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China

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NRDC elevates sustainable development and wildlife conservation in one of the most populous countries in the world.

Canada

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For more than three decades, NRDC has helped protect some of the world’s most iconic ecosystems and support sound environmental decision making.

Microplastics Are Micromonsters

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Avoiding these tiny particles of chemical-laden plastic entirely is impossible, but you can reduce your family’s microplastic exposure.

Renewable Energy

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We must focus on a rapid transition to 100 percent clean energy in the United States by 2035 and similarly ambitious goals in other climate-critical countries.

Fossil Fuels

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To successfully fight against all fossil fuel threats, we must directly challenge the dirty energy companies and their allies in power perpetuating a dangerous status quo.

Forests & Lands

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Together with Indigenous leaders and local partners, NRDC is supporting efforts to save critical ecosystems from unsustainable exploitation for timber, fossil fuels, lithium, and other resources.

Buildings

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NRDC is working to make buildings—including the appliances and heating and cooling systems inside them—cleaner, healthier, more climate-friendly, and less costly to operate.

Court Battles

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Litigation is in NRDC's DNA. Follow some of our landmark cases.

Since helping to pass the Clean Water Act in the 1970s, NRDC has continued to fight for a safe and sufficient water supply and for actions that keep pollution out of freshwater ecosystems—for the benefit of all.

Ocean

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Our oceans are overfished, exploited for oil and gas, choked with pollution, and dangerously acidifying as the waters heat up. NRDC is determined to turn the tide.