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Getting all the lead service lines out is complicated, but it is worth it and necessary for the viability of its future.

The planned reopening of a nuclear reactor in Iowa highlights the challenges around meeting rapid electricity demand growth without falling back on dirty fossil fuels.

Communities are rallying during this week’s Make Polluters Pay Week of Action.

The CRGA Act is a win for accelerating our transition to a clean energy future, expanding jobs, protecting consumers from volatile price spikes, and investing in Illinois residents.

As risks of disasters rise, so do insurance prices.  

Unless data centers are required to bring their own capacity, the region faces declining reliability and billions in excess costs.

Using personal stories, history, and community science, seven young leaders are reimagining what environmental justice can look like in Kansas City.

NRDC and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy are suing the state to stop harmful, unnecessary pesticide pollution.

Electricity bills in the mid-Atlantic may increase up to $30 per household due to new data centers, unreliable gas plants, and delays in building new clean energy, but solutions are within reach.

The hard-won victory to secure clean water is a reminder of why preserving American democracy is so essential—and what’s possible when we stand up to powerful forces.

Tribal Nations protect and manage millions of acres of wetlands, which help improve water quality, curb the risk of floods, recharge groundwater, and store large amounts of carbon.

Collaboration among community advocates, water utilities, and environmental groups is key to progress on landmark legislation, creating a model for other states.

People in Michigan and across the Midwest will be stuck paying the cost of a nonexistent “emergency” with their health and their electric bills. 

The legislature has a crucial opportunity to pass bills to protect people and pollinators from needless pesticide use.

Major developments lay the groundwork for future success, but battles also loom

FERC’s approval of Markets+ portends western grid fragmentation.

In June 2024, NRDC’s Edwards Clean Air Act settlement team spent three days in Peoria, Illinois, catching up with some of our 15 grant recipients and seeing the fruits of their work. 

The largest transmission investment in U.S. history was just approved. It will deliver huge financial benefits, improved reliability, and increased grid access to new clean energy and batteries.

A new report documents widespread “neonic” pesticide contamination in Minnesota waters, with dire implications for aquatic life.