NRDC Annual Beach Report: Closing and advisory days reach second-highest level in decades
June 30, 2011, 1:32 p.m. by Switchboard Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog
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
June 15, 2011, 1:54 p.m. by Switchboard Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog
Video: NRDC fracking expert blogs on what's happening in New York.
Deep sea treasures: Celebrating our oceans
June 8, 2011, 2:10 p.m. by Switchboard Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog
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
May 11, 2011, 8:01 p.m. by Switchboard Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog
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
May 3, 2011, 7:33 p.m. by Switchboard Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog
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
April 19, 2011, 1:37 p.m. by Switchboard Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog
Louisianans lobby Congress to take action on spill legislation.
BP oil disaster at one year: Assessing public health threats
April 19, 2011, 1:17 p.m. by Switchboard Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog
NRDC scientist discusses unanswered questions regarding seafood safety, air quality and worker health.
Reforming key regulations to increase drilling safety in the Gulf
April 18, 2011, 3:37 p.m. by Switchboard Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog
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
April 18, 2011, 2:38 p.m. by Switchboard Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog
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.
BP oil disaster at one year: Grasping the regional economic impacts
April 18, 2011, 2:19 p.m. by Switchboard Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog
NRDC's Peter Lehner discusses how the Gulf oil spill left the economy in shambles.
Dolphin die-off: How bad is it?
April 1, 2011, 7:54 p.m. by Switchboard Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog
Every week, NOAA updates the number of bottlenose dolphins that have recently been found stranded and dead along the Gulf coast.
As 1-year anniversary approaches, Congress should direct fines from BP spill to Gulf restoration
March 25, 2011, 10:36 a.m. by Switchboard Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog
NRDC's Regan Nelson asks: What did the National Oil Spill Commission recommend and what has Congress done in response?
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