Trump Considers Drilling for Oil on the Doorsteps of National Parks
If the leases go through, visitors to Arches and Canyonlands could see methane flares from their campsites. The Trump administration is considering leasing up …
Federal, White House | |Trump Approves Carcinogenic Pesticide Without Seeking Public Comment
Only industry groups knew about the pending approval of BASF’s isoxaflutole. The Trump administration’s contempt for everyday citizens reached a new low with t…
Federal, White House | |EPA Failed to Tell People They’re Inhaling Carcinogens (for Nearly Two Years)
Sixteen U.S. communities have been unknowingly breathing dangerous amounts of ethylene oxide. Across the country, 25 industrial facilities emit a gas that sign…
Federal, White House | |Trump to Withdraw Protections for the Sage Grouse
Yet another iconic North American species swept aside in the relentless pursuit of fossil fuels. Donald Trump seems to have a personal vendetta against the sag…
Federal, White House | |Trump’s Car Emissions Rollback Is a Disaster
It’s bad for the environment, the economy, and public health. After years of deliberation, the Trump administration has chosen this moment to formally propose …
Federal, White House | |The Trump Administration Issues a Free Pass to Pollute During Pandemic
The move will leave Americans in the dark about the levels of contaminated air and water coming into their communities. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc…
Federal, White House | |Trump’s EPA Refuses to Give Americans More Time During the Pandemic to Respond to Its Pro-Pollution Proposals
The public health professionals who would have the most to say about the agency’s new rules are a little busy right now. Despite the current COVID-19 crisis, t…
Federal, White House | |Presidential Candidates’ Climate Plans Explained
This is a seminal year for the climate movement. What’s happening today, and what happens in the U.S. presidential election in November, will have far-reaching…
Uncategorized | |GUEST BLOG: You brought your 2-year-old to Springfield to fight for clean energy?!
By Kristen Youngman, activist and NRDC Action Fund supporter TUESDAY 3/3 8:43PM “I don’t think you should bring him,” my mom said. “Why?” I ask. “He’s not even…
Uncategorized | |2020 Presidential Candidates on Ocean Issues
Our oceans make up more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, generate half of Earth’s oxygen, provide a critical source of food and a way of life for billio…
Uncategorized | |St. Louis is Poised to Be the Standout Leader on Climate Action in the Midwest
Solutions for climate change are happening across the nation, and in ways you may not think. Case in point? Buildings are the single-largest user of energy in …
Uncategorized | |ELECTION UPDATE: Ohio’s Hamilton County Issue 7 is a Vote For Climate and a Vote For Transit
This spring Hamilton County residents will be making their voices heard at the ballot box and with Issue 7 have the opportunity to support transit, investment …
Uncategorized | |Climate Change and the 2020 Presidential Candidates: Where Do They Stand?
(This post was last updated on January 14, 2020.) Climate change is getting unprecedented attention from many of the 2020 presidential candidates. They are res…
Care About the Climate Crisis? It’s Time to Go All In.
NASA just reported June 2019 was the hottest month in recorded history, and July’s global average temperature will likely be even hotter. All-time heat records…
Climate Deniers Warn GOP Lawmakers: Stay Loyal
“I don’t lose any sleep over it.” Those were the words Interior Secretary David Bernhardt used at a House hearing on May 15 to describe his level of concern ab…
The Other Front in Trump’s War on the Environment
This week, senators will vote on whether to confirm former oil and gas lobbyist David Bernhardt to be Secretary of the Interior. Much has been written about th…
Federal, White House | |Climate Change Will Hit Economies Hardest in Trump States, Report Finds
A recent report from the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program has found that states President Trump won in the 2016 election – including F…
We Need Our Federal Workers on the Job
Our public servants undertake many tasks that we don’t often notice: They clear ice off the roads in national forests and ensure the local toxic Superfund site…
Federal | |10 Climate Champions Coming to Washington
Sen.-elect Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) The 2018 midterm elections swept dozens of pro-environment candidates into Congress, and several of these newly-elected members…
