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NRDC Annual Beach Report: Closing and advisory days reach second-highest level in decades

Thu, Jun 30 2011 at 1:32 PM

Report awards four beaches "superstar" status and identifies top 10 "repeat offenders."

Celebrities speak out to keep New York's tap water safe from fracking

Wed, Jun 15 2011 at 1:54 PM

Video: NRDC fracking expert blogs on what's happening in New York.

Deep sea treasures: Celebrating our oceans

Wed, Jun 08 2011 at 2:10 PM

Video: Ocean explorer Philippe Cousteau narrates a video about the urgent need to protect the precious and mysterious underwater canyons and seamounts of the Atlantic Coast.

Hillary Clinton goes to the Arctic: Must lead international community

Wed, May 11 2011 at 8:01 PM

The NRDC is urging the Secretary of State to seize the opportunity of being with foreign ministers from eight nations in the region on Thursday and lead them in protecting the melting frontier.

On thin ice: Report identifies 13 vulnerable Arctic places as ice melts, industry moves in

Tue, May 03 2011 at 7:33 PM

Lisa Speer, director of NRDC's International Oceans Program, explains why these ecologically valuable and vulnerable spots should be considered for protection.

Fishermen of a different kind take their Gulf fight to Congress

Tue, Apr 19 2011 at 1:37 PM

Louisianans lobby Congress to take action on spill legislation.

BP oil disaster at one year: Assessing public health threats

Tue, Apr 19 2011 at 1:17 PM

NRDC scientist discusses unanswered questions regarding seafood safety, air quality and worker health.

Reforming key regulations to increase drilling safety in the Gulf

Mon, Apr 18 2011 at 3:37 PM

NRDC Senior Attorney David Pettit on how to make offshore drilling safer in U.S.

Science and the BP spill: Lack of available data doesn't equal lack of harm

Mon, Apr 18 2011 at 2:38 PM

Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, says that while the oil is no longer on the ocean's surface it is still there, and its impacts remain unknown.