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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 480 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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Community Letter to Biden and Regan

Letters
More than 100 community groups sent a letter to President Biden and EPA Administrator Michael Regan, dated May 18, 2021, urging the administration to strengthen clean air protections by eliminating “startup, shutdown, malfunction” (SSM) loopholes that allow polluters to evade...

Gulf of Mexico Whale Petition (PDF)

Legal Filings
Legal petition to establish a mandatory 10-knot limit and other vessel-related mitigation measure for vessel traffic within the core habitat of the Gulf of Mexico whale.

Letter to McCarthy and Kerry: Federal Forests (PDF)

Letters
More than 100 environmental NGOs have signed on to a letter urging for NDC commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement to include protecting our remaining older federal forests and trees.

WHC Letter to Protect Vaquita (PDF)

Letters
Coalition letters sent to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to National Marine Fisheries Service to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to...

CITES Letter to Protect Vaquita (PDF)

Letters
Coalition letters sent to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to National Marine Fisheries Service to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to...

NMFS Letter to Protect Vaquita (PDF)

Letters
Coalition letters sent to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to National Marine Fisheries Service to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to...

Kern County Oil & Gas Petition (PDF)

Legal Filings
NRDC and groups file a petition against a county board of supervisors action to allow 40k oil and gas wells within Kern County.

Federal Appeals Court Decision on CPSC Phthalates Ban (PDF)

Legal Filings
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision on 3-1-2021 that found two procedural flaws in the CPSC’s 2017 phthalates rule, but left the rule in place while the agency addresses those errors.

Newark Safe Drinking Water Case Documents

Legal FilingsNew Jersey, Newark
In 2018, alarmed by high levels of lead in Newark’s drinking water, the Newark Education Workers (NEW) Caucus and NRDC filed a citizen suit. Browse some of the documents related to the case.

Clean Energy & Transportation Tax Coalition Letter to President Biden (PDF)

Letters
A coalition of 45 environmental, business and faith groups sent this letter to President Biden, his key climate advisors and Congressional leadership, pushing for long term, stable tax policies support renewable energy, energy efficiency and clean transportation. These incentives can...