New initiative aims to mobilize the restaurant industry to fight climate change
Restore California will fund farmers to switch to regenerative agriculture practices.
A new generation of Black farmers is returning to the land
They are working to repair harm inflicted over the past 400 years, with an eye toward reparations.
Arctic ice melt could trigger uncontrollable climate change at global level
The effects of Arctic warming could be felt as far away as the Indian Ocean, in a stark warning that changes in the region could cause uncontrollable climate change at a global level.
The Senate finally approves aid for Flint, but at an expense
“Federal funding to help begin fixing the pipes at the heart of the Flint water crisis is shamefully overdue.”
The end of oil? Pandemic adds to fossil fuel glut, but COVID-19 relief money...
“The pandemic has taken essentially every weakness that already existed in the oil industry and then made each of them much, much worse..."
6 solutions that support native sovereignty – from tribal schooling to bison herds
Florida’s Miccosukee is the first tribe allowed to run its own school, where students fully participate in family and cultural activities.
Trump administration sued for suspending protections for endangered bumble bee
This is the third lawsuit NRDC has filed against the Trump administration for its attacks on regulation.
Goldman Sachs announces commitment to set 2030 emissions reduction targets
The commitment is to reduce the physical emissions intensity of its portfolios, and has yet to rule out support for companies expanding oil, gas and coal.
Phthalate exposure linked to increased risk of childhood cancer, study finds
The data also shows a nearly three-fold higher rate of osteosarcoma (a bone cancer) and a two-fold higher rate of lymphoma (a blood cancer).
3 reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize
Group action targeted at local decision-makers is a time-honored tradition – and I believe necessary in the current political environment for action on climate change.