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NRDC staff and donors take a boat ride to a snorkeling area in the Gulf of California, Mexico.

A Snorkeler’s-Eye View of the Gulf of California

NRDC in ActionMexicoJoel Reynolds
These photos that NRDC captured—of whales, porpoises, rays, and a dazzling array of reef fish—underscore what’s at stake as we resist the latest attempts to industrialize the “Aquarium of the World.”
Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corporation, speaks during a climate initiative event at the Microsoft Corp. campus in Redmond, Washington, on January 16, 2020. Microsoft unveiled plans to invest $1 billion to back companies and organizations working on technologies to remove or reduce carbon from the earth's atmosphere, saying efforts to merely emit less carbon aren't enough to prevent catastrophic climate change.

The Carbon Removal Market Can Work—If We Build It Right

Expert BlogUnited StatesSam F. Savitz, Dr. Jennifer DiStefano
The CDR industry’s reliance on Microsoft shows the limits of voluntary climate action—and the need for government to do its part. It’s time to take the trash out of our atmosphere.
A blue whale swimming through the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

Blue Whales Ply the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts; Industry Could Soon Too

DispatchUnited States, EastJason Bittel
The first-ever sightings of the earth’s largest animals in these waters come as the Trump administration opens the marine national monument to destructive commercial fishing.

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Alaska’s Tongass National Forest at Risk Once Again

NRDC in ActionAlaskaCourtney Lindwall

Continuing years of litigation and advocacy, NRDC goes back to battle for the Roadless Rule and other federal safeguards that have kept these wildlands safe from road construction and logging.

Rural America Is Already on Board with Clean Energy

ExplainerOhio, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, IowaShelia Hu

Gutting it wouldn’t just jeopardize our climate goals but also the growing workforce in the heartland and beyond. 

Can FAIR Plans Help Build a More Resilient Future?

Expert BlogUnited States, California, Texas, Florida, AlabamaAlfonso Pating, Rob Moore

FAIR plans, aka Fair Access to Insurance Requirements plans, are state-mandated property insurance plans that provide coverage to individuals and businesses.

Congress Responds to the Biden Administration’s Commonsense LNG Decision

Expert BlogUnited States, International, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, TexasAlexandra Adams

Not long after the administration’s pause on permits, the fossil fuel industry—and its supporters in Congress—pulled out all the stops to oppose the decision and spread misinformation.