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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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Why Congress Must Pass the Climate Bill
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is the strongest congressional climate action yet—in the moment we need it most.
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Demand Climate Action
Let's build a brighter, healthier, more just future together.
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The Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling, Explained
What the West Virginia v. EPA decision means for the agency, climate action, and the future of federal protections.
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Dobbs Is Dangerous, Especially in an Era of Climate Change
In a time when we are experiencing more intense, disruptive climate impacts, the consequences of this Supreme Court decision will be even more harmful and deadly, with Black people and low-income people bearing the worst.
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NRDC’s Top 5 Actions to Safeguard Our Ocean
Despite such incalculable value (or maybe because of it), our ocean is at risk.
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Building a Climate-Resilient Grid
Record heat and drought are raising the risks of summer brownouts. To limit these climate risks in the future, Congress must act and speed up investments in a clean and resilient electricity system.
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Biden’s Clean Trucks Proposal Is Too Slow on Ditching Dirty Diesel
Communities in high-traffic corridors need trucks to stop polluting their air—and they need it now.
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It's Time to Recover Wolves Nationally
A judge has ruled that the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service once again violated the Endangered Species Act when removing protections from wolves nationally.
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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DispatchAddressing Benton Harbor’s Lead Water Crisis Took a Village—and Years
As in Flint, Michigan, severe lead contamination in Benton Harbor illustrates the obstacles environmental justice communities face, and why the fight for stronger federal protections continues.
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NRDC in ActionMount Vernon: Where Environmental Injustice Became a Sewage Nightmare
For decades, residents of this majority-Black suburb of New York City have been dealing with a noxious infrastructure crisis with little recourse. Finally, they’re getting some relief.
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Blog PostHonolulu Benchmarking will Cut Costs, Save Energy and Water
Honolulu’s City Council passes a benchmarking and transparency ordinance to help building owners cut costs by tracking their energy and water use, enabling them to save money and resources while reducing emissions.
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DispatchA Mississippi Tribe Is Growing Its Own Organic Movement
With programs for schools, elders, and diabetics across 10 counties, Choctaw Fresh Produce is making sure its tribal members have access to fresh, healthy food.
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Blog PostNew York Renters Will Soon Know Their Flood Risk
On the last day of the legislative session, the New York State Assembly passed legislation that requires landlords to tell potential renters a home’s flood risk and its flooding history. The Senate passed the bill earlier that week, so it is now headed to Gov. Hochul’s desk for signature.
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Blog PostLa Borinqueña Joins Fight for Clean Energy in Puerto Rico
NRDC collaboration with La Borinqueña helps to spotlight Puerto Rico's ongoing struggle to transition to clean energy.
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Blog PostSan Jose Rethinks Parking to Help People and the Climate
On June 14, San Jose's City Council unanimously took an important step to tackle the city's biggest source of climate-changing emissions: cars on the road.
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DispatchBitcoin Mining Is Bad for the Climate—and Local Communities Too
Upstate New York’s defunct power plants have become a hot spot for cryptocurrency operations, and Finger Lakes residents say they’re just another blight.
