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What's at Risk from Industry's Full-Scale Assault on the EPA and the Clean Air Act?
Public Health Protections Under Attack

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It is important to understand that the EPA is one of our major success stories, representing vital problem-solving on a national scale, and that we should support the EPA doing its job.

Documents Tagged global warming in All Sections

Climate Change and Water Resource Management
Adaptation Strategies for Protecting People and the Environment

Fact Sheet
From urban and agricultural water supplies to flood management and aquatic ecosystem protection, global warming is affecting all aspects of water resource management in the United States. Rising temperatures, loss of snowpack, escalating size and frequency of flood events, and rising sea levels are just some of the impacts of climate change that have broad implications for the management of water resources. Reducing the global warming pollution that causes climate change is a critical step we must take, but water resource managers and elected officials must act now to prepare for the impacts of the warming that have already occurred or are unavoidable. Get document in pdf.
Growing Green Awards
2013 Awards Honor Extraordinary Leadership in Sustainable Food

News
NRDC is honoring leaders in the field of sustainable food and agriculture through the fifth annual Growing Green Awards.
Extreme Weather: Impacts of Climate Change
Overview
When it comes to connecting the dots between climate change, extreme weather and health, the lines are clear. Carbon pollution is the main reason our planet is getting hotter, intensifying disasters, ruining crops and hurting our health. Solutions exist to cut this pollution and protect our health; we need to put more of them in place right away.
Closer than You Think
Latest U.S. CO2 Pollution Data and Forecasts Show Target Within Reach

Legislative Analysis
Despite Congress' failure to enact comprehensive energy and climate legislation, surprising progress has been made in reducing U.S. carbon dioxide emissions during the last few years.

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