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NRDC VOICES: Next stop, Your Hometown

Attention, passengers: The train to sustainability is now going local.

NRDC VOICES: The Metropolitan Club

A new urban program aims to curb emissions nationwide—starting with innovative energy-efficiency strategies in 10 of America’s biggest cities.

NRDC VOICES: The New Climate Federalism

Without local leadership, the best ideas from the White House and the U.N. will remain just that: ideas.

A Drone in Pursuit of Its White (and Black) Whale

Rogue Elephant

What happened when the Republican mayor of Carmel, Indiana, bucked his party and embraced sustainability? He got reelected—four times.

Keys to the City

Nine leaders who are combating global climate change--starting with the places where they live.