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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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Local Air Quality Monitoring Lagging Across U.S., NRDC Finds
Millions of people live in counties lacking adequate air monitoring, according to a close read of federal data.
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Demand Climate Action
Let's build a brighter, healthier, more just future together.
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The United States Finally Joins a Global Climate Treaty That Phases Down HFCs
How NRDC leadership helped pass the Kigali Amendment and turn the tide on a common class of super-polluting refrigerant chemicals.
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Forward Progress at COP27 in Egypt and the Path Ahead
Countries leave COP27 showing that they can deliver more equity, implementation, and ambition in the global response to climate change.
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Climate Tipping Points Are Closer Than Once Thought
Exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming could trigger several and lead to irreversible climate impacts.
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NRDC Petitions NOAA to Strengthen Sanctuaries
NRDC petitions the administration for new regulations to revive America’s unique marine parks.
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Mutual Aid and Disaster Justice: “We Keep Us Safe”
As climate-fueled disasters become more frequent—from Mississippi to Puerto Rico and beyond—relief efforts by communities, for communities, could become increasingly critical.
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It’s Time to Transition Away from Offshore Oil Leasing
The Biden Administration has proposed a new federal offshore leasing program would enable continued development on the Outer Continental Shelf for decades to come.
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Biden Commits to Increasing Equitable Access to Nature
The Biden-Harris administration recently celebrated its investment to expand and increase equitable access to nature for nature-deprived communities in the United States.
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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Blog PostNRDC and Partners Sue to Stop Oil Leasing in Cook Inlet, AK
We're challenging Interior's decision to lease nearly a million acres of this vibrant ocean ecosystem for oil production without looking more carefully at the environmental harms that will result
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DispatchColorado’s Religious Communities See Climate Action as a Moral Obligation
Whether fighting for clean air or affordable housing, several of the state’s faith leaders are uniting around the notion of protecting “home.”
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Blog PostDelaware River Commission Acts to Guard Basin from Fracking
The multi-state body responsible for safeguarding water quality of the Delaware River Basin has moved to further protect the 13,579 square-mile watershed from the dangers of fracking.
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Blog PostMaking Good on California's Clean Transportation Promises
Environment, health and justice groups are looking for the Governor and Legislature to ensure California's transportation investments match its lofty climate goals.
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NRDC in ActionA 22-Year Court Battle Ends with Justice for the Penobscot River
After more than a half century of toxic mercury contamination, Maine’s longest river is finally getting cleaned up—a major win for the public interest over corporate polluters.
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Blog PostAmerican Cities Climate Challenge: A Look Back at Transportation
The Climate Challenge demonstrated just how much progress cities can make when they dedicate time and attention to deliver on their climate and equity commitments in partnership with non-governmental stakeholders.
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NRDC in ActionThis Lawyer Is Ensuring the Fight for a Just and Clean Energy Future in Puerto Rico Remains Front and Center
Five years after Hurricane Maria, NRDC’s Luis Martinez remains committed to helping develop solar projects that make the archipelago more equitable for those most in need.
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DispatchMidwest Heat Waves May Cook Crops—and Fry Harvests
Climate change–induced temperature extremes could wilt corn and soybean yields, potentially causing ripples to food supplies across the world.
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PerspectivesReflections of a Chicago Community Organizer: Water Justice and the Need to Act Now
During a trip to a water conference, an environmental justice activist considers what it takes to support his community without letting go of the importance of healing.
