On January 1, 2012 Southern California will celebrate the grand opening of a series of underwater parks that stretches from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border. The parks will join a growing statewide network called for under California's landmark ocean protection law, the Marine Life Protection Act. Soon,...

Here at NRDC we've created a new season for ourselves: the Growing Green Awards season. And it's making its fourth appearance.

Each year around this time we publish a call for nominations to win the NRDC Growing Green Awards, our effort to recognize leaders who advance more sustainable...

Last Friday marked a wonderful and historic day for California -- the day the Golden State of California joined the growing ranks of nations and states around the world taking a definitive stand to protect sharks. Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that will help put an end...

Today, I am very proud to say that California took a historic step in the right direction. My Golden State voted to ban the possession and sale of shark fins.

This is exciting for many reasons, not least of which is the fact that our oceans' apex predators play...

You've seen the teeth and fins -- it’s Shark Week again over at the Discovery Channel. And while SNL’s Andy Samberg has been getting viewers hyped, in California this year the excitement is accompanied by the global tidal wave of action to protect these fascinating, and critically important,...

Diners salivate as they await their meal: fresh, high-quality ingredients cooked before their very eyes. A woman stares eagerly at the white-coated chef, watching him adjust the piping hot beef with perfect precision. Her husband hears his stomach growl, just loud enough to rise above the sizzling hum emanating from...