NRDC - Los Angeles

09/01/2021

07/23/2021

NRDC's Linda Escalante was interviewed on Telemundo on how wildfires in the West are causing poor air quality in New York, and how disasters like this will continue unless we reverse the effects of climate change. Linda warned how, “Every summer, we’ll see more and more of these conditions in the East,” and added, “We must reduce our reliance on fossil fuels that are further accelerating climate change.”

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05/27/2021

A Reckless Project Threatens the Future of the L.A. River – TAKE ACTION!

Join NRDC, Friends of the L.A. River, and Clockshop in making your voice heard. Tell L.A. city officials to reject the Casitas Lofts development.

Tell L.A. city officials to reject the Casitas Lofts luxury housing development project and ensure an equitable and sustainable future for the L.A. River.

04/28/2021

The time is now! Join us virtually at MGBCE 2021! This year the community and conference are coming together online to build a greener future for all with action-oriented sessions, interactive expos, workshops, and more.

You can register and find the full event agenda at mgbce.online. Use code for $25 off your registration with a standard priced ticket! U.S. Green Building Council Los Angeles Chapter

04/21/2021

Join us on April 22 @ 5-6pm for a Silent Disco Beach Clean Up!
Ample easy parking is available at 2600 Barnard Way.

02/04/2021

NRDC's Kate Poole was featured in NBC-Bay Area on how climate change is affecting struggling salmon populations in California and how the state compounds the problem by diverting the water salmon rely on. Kate warned, “Climate change has really thrown a significant new challenge to all of us who work on these issues. And just like it’s threatening home for all of us, it’s also threatening home for the animal and plant life that we depend on to survive.” She also noted, “What we need to do if we want to provide enough space for our salmon and steelhead and other native species to survive is get rid of a lot of barriers that we’ve built, a lot of defunct dams we have in California. We have over 1,400 dams in California! Many of them don’t serve any useful purpose anymore and are just old and nonfunctional.”

Salmon have struggled in California because the state has diverted so many of the streams they swim up to spawn. Now climate change is creating a new challenge – it’s diminishing the snowpack that feeds those waterways. Kate Poole, an attorney who fights to protect and restore freshwater ecosyst...

01/28/2021

NRDC's Andrea Collins was featured in KCRW’s Greater LA episode of Wasted, focused on California’s food waste crisis. The episode explores how much of California grown produce is actually eaten, by following the lifecycle of a strawberry. Andrea noted, “In the U.S. and in North America, more food is wasted at the household level than at any other point in the supply chain.” When asked how grocery stores contribute to waste, Andrea said, “There are places where grocery stores are overstocking and giving the impression of abundance that’s leading to waste, like a tall mound of apples. Apples on the bottom are getting bruised and damaged.”

With every strawberry that doesn’t get eaten comes the wasted water to grow it, the wasted gas to transport it, the methane it emits while it rots, and crowded landfills.

01/22/2021

NRDC's Ed Osann was featured in KCRW’s Greater LA series called “Wasted,” on the solutions to society’s waste problems. This episode highlights Santa Monica’s new City Hall Building which fertilizes plants with human p**p from its toilets, and in case you’re wondering, it doesn’t smell!

Santa Monica’s new City Hall East structure uses “foam-flush” toilets that turn human waste into nutrient-rich compost for the garden on site.

10/21/2020

Today, as we “Imagine a Day without Water,” we recognize that for many this is less an exercise than it is a reality. For farmers, families, and communities of color, a day with water–water that is clean, water that is accessible, and water that is affordable–can be much harder to picture.
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10/21/2020

It's !! Los Angeles is known for its iconic waterways that include beautiful beaches and swimming holes, and our concrete river. But, every day, an estimated 100 million gallons of runoff contaminated with various pollutants flows through L.A.’s massive storm drain system to foul our rivers, creeks and, ultimately, our coastal waters. Learn more here:

The Natural Resources Defense Council works to safeguard the earth - its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.