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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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NRDC Files 100th Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration
The president’s attacks haven’t rested since the moment he entered office. Neither have ours.
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The Surprise Middleman in the Illegal Shark Fin Trade: The United States
A new report finds that huge shipments of shark fins are smuggled through U.S. ports on the way to their final destinations.
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States Should be Allowed to Protect Their Residents from Dirty Tailpipe Emissions
The EPA is trying to prevent states from setting their own clean car standards that protect our health and climate. So NRDC is taking the agency to court.
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NRDC and Partners Sue Over Energy Department’s Not-So-Bright Attack on LED Bulbs
The agency’s latest rollback would keep energy efficiency standards for household bulbs stuck in the past, taking a toll on people’s wallets—and the climate.
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Lowe’s Joins Home Depot to Tackle Toxic PFAS in Carpets
The home improvement company is taking the right step in addressing the problem of these harmful “forever chemicals,” which can now be found in the blood of virtually every American.
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Amid National Drinking Water Crises, EPA Moves to Weaken Lead Protections
The agency’s proposed revisions of the Lead and Copper Rule fall far short of the overhaul that is needed to protect millions from lead-contaminated water.
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Coal Plants Get a Pass to Pollute Our Waterways
The EPA just moved to weaken two critical rules that protect our water.
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Trump Watch
NRDC tracks the Trump administration’s assaults on the environment.
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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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NRDC in ActionFighting the Tide of Watered Down Justice
Nearly three years after winning a $97 million legal settlement that required the city of Flint to replace its lead water service lines, NRDC is still on the ground holding officials accountable, and using similar tactics as we demand clean water for the residents of Newark.
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Midwest DispatchHow Cincinnati Is Punching Above Its Weight in the Climate Fight
For years this midsize city has been a leader in cutting carbon pollution. Now it’s raising its game with solar, energy efficiency, and electric cars.
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Midwest DispatchThe Story of a Normal Car Factory: Abandoned by Gas Guzzlers, Soon to Be Buzzing With Electric Vehicles
In Normal, Illinois, green startup Rivian plans to produce 100,000 delivery vans for Amazon, along with hundreds of jobs.
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Southeast DispatchNeeding Water, Georgia Stirs Up a 200-Year-Old Dispute With Its Northern Neighbor
As droughts parch the Southeast, interstate squabbles heat up over the Tennessee River (and the Chattahoochee . . . and the Flint . . . and the Apalachicola).
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Midwest DispatchIndiana Dunes Finally Gets Its Due, but Conservationists Are Clamoring for More
After a century of advocacy, the Hoosier State has a national park, and its immense popularity is making a case for more protected lakeshore.
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Southeast DispatchThe People of the Isle de Jean Charles Are Louisiana’s First Climate Refugees—but They Won’t Be the Last
Whether and how to uproot communities are difficult and painful questions, and we need to get better at answering them.
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Blog PostU.S. Buyers of Canada’s Boreal Wood: You’ve Been Had, Finds New Report
New report by Canadian NGO Wildlands League finds deforestation rates in Ontario are fifty times higher than reported by government officials.
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Blog PostEfficiency and Chill: Winter Tips for Lower Heating Bills
As much as half of U.S. household energy use goes to heating and cooling.
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Blog PostClimate Chaos: California Wildfires Endanger Millions
As the Golden State fights catastrophic wildfires, we cannot lose sight of the human health toll.
