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Natural Resources Defense Council Building a better future
NRDC’s Annual Meeting of Members will take place on December 6th at 9:30 a.m. in NYC >>
In Flint—and everywhere—we’re standing up for public health and the environment. It’s what we do.
The answer lies not just in the carbon-capturing trees but also in the undisturbed boreal soils.
Harnessing power generated by the sun reduces your reliance on fossil fuels, but it can come with a price tag. How to decide if it’s worth it to you.
As the state’s dairy farms get bigger, cow poop is polluting Lake Michigan and people’s drinking water.
How smog, soot, greenhouse gases, and other top air pollutants are affecting the planet—and your health.
By working with schools, parents can make their kids’ cafeteria lunches healthier and more planet-friendly.
Progress
After years of work by NRDC and its partners, about 5,000 square miles of ocean—with massive canyons, majestic underwater mountains, and more than 1,000 species—have received permanent protection.
A huge California utility is closing the state’s last nuclear reactors—proving to the rest of the country that we can transition to clean energy.
By working with the U.S. Department of Defense, NRDC is mapping the way for renewable energy production near military bases in the West.