News & Commentary

Building Roots for a More Water Secure California

December 5, 2018 Expert BlogArohi Sharma

East Ward at Risk for Lead Despite Newark Mayor’s Assurances

December 3, 2018 Expert BlogSara Imperiale, Claire Woods

For most of 2018, the City of Newark’s website promised its residents that “NEWARK’S WATER IS ABSOLUTELY SAFE TO DRINK,” while levels of lead in the City’s tap water skyrocketed.

Ohio Communities Are Becoming a Dumping Ground for the Fracking Industry

December 3, 2018 DispatchOhioAustyn Gaffney

Earthquakes, spills, and groundwater contamination—wastewater wells come with many risks and few rewards for Trumbull County residents.

Already Living in the Future: NCA4 and Equitable Adaptation

November 30, 2018 Expert BlogAnna Weber

For many Americans, especially the most disadvantaged among us, climate change is already here.

The Deadly Consequences of Climate Denial Are Here and Now

November 28, 2018 Expert BlogJuanita Constible, Dr. Kim Knowlton

Climate change is hurting real people right now. We can create a safer and healthier America, but need to get to work.

The Most Definitive Report on Climate Change in America

November 28, 2018 Expert BlogRhea Suh

The new National Climate Assessment is a dire warning that the devastating impacts of climate change are here—and going to get worse.

India’s Air Pollution Challenge: Workshop on City Leadership

November 28, 2018 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Dr. Vijay Limaye

City actions on air pollution are the focus of a workshop next week in Ahmedabad, India.

Holiday Shopping for Gifts You Want without Toxics You Don't

November 23, 2018 Expert BlogTom Hucker

California Continues to Allow Harmful Pesticide

November 16, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

Despite studies that link chlorpyrifos to learning disabilities in children, the state has decided to keep spraying it on our foods.

EPA Finds Replacements for Toxic “Teflon” Chemicals Toxic

November 15, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Anna Reade

EPA’s draft toxicity assessments for GenX and PFBS confirms what many have feared: taking PFOA and PFOS off the market and out of products has only led to industry replacing them with related PFAS chemicals that pose similar risks.

“Short-Term Fix” Won’t Protect Kids from Chlorpyrifos

November 15, 2018 Expert BlogAllison Johnson

California's temporary recommendations restricting use of chlorpyrifos fall short of the protection that Californians continue to demand.

A Thankful Feast, Not a Wasteful One

November 13, 2018 Expert BlogAndrea Collins

Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful, yet it’s often very wasteful as well. The absolute best way to stop food waste is to keep it from happening in the first place. It takes a little bit of attention but…

The Climate Change Light Show That’s Making Waves in Cities Around the World

November 8, 2018 PerspectivesInternationalClara Chaisson

Get submerged in Waterlicht, an LED visualization of future sea levels.

Plastic: What Gets Thrown in the Great Lakes, Stays in the Great Lakes

November 5, 2018 DispatchMidwestSusan Cosier

We need to take control of the 10,000 tons of plastic entering the lakes each year—whether we recycle, reuse, or just outright ban the stuff.

Honolulu Commits to Leading the Fight Against Climate Change

November 4, 2018 Expert BlogAmanda Eaken, Carter Rubin

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Natural Resources Defense Council today announced Honolulu will be among the 20 winning cities in the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge.

Return of the Delhi Smog

November 2, 2018 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal

In the Pacific Northwest, Testing Out New Wildfire Defenses on the Front Lines

October 30, 2018 DispatchWest, Washington, OregonLora Shinn

Where quick-spreading fires are the “new normal,” some state officials and communities are willing to try whatever it takes to prevent—or better prepare for—the next big blaze.

These Alaska Residents Are Watching Their Hometowns Slide Into Rising Waters

October 29, 2018 DispatchAlaskaAlisa Opar

At least 31 villages now face imminent threats from climate change and may have to relocate, at a cost of as much as $200 million each.

We Need to Keep Our Elders Safe from Climate Disasters

October 29, 2018 Expert BlogJuanita Constible

We owe it to our present and future selves to urgently drive down climate-changing pollution and ready our public health and emergency response systems for the worst-case storms of the future.

As Planet Warms, India Develops First National Cooling Plan

October 25, 2018 Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Prima Madan