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Fixing EPA's Pesticide Approval Process: Part 2

February 26, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesLucas Rhoads, Aaron Colangelo

EPA needs to ensure that pesticides don’t unduly harm communities and wildlife. Here’s how.

Bristol Bay Tribes Target Pebble Mine in New Ad

February 24, 2021 Expert BlogAlaskaTaryn Kiekow Heimer

United Tribes of Bristol Bay ran a full-page ad today in Politico urging President Biden to stop the Pebble Mine and protect Bristol Bay.

Deb Haaland Is the Interior Secretary Our Country Needs

February 22, 2021 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The fact that senators tied to the fossil fuel industry are opposing her nomination is a big clue as to why.

Fixing EPA's Pesticide Approval Process: Part 1

February 17, 2021 Expert BlogLucas Rhoads, Aaron Colangelo

With the health of wildlife and communities hanging in the balance, EPA must change its approach to approving pesticides by fixing its cost-benefit analysis.

400-Million-Year-Old Creatures on the Brink of Extinction

February 11, 2021 Expert BlogElizabeth Murdock

Scientists took a close look at how oceanic sharks and rays are faring globally and found that these species have declined by over 70% in the last 50 years, due to a massive, 18-fold increase in fishing pressure on these…

For a Family in Mexico, a Mission to Protect Monarchs

February 9, 2021 DispatchMexicoNicole Greenfield

Siblings Joel, Anayeli, and Patricio Moreno see the future of their community and that of the butterflies that migrate annually to the local Cerro Pelón forest as being intimately connected.

Protecting the Wintering Home of Migratory Birds

February 4, 2021 Expert BlogTexasJessica Carey-Webb

The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest desert in North America and home to the most biodiverse grasslands in the world, including 500 species of birds.

At Last, Justice at the National Bison Range

January 29, 2021 Expert BlogAmy McNamara, Helen O'Shea

NRDC is grateful to have been able to stand in solidarity with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in their efforts to bring the National Bison Range home to the Flathead Indian Reservation. This is a homecoming worthy of celebration.

The High Cost of P&G's Inaction

January 28, 2021 Expert BlogAshley Jordan, Shelley Vinyard

More than 100 days after P&G’s voting shareholders sent an overwhelming message to the company to stop fueling deforestation and forest degradation, P&G still has not announced an action plan. This delay is inexcusable and costly to communities, the planet…

NRDC Sues Feds for Failure to Protect Gray Wolves During Biodiversity Crisis

January 25, 2021 Expert BlogRidhwan Sediqe

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service unlawfully removed protections for gray wolves across the country.

Congress Funds Another Year of Nonlethal Conflict Prevention

January 8, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Jennifer Sherry

Indigenous and Environmental Groups Sue to Save Alaska’s Tongass National Forest from Logging

January 8, 2021 Expert BlogNRDC

Conserving the Tongass means preserving the climate, Native ways of life, and ecosystems that are crucial to the local economy.

Trump’s Interior Is Leaving Behind a Death Knell for Birds

January 5, 2021 Expert BlogUnited StatesKatie Umekubo

We need Congress and the Biden administration to immediately restore protections for birds with an incidental take permitting program under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Pinto Abalone Is Just One of a Million Doomed Species

December 18, 2020 Expert BlogInternationalPaul Todd

A new report from the Endangered Species Coalition (ESC) highlights 10 wildlife species threatened with extinction because of global trade, but it might as well be 10,000. According to global experts, more than a million species could disappear forever if…

"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.

Trump Administration Hamstrings Ability to Conserve Wildlife Habitat

December 15, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesNRDC

Amid a global biodiversity crisis, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to further weaken the Endangered Species Act will push numerous species that much closer to extinction.

Why Florida Needs an Offshore Drilling Ban—One That’s Permanent

December 9, 2020 DispatchFloridaRobynne Boyd

While the state can take solace in the recent moratorium extension, its waters are still at risk from the devastating impacts of seismic testing.

Creating a Plastics Free Future

December 8, 2020 Expert BlogInternationalZak Smith

Fossil-fuel derived single-use plastics are all part of the oil and natural gas industry’s war against people and wildlife and a business model that depends on producing an astronomical amount of environmental damage, including plastic pollution.

Regenerative Agriculture Part 2: The Principles

December 5, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesLara Bryant, Ellen Lee, Claire O'Connor, Arohi Sharma

In describing what regenerative agriculture means to them and how they embrace the philosophy on their operations, our 100+ regenerative grower interviewees shared a handful of principles that underpin their approach to farming and ranching.

Regenerative Agriculture Part 1: The Philosophy

November 19, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesLara Bryant, Claire O'Connor, Ellen Lee, Arohi Sharma

The climate dread was quickly replaced with hope and joy as we learned from Indigenous stewards, Black and Brown farmers, and growers of all shapes, sizes, and in all geographies about how agriculture, and the soil under our feet, can…