carolina, Memphis, OrlandoMadeline Keating, Darby Hoover

A year after the launch of the Food Matters Regional Initiative, we are pleased to report considerable progress and accomplishments from the 15 regional initiative participants.

NRDC Sues to Challenge Seismic Testing in the Gulf of Mexico

July 22, 2021 Expert BlogTexas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, FloridaMichael Jasny

Among the animals at greatest risk from the impacts of seismic testing is the Gulf of Mexico whale—one of the most endangered marine mammals on the planet.

Six of the Worst States to Be a Wolf

May 17, 2021 Expert BlogIdaho, Utah, Montana, Wisconsin, South Dakota, WyomingDr. Jennifer Sherry

To get on a better track towards national recovery, wolves will need proactive and science-driven action by the federal government.

India Can Help Cement Global Commitment on HFCs

April 20, 2021 Expert BlogIndiaSameer Kwatra, Prima Madan

This week’s Leader’s Summit on Climate is a good time for India to signal to a strong commitment to climate action by announcing its plan to ratify the Kigali Amendment, a global pact struck in 2016 which aims to phasedown…

Climate Action: All Eyes on India and Net-Zero by 2050

March 30, 2021 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal, Sameer Kwatra

A groundbreaking analysis finds a pathway for India to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Spraying an Antibiotic on Citrus Groves Will Harm Worker Health

March 25, 2021 Expert BlogFloridaAllison Johnson

NRDC and our partners are suing to reverse the EPA’s dangerous decision to expand the use of medically important streptomycin as an unproven solution to citrus greening.

South Florida’s Dirty Secret Is Oil

March 18, 2021 Expert BlogFloridaAlison Kelly

As many city dwellers flee states with cold winters and expensive costs of living looking to quarantine in this paradise, there is a dirty little secret lurking in the Florida swamp—impending oil development.

"We Are the Same as the Salmon": A Story of Suffering and Perseverance

December 17, 2020 DispatchWyoming, Idaho, Oregon, WashingtonNicole Greenfield

Thirty years ago, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes led the effort to save Snake River sockeye salmon from extinction. Today, they’re still fighting for the fish’s survival—along with their own.