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Be a Force for the Future

NRDC uses science, policy, law, and people power to confront the climate crisis, protect public health, and safeguard nature. Get updates on our issues.

A Legacy of Impact

For more than 50 years, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) has been shaping critical environmental policies around the world, ensuring those policies are upheld and holding polluters accountable. We won 90 percent of resolved cases against the Trump administration the first time, and we're ready to fight in court again.

$369b

U.S. federal investment in energy, climate, and justice

163

Number of cases filed against the first Trump administration

1,100

Deaths avoided annually since implementing the heat action plan in Ahmedabad, India

$97m

Legal settlement to examine and replace the water lines in Flint, Michigan

Building a Better Future

Help us ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities.

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We Are Here to Make a Difference: Our Litigators Are at the Ready

In response to the first Trump administration's assault on environmental and public health protections, NRDC went to court 163 times. And the results spoke for themselves: We won nearly 90 percent of all resolved cases. NRDC’s attorneys will continue our time-tested tactics to defend public health and the environment from future federal attacks.

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Our Work

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Climate Change

The power to reverse this crisis lies with us.
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Equity & Justice

The environmental movement must seek justice.
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Human Health

Health is at the forefront of our fight for a sustainable, equitable world.
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Nature & Wildlife

In order for people to thrive, nature must too.
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Are Our Public Lands on the Chopping Block Again?

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A Costly Dissonance: Putting America Last in Climate Resilience

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Will the New Congress Say to America’s Kids: Let Them Drink Lead?

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Trump Spits into the Wind

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No, We’re Not in an Emergency Energy Crisis

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Rural America Is Already on Board with Clean Energy

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Can FAIR Plans Help Build a More Resilient Future?

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New Review Highlights Human Health Risks from Microplastic Exposure

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How to Stay Safe From Wildfire Smoke

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Busting the Myths of New York's Congestion Pricing Program

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How EPA Rollbacks Will Cost Us—in Dollars and Lives

Community Highlights

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What Will It Take to Tackle Water Scarcity on the Navajo Nation?

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The Biden Administration Cancels Its Offshore Drilling Plan for Alaska’s Cook Inlet—Let’s Keep It Off the Books

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When You Poison Our Lands, You Poison Us

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After 43 Years, My Parents Finally Have Lead-Free Water

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Stand with NRDC to stop the Trump agenda

During Trump’s first term, we sued the administration an average of once every 10 days for four years, and we're ready to use our legal muscle again—but it’s going to take more to stop the administration's assault on our planet. Whether we succeed or fail at stopping the Trump agenda rests in part on how many of us come together to fight back. Are you with us?

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Urge ConocoPhillips to stop drilling in the Western Arctic!

The fossil fuel giant is creating a hub for fossil fuel development in the Western Arctic, with possible plans to dramatically expand its oil and gas drilling. This would devastate the millions of acres that are home to wildlife and Indigenous communities—and accelerate the climate crisis. Demand ConocoPhillips to stop destroying the Western Arctic. 

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