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White House Watch: Tracking Attacks on Our Environment & Health

OverviewUnited States
Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, it has taken or proposed at least 500 actions that directly threaten the environment, climate, and human health. NRDC is tracking the mounting hazard and harm.
An aerial view of homes destroyed by wildfire in Santa Rosa, California, on October 14, 2017.

An Uninsurable Country

ReportUnited StatesRob Moore
States must take action to fend off the looming home insurability crisis.
An Antero Resources fracking rig near homes in Beaver, Ohio, in May 2017.

How States Stack Up on Oil and Gas Regulation

ReportUnited StatesAmy Mall
A new NRDC report reviewed regulations in the 12 largest oil- and gas-producing states and found that states are not consistently stepping up to fill regulatory gaps and protect communities.
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Double Trouble

Fact SheetUnited StatesDr. Katie Pelch, Shannon Goff, Dr. Anna Reade, Renée Sharp

PFAS microplastics are forever.

Preventing Heat Deaths on the Job with State Standards

Fact SheetPennsylvania, Virginia, IllinoisJuanita Constible

States like Pennsylvania, Virginia, Illinois, and Washington need commonsense safeguards to prevent workers and residents from getting sick due to extreme heat.

Too Much of a Good Thing

Fact SheetUnited StatesMaya Korb, Dr. Daniel Rath, Arohi Sharma, J.P. Rose, Matthew Kaplan

The overapplication of nitrogen fertilizer endangers human and environmental health.

Microplastics Are a Growing Threat

Fact SheetUnited StatesDr. Katie Pelch, Renée Sharp, Shannon Goff

10 ways to reduce your (and your family's) exposure to microplastics.

NRDC Dear Representative Opposition Letter S.J. Res 31 (PDF)

Letters
Nearly 100 public health and environmental organizations urging opposition to S.J. Res. 31, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval targeting a rule governing the reclassification of major sources of hazardous air pollution under the Clean Air Act...

NRDC Letter to Congress on the Disaster Supplemental Appropriation

Letters
NRDC provided Congress with our recommendations and funding priorities for inclusion in the disaster supplemental now being assembled. These recommendations reflect NRDC’s climate adaptation priorities and the growing need for the nation to invest in efforts to address the mounting...

Coalition Letter to Delay GSNR Public Meetings Request (PDF)

Letters
NRDC and coalition members have submitted a letter to request a delay in the series of public hearings on Golden State Natural Resources' (GSNR's) Draft Environmental Impact Report to ensure proper opportunities for public engagement.

Jackson Water Crisis

Fact SheetMississippi, JacksonSarah Tallman, Kimberly Leefatt

The drinking water system in Jackson, Mississippi, has suffered from serious safety and reliability problems for decades.