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Battling Urgent Threats
We combine the expertise of some 700 scientists, lawyers, and advocates with the power of more than three million members and online activists to confront our planet's most pressing problems.
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Courts Alone Can’t Save Farms – We Need a Healthy Farm Bill
Lawsuits remain a crucial tool for protecting human and environmental health – but we shouldn’t need the courts to build a healthy food system.
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Demand Climate Action
Let's build a brighter, healthier, more just future together.
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Local Air Quality Monitoring Lagging Across U.S., NRDC Finds
Millions of people live in counties lacking adequate air monitoring, according to a close read of federal data.
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Congress Invests in Meeting the Needs of People and Wildlife
In the federal government spending bill for Fiscal Year 2023, Congress appropriated $4.5 million for USDA-WIldlife Services to implement and expand its Nonlethal Initiative.
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The United States Finally Joins a Global Climate Treaty That Phases Down HFCs
How NRDC leadership helped pass the Kigali Amendment and turn the tide on a common class of super-polluting refrigerant chemicals.
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GOP Proposes Plan to Lock in Another Century of Oil and Gas
Republicans agreed to a rule requiring hearing and votes on several pro-fossil fuel bills that seek to address non-existent problems while creating the risk of locking in another century of oil and gas drilling on federal public lands and offshore areas.
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Climate Tipping Points Are Closer Than Once Thought
Exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming could trigger several and lead to irreversible climate impacts.
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Whale Strandings Emphasize a Need for Practical Solutions
Recent whale deaths highlight the need to limit vessel speeds, invest in ropeless fishing systems, and adopt responsible offshore wind.
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Mutual Aid and Disaster Justice: “We Keep Us Safe”
As climate-fueled disasters become more frequent—from Mississippi to Puerto Rico and beyond—relief efforts by communities, for communities, could become increasingly critical.
Earth's Best Defense
We focus on fundamental issues in order to protect the natural systems on which all life depends.
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Climate Change
To protect future generations, we work to cut carbon pollution and expand clean energy.
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Communities
NRDC works with local partners to help create strong, just, and resilient communities.
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Energy
Expanding clean energy protects our health, air, climate, and last wild places.
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Food
Choosing what we eat has a huge impact on our health and our environment.
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Health
NRDC strives to rid our food, air, water, and household products from toxic chemicals.
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Oceans
NRDC works to protect our world's oceans from pollution and exploitation.
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Water
Clean water sustains our communities, economies, ecosystems, and health.
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The Wild
Unspoiled wilderness protects our watersheds, cleans air, and shelters diverse species.
A Legacy of Impact
NRDC has helped pass our nation's bedrock environmental laws, ensured those laws are enforced, and held polluters accountable. We’ve got 50 years of wins to show for it.
Local Fights
Whether in California or Chicago, India or Canada, we help protect communities around the world using decades of legal, scientific, and policy expertise.
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DispatchIn Colorado, Oil and PFAS Shouldn’t Mix
We can add PFAS contamination to the list of ways the oil and gas industry is threatening Coloradans’ health. Two new laws aim to stop it—but are they enough?
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Blog PostOverview of New York's Environmental Victories of 2022
In 2022, New York had myriad legislative successes for the planet and our communities.
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Blog PostNRDC and Partners Sue to Stop Oil Leasing in Cook Inlet, AK
We're challenging Interior's decision to lease nearly a million acres of this vibrant ocean ecosystem for oil production without looking more carefully at the environmental harms that will result
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DispatchColorado’s Religious Communities See Climate Action as a Moral Obligation
Whether fighting for clean air or affordable housing, several of the state’s faith leaders are uniting around the notion of protecting “home.”
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Blog PostDelaware River Commission Acts to Guard Basin from Fracking
The multi-state body responsible for safeguarding water quality of the Delaware River Basin has moved to further protect the 13,579 square-mile watershed from the dangers of fracking.
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Blog PostMaking Good on California's Clean Transportation Promises
Environment, health, and justice groups are looking for the Governor and Legislature to ensure California's transportation investments match its lofty climate goals.
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NRDC in ActionA 22-Year Court Battle Ends with Justice for the Penobscot River
After more than a half century of toxic mercury contamination, Maine’s longest river is finally getting cleaned up—a major win for the public interest over corporate polluters.
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Blog PostAmerican Cities Climate Challenge: A Look Back at Transportation
The Climate Challenge demonstrated just how much progress cities can make when they dedicate time and attention to deliver on their climate and equity commitments in partnership with non-governmental stakeholders.
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DispatchMidwest Heat Waves May Cook Crops—and Fry Harvests
Climate change–induced temperature extremes could wilt corn and soybean yields, potentially causing ripples to food supplies across the world.
