2017: Disastrously Costly Extreme Weather
If you thought 2017 seemed like a monstrous year for extreme weather events—from horrible hurricanes, to a seemingly endless western wildfire season, to droug...
Expert Blog
The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Summers of Our Discontent
A new study confirms the growing scientific consensus: Extreme heat isn’t just an inconvenience—it can be deadly....
Not Your Mother’s Summer: NRDC Maps Hot Summer Days
A new NRDC mapping analysis being released today shows that the summer heat of today simply isn’t like summers of the past, for many communities across the Un...
Wake-Up Call for Climate Action from Houston to Mumbai
In the United States and South Asia, this summer has combined record-breaking temperatures and heatwaves with unprecedented rainfall levels, and the human and e...
Climate Advisory Committee Trumped—but the Burden's on You
The Trump administration allowed the charter to lapse for a 15-member federal climate advisory committee that gathers real information from real people about th...
Something New in the AIR in Ahmedabad
Today the city of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat state in India, is taking another giant step toward improving health among its residents. ...