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Battling Urgent Threats
We combine the expertise of some 600 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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Climate Science Is Not Mythology
Trump and the GOP Congress are obsessed with undermining the climate crisis and the science behind it. This will cost us our future.
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Trump Watch
NRDC tracks the Trump administration’s assaults on the environment.
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Interior Department Guts Critical Offshore Drilling Safety Protections
The safeguards were put in place after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout as a way to prevent another deadly oil disaster.
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EPA’s Proposal for Limiting Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water Is Dangerous to Public Health
The toxic chemical perchlorate has already been detected in drinking water systems that serve millions of Americans.
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U.N. Report: A Million Extinctions and Ecological Collapse Are on the Way
We got ourselves into this mess. It’s high time we got ourselves out of it.
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No More Poisons on Pets: The EPA Must Act
The science shows that TCVP flea control products harm developing brains—yet the EPA is allowing them to stay on the market. So NRDC is taking the agency back to court.
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Wendy’s Burgers Made With “Old-Fashioned” Antibiotics Policy
It’s time for the fast-food giant to do its part in fighting one of today’s greatest global health threats.
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Inaction on Climate Change Will Leave Us Lost at Sea
New projections suggest sea level rise could exceed 6.5 feet by 2100. But we can halt that tide by stopping runaway carbon pollution.
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Our Victories
Some of NRDC's major achievements among the hundreds of victories we’ve accomplished to make good on the founding goal of protecting our environment for generations to come.
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. We continue to ensure those laws are enforced and polluters are held accountable.
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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Blog PostSenators Help Keep the Promise of the Paris Agreement Alive
If it passes, the bill would ensure that the United States honors its commitments in the landmark international climate accord.
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Northeast DispatchInside the Fight for Clean Water in Newark
Denials and delays from city officials have failed to keep residents safe from high levels of lead in their drinking water. These community organizers are busy picking up the slack.
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Western DispatchTo Become a Less Car-Centric City, San Diego Takes Aim at Parking Lot Quotas
In addition to cutting carbon pollution, Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s climate initiatives could give a boost to public transit and affordable housing options.
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Blog Post#NoDamRaise, Water Supply Solutions Shouldn't Involve Shasta
Westlands Water District's efforts to raise Shasta Dam are not only illegal, there are far better solutions available to secure reliable water supplies in California.
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NRDC in ActionWhat Can Green Groups, Labor Unions, Veterans, and a Coal Mining Exec All Get Behind? Solar Power in Appalachian Ohio.
Dan Sawmiller, NRDC’s Ohio energy policy director, forms unexpected alliances to build out renewables in the Buckeye State.
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Rockies DispatchDenver Doesn’t Want Its Edible Bounty to Go to Waste
Food waste and food insecurity are two sides of the same coin. This creative initiative aims to tackle both.
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Midwest DispatchBattered by Floods, Nebraskans Worry About Pipeline Spills
Historic flooding recently inundated parts of the Cornhusker State where the proposed Keystone XL pipeline would pass through. Here’s why that’s a disaster in the making.
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Southwest DispatchAlbuquerque Is Wiring Up Millennials to Work With the Sun
With its plan to source all city energy needs from renewable power by 2022, Albuquerque, a winner of the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge, is also jump-starting its solar workforce.
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Blog PostNew Jersey Blocks the Williams Pipeline!
But the fight is not over, and with our allies, we’ll use every tool in the kit to stop this dangerous pipeline from ever being built.
