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NRDC uses science, policy, law, and people power to confront the climate crisis, protect public health, and safeguard nature. Get updates on our issues.

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Climate Change

The power to reverse this crisis lies with us.
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Equity & Justice

The environmental movement must seek justice.
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Human Health

Health is at the forefront of our fight for a sustainable, equitable world.
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Nature & Wildlife

In order for people to thrive, nature must too.
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The Latest

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Biden Administration Expands the Gulf's Waters to Oil and Gas Drilling

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How Exactly Does Lead Exposure Harm the Brain?

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What Is the Air Quality Index?

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How to Make an Effective Public Comment

The Best and Worst Toilet Paper, Paper Towel, and Facial Tissue Brands

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A Climate Week to Advance Urgent Change

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What Are “EnergyGuide” and “Energy Star” Anyway?

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How to Survive a Flood

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Community Engagement Is Fundamental to the Permitting Process

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U.S. DOT Finally Suspends LNG-by-Rail Rule!

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Why Coastal Access Is an Environmental Justice Issue

Building a Better Future

Help us ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities.

Community Highlights

After Decades, Tenants Are Still Fighting NYC Public Housing for Speedy Mold Relief

Learn More about After Decades, Tenants Are Still Fighting NYC Public Housing for Speedy Mold Relief
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Water Is Life—from Standing Rock to Oaxaca’s Mixtecan Highlands

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From Dams to DAPL, the Army Corps’ Culture of Disdain for Indigenous Communities Must End

An adult looks up at a digital billboard, which shows the current temperature has reached 118 degrees Fahrenheit during a major heat wave in Phoenix.

Mapping Urban Heat Islands Is Helping These Neighborhoods Adapt

Petition

Tell Procter & Gamble to clean up its mess!

Widespread industrial logging for forest products like P&G’s Charmin toilet paper is destroying more than one million acres of the boreal each year. We can push P&G to adopt stringent, climate-friendlier standards for their tissue products.
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Cut climate emissions and protect public lands!

Nearly a quarter of the nation’s greenhouse emissions are tied to fossil fuel drilling on federal lands and waters. Proposed reforms to oil and gas regulations will help hold oil companies accountable and limit future drilling on federal lands.
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A Legacy of Impact

For more than 50 years, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) has been shaping critical environmental policies around the world, ensuring those policies are upheld and holding polluters accountable.

$369b

U.S. federal investment in energy, climate, and justice

1,100

Deaths avoided annually since implementing the heat action plan in Ahmedabad, India

$97m

Legal settlement to examine and replace the water lines in Flint, Michigan

2tr

Gallons of gasoline saved since 1975, thanks to federal clean transportation rules