Water will be one of the major environmental issues of the 21st century. It's a natural resource that’s already in short supply across parts of the United States and the world -- and will become even scarcer as our population grows and our climate changes. NRDC is focused on ensuring that the water we have stays clean, that we use it efficiently, and that we build the infrastructure to keep it that way.
Posted April 29, 2013 by Doug Obegi in Living Sustainably, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
For more than six years, state and federal agencies, water districts, conservation groups, and other stakeholders have been working to try to develop a successful Bay Delta Conservation Plan. The Bay Delta Conservation Plan is one of the most complex...continued→
Posted April 25, 2013 by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, U.S. Law and Policy
During his confirmation hearing to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts famously analogized the role of a judge to that of a baseball umpire, saying: Umpires don't make the rules; they apply them. The role of...continued→
Posted April 9, 2013 by Karen Hobbs in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably
Today, NRDC announced a new partnership with craft brewers called “Brewers for Clean Water" to highlight the importance of clean water and the Clean Water Act. We are working with 20 of our country's most innovative brewers, whose commitment to...continued→
Posted March 27, 2013 by Karen Hobbs in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment
EPA released the results of a comprehensive survey yesterday that shows that more than half – 55 percent – of our nation’s streams and rivers are in poor condition. More than half. That’s a 10 percent increase from the 2002...continued→
Posted March 21, 2013 by Karen Hobbs in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Health and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
Despite the freezing temperatures in Chicago, my thoughts are turning to my garden, with dreams of bountiful harvests (and my much-anticipated pergola). Gardeners intrinsically understand the economic concept of opportunity cost – if we don’t get tomato seeds or seedlings...continued→
Posted February 21, 2013 by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
Over a period of several months, NRDC and the Pew Charitable Trusts have successfully pressed EPA for information it has collected on a major source of water pollution –large livestock operations, often known as factory farms or concentrated animal feeding...continued→
Posted February 21, 2013 by Doug Obegi in Living Sustainably, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
From their headwaters in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the Merced, Tuolumne and Stanislaus rivers were historically wild, teeming with salmon that sustained native Americans, early settlers, and abundant wildlife. These rivers join the lower San Joaquin River and flow into...continued→
Posted February 13, 2013 by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
[Co-authored with my colleague, John Walke] The House Science Subcommittee on Environment is holding its first hearing of the 113th Congress entitled “The State of Environment: Evaluating Progress and Priorities.” With their two announced witnesses, the Republican majority is signaling...continued→
Posted January 31, 2013 by Doug Obegi in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, U.S. Law and Policy
Last month, a coalition of environmental groups, urban water agencies, business groups and local elected officials in California released a new, portfolio based conceptual alternative for the Bay Delta and asked state and federal agencies to analyze this alternative in...continued→
Posted October 18, 2012 by Jon Devine in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
This post was authored by Naveen Adusumilli, an NRDC Science Fellow and Economist I grew up in Hyderabad, India -- a place that once had more than 300 small and large lakes. Years later, while I was spending my summer...continued→
