News & Commentary

We’re Standing Up Against EPA’s Attempt to Censor Science

August 16, 2018 Expert BlogDr. Vijay Limaye

NRDC submitted comments telling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to drop this unfounded and illegal idea.

Is Your Delegation Doing Enough to Stop Offshore Drilling?

August 15, 2018 Expert BlogFranz Matzner, Alexandra Adams

We must protect all of our oceans for all Americans. If our elected officials are serious about protecting beaches, local economies, and their region’s whole way of life, they are going to have to join together—in numbers—to reject Trump and…

Study: Pesticides May Pose Greater Risk to Marine Mammals

August 10, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesStacy Woods

A new publication in the journal Science shows manatees and other vulnerable marine and semi-aquatic mammals lack a critical line of biological defense against chlorpyrifos and other pesticides.

The Story of the Grieving Orca Mother Is Heartbreaking—and a Call to Action

August 10, 2018 Expert BlogRhea Suh

Tahlequah is one of only 75 Southern Resident Killer Whales left in the wild. To save them and other imperiled wildlife, we must stop the Trump administration from gutting the Endangered Species Act.

By Grieving Her Dead Calf, Tahlequah the Orca Proves She’s Just Like You and Me . . . Sort Of

August 10, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

We can’t help but see ourselves when we reflect on the familiar behaviors of animals. But endangered species need more than our empathy.

Good News for These Hawaiian Dolphins (That Look an Awful Lot Like Orcas)

August 8, 2018 Latest NewsHawaiiCourtney Lindwall

After years of fighting to protect their habitat, we did it! Hawaii’s false killer whales now have a chance to come back from the brink.

The Moral of a "New York Times" Climate Story: We Need to Up Our Game

August 3, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesRhea Suh

The United States can still cut carbon pollution 80 percent by 2050—if we take the right opportunities.

Will Shifting to Reusable Straws Really Make a Difference?

August 1, 2018 ExplainerUnited States, International

NRDC’s Eric Goldstein gives the scoop on the latest environmental villain and explains why plastic straws really are a big menace to our oceans.

Court Orders Ban of Imported Seafood Caught With Deadly Gillnets to Save Mexico’s Vaquita Porpoise

July 26, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

With as few as 15 vaquitas left in the wild, the action comes not a minute too soon.

New England Ocean Monument Has Not Harmed Commercial Fishing

July 25, 2018 Expert BlogBrad Sewell

A Growing Push Against Expanding Fossil Fuel Production

July 18, 2018 Expert BlogDanielle Droitsch

NRDC joins citizens and major institutions around the world in calling for an urgent but stepwise approach for transitioning off fossil fuel sources and avoiding the lock-in of expensive long-term fossil fuel infrastructure investments that would take our long-term commitment…

Congress Is About to Gut the Law That Restored Our Fisheries

July 10, 2018 Expert BlogMolly Masterton

House “Empty Oceans Act” threatens to unravel 40 years of progress

With Its New Sunscreen Law, Hawaii Aims to Set a Gold Standard for the World to Follow

July 5, 2018 DispatchHawaiiD. W. Gibson

On the heels of the longest coral bleaching event on record, Hawaii hopes that banning a chemical culprit in sunscreen will help save its reefs.

Pro-polluter Scott Pruitt Resigns Amid Flurry of Ethics Scandals

July 5, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The EPA administrator’s exit is a win for people and the planet.

Science, Industry, NGOs Brief Congress on Right Whale Crisis

June 13, 2018 Expert BlogDr. Francine Kershaw

If we are going to save the North Atlantic right whale, we must act now. That was the resounding message from scientists, the fishing industry, and environmental groups at a briefing on Capitol Hill yesterday. Staffers were provided with three…

World Oceans Day and the Salmon Industry in Chile

June 11, 2018 Expert BlogErika Moyer

Through the creation of new marine protected areas and global trends in green consumer citizenship, the oceans may find some relief from the unsavory aspects of commercial salmon farming.

Latin American Countries Act to Protect Oceans from Plastics

June 8, 2018 Expert BlogCarolina Herrera

Approximately 13 million tons of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans every year, threatening human health, biodiversity and the economy. Fortunately, a number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are making progress in tackling plastic pollution.

Is the Tide Turning on Our Plastic Addiction?

June 8, 2018 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

For the oceans’ sake, we’d better hope so.

What’s Happening to the North Atlantic Right Whale Is Just Plain Wrong

June 7, 2018 ExplainerInternationalJason Bittel

Scientists say the species could be functionally extinct in just a few decades—but there are some solutions within reach.

Of Course, It’s OK, We Are Only Lying About NEPA

June 6, 2018 Expert BlogScott Slesinger

There are few principles as basic to Americans as the right to participate in decisions when the federal government is going to affect the environment or economy of a community. Because this is inconvenient for developers, they have enlisted the…