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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 Responds to COVID-19
This unprecedented public health crisis requires bold, equitable, science-based action.
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These NRDC Experts Show Us How We Can Slow the Spread of Zoonotic Diseases
It will take the highest levels of international cooperation, but by working to curb wildlife trade and conserve vast swaths of disappearing habitat, we can minimize the interspecies interactions that spread viruses.
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NRDC Sues After EPA Gives Industry a Pass on Leaks of HFCs, a Potent Climate Pollutant
Easily preventable hydrofluorocarbon leaks add up to the same amount of carbon pollution from more than half a million cars each year.
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To Help the Wildlife in China, This Advocate Believes You Must Help the People First
The world’s most populous country has a new national park system, a new ban on ivory, and NRDC’s Lisa Hua to support them both.
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Protections that Curb Toxic Coal Plant Pollution Under Attack
The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards save more than 10,000 lives and avoid as many as 130,000 asthma attacks each year. Keeping them strong is more important now than ever.
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NRDC and Partners Sue to Save the Atlantic Coast’s Critical River Herring
The populations of these keystone species have plummeted 97 percent in just half a century. It’s time for the federal government to act.
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Court Requires EPA to Protect Communities Against Worst-Case Chemical Spills
Millions of people will soon be safer from the thousands of dangerous chemical facilities that sit in flood-prone areas.
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EPA Refuses to Protect Children from Perchlorate-Contaminated Tap Water
The agency defies a court order, the law, and science.
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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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Blog PostCourt Deals Another Blow to Keystone XL, Invalidates Key Permit
Siding with NRDC and our partners, a federal court agreed that the Nationwide Permit 12 allows dangerous pipeline projects to skirt environmental laws.
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Blog PostGetting Climate Resilience Right in North Carolina
The state’s “Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan” will outline a comprehensive strategy to help North Carolina stay ahead of the ever-escalating climate crisis.
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NRDC in ActionThe City Insider Proving that Mayors Can Lead on Climate
Chris Wheat, who helped make Chicago a greener place from inside its city hall, is now helping empower city governments across the country to realize their many climate ambitions.
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NRDC In ActionWith Family Roots in the Mines, He’s Championing Illinois’s Clean Energy Future
With grassroots groups and other partners, J. C. Kibbey is fighting for one of the country’s most ambitious climate bills—and a just transition away from coal.
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VictoryThe Revitalization of This Former Coal Town Starts Now
Following a landmark settlement agreement, $8.6 million will be invested back into projects that uplift the community of Peoria, Illinois, where a dirty coal plant is scheduled to close by the end of 2022.
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Action FigureThe Mother Who Became a Voice for the Gulf
After the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Kindra Arnesen went to the mat to help heal and protect her southeastern Louisiana community and the fishery it relies on. Ten years later, she’s still fighting.
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Rockies DispatchDenver Wants to Zoom Past Its Car-Centric Street Design
City officials see dedicated bus corridors, scooter-share programs, and protected bike lanes as key to greening their transportation network.
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Personal ActionHow to Call Congress
Sometimes the best way to turn your anger into action is to pick up the phone. Follow these tips to minimize your anxiety and maximize your impact.
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Blog PostTrump Attempts to Shield Big Ag at the Expense of Workers
President is attempting to trample over state decisions intended to improve worker safety while responding to outbreaks of COVID-19 at many slaughterhouses.
