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The Colombia conference highlights the critical need to phase down fossil fuels and ramp up renewables. 

Last year, the Trump administration gave coal-fired power plants free passes to pollute—and the dirtier air is already here.

From prairie potholes to transboundary rivers, the country’s waterways are suffering from a slew of policies that make it easier to pollute.

Accessing basic energy needs and a comfortable home shouldn’t be a luxury. But for families like mine, the barriers are built in.

Highly sought-after mineral resources lie in the ocean depths. But so does a world we could destroy before ever understanding it.

This is why Amigo LNG is the wrong fit for the Gulf of California.

In its attempt to obscure greenhouse gas pollution from public view, the Trump administration’s EPA vastly understates the costs this repeal would have on Americans. 

The state legislature leads the way with new health and environmental bills.

At a time of skyrocketing gas prices, more affordable EV models (both new and used) and sustained customer satisfaction continue to appeal to drivers looking to go electric.

California is re-evaluating how to more equitably reduce the catastrophic wildfire risk that’s driving up electricity bills and insurance premiums.

Hundreds of DOE-funded energy and advanced industrial manufacturing projects, representing billions in promised investment, have been canceled or frozen.

A half century of progress has been made toward abundant fisheries and thriving coastal communities, but there is still much work ahead.

From aggressively expanding offshore drilling to reversing protections for U.S. coasts, waters, and wildlife, pro-polluters are putting the country at greater risk of the next catastrophic oil spill.

Congress must invest in alternatives to gas-powered cars—including electric vehicle infrastructure, transit, biking, and walking—and avoid excessive spending on new roads and highway lanes. 

In its radical denial of settled climate change science, the Trump administration’s EPA is also ignoring mounting costs to human health and safety.

When gas prices spike, families pay. Electric vehicles offer a cheaper alternative.

NRDC’s second-annual Global Heat & Cooling Forum in New Delhi will convene global experts to shape an agenda for keeping people cooler as global temperatures rise.