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Battling Urgent Threats
We combine the expertise of nearly 500 scientists, lawyers, and advocates with the power of more than two million activists to confront our planet's most pressing problems.
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Court Halts Illegal Coal Leasing in the Powder River Basin
The judge ruled that the Bureau of Land Management violated environmental protections by failing to assess the risks of vast fossil fuel development on these public lands.
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It's Time to Fire Scott Pruitt
The EPA administrator is a threat to the environment and our health.
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NRDC Sues to Protect Vaquita Porpoise
The federal government has been in clear violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act by refusing to act.
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Thousands of Americans Take Action to Save the Clean Power Plan
Activists across the country rallied, hosted listening sessions, and submitted public comments to advocate for carbon pollution limits from power plants.
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Trump Moves to Open 90 Percent of Our Coastal Waters to Oil Drilling
The administration’s new five-year offshore drilling plan puts polluter profits over the public good—and risks another BP oil spill–style disaster.
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9 Environmental Wins in the Final Spending Bill
For now at least, Congress is still working to protect our environment and health.
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Trump Administration Energy Efficiency Delay Ruled Illegal
The Energy Department’s delay of four energy efficiency standards was against the law.
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Trump’s EPA Rolls Back Landmark Clean Car Standards
Scott Pruitt's latest move will speed up climate change, squander innovation, and dirty our air.
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Trump Watch
NRDC tracks the Trump administration’s assaults on the environment.
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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Southeast DispatchWhen a Study Singled Out Memphis’s Unfairly High Power Bills, Grassroots Groups Took Action
Residents of the southern city spend twice as much as the average American on power. Why? It’s complicated.
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Southeast DispatchScientists Are Battling a Mysterious Pathogen Destroying Coral Reefs off Florida’s Coast
Hope is not lost, but the cause of devastating “white syndrome”—not to be confused with coral bleaching—remains unknown.
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Western DispatchCould Our Farms Become the World’s Great Untapped Carbon Sink?
Carbon farming, an agricultural movement taking root in Northern California, aims to improve the soil and help stabilize the climate.
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NRDC in ActionTrading Coal Plants for Solar Farms in India
Senior attorney and India program director Anjali Jaiswal leads a small team that’s accomplishing big things in one of the world’s most polluted countries.
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Western DispatchResolving a Real-Life Rivalry Between Bears and Honeybees
When hungry bears and Montana’s honey industry collide, apiarists and conservationists come together to avoid a sticky situation.
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Midwest DispatchFollowing Spills, Ohio Wants to Reroute the Rover Pipeline but Lacks the Muscle
High-profile disasters on the controversial pipeline prompted the feds to temporarily halt construction, but the state demands a more permanent solution.
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Midwest DispatchLike Wind Before It, Minnesota’s Solar Industry Is Booming
Rapid development and strong support in the state may help projects all across the country.
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Latest NewsAlaska's Previously Defeated Pebble Mine Project Has a New Investor
The proposed mine, resurrected by EPA administrator Scott Pruitt last year, now has financial backing from Canada's First Quantum Minerals.
