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New Data Center Bill Provides Consumer, Environmental Protections With Guardrails for Responsible Development

February 11, 2026 Press ReleaseDenver

A new bill designed to create commonsense guardrails around data center development in Colorado, protect residents and small businesses from electricity rate increases, and ensure data center developers pay their fair share was introduced today to the state legislature.

NRDC is fighting back in court to stop the most dangerous rollback we’ve seen

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The Trump administration just weakened its own mandate to fight climate change by repealing the endangerment finding—the government’s official determination that climate pollution threatens our health and our planet. This decision is dangerous. It’s also illegal. We will see them…

Limiting PFAS Exposure is Central Priority for Advocates this Legislative Session

February 11, 2026 Press ReleaseNew York

Today the PFAS Free New York campaign introduced its 2026 policy priorities with a press event and lobby day in the Capitol.

Trump EPA Misses Legal Deadline to Reduce Deadly Air Pollution

February 11, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to meet a Feb. 7 deadline to designate areas in violation of the strengthened 2024 national air quality standard for soot.

Wildfire Strategies for a Warming Planet

February 10, 2026 GuideUnited States, CanadaDr. Julee Boan, Garett Rose

With climate change intensifying wildfires, building community and forest resilience is our best defense.

Living on the Frontlines of Fumigation Facilities in Los Angeles County

February 10, 2026 Expert BlogCaliforniaAlison Hahm

Residents of the communities surrounding warehouses that use dangerous chemicals to kill pests are standing up to demand transparency and protection from the toxic fumes.

Senate Vote Will Decide Fate of the Boundary Waters

February 9, 2026 PerspectivesMinnesotaDavid Doniger

The U.S. Senate will vote this week on whether to allow dangerous sulfide-ore copper mining on the edges of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness—a place where my family’s roots go back more than a century.

Trump Administration Moves to Strip Marine Protected Status from Ocean Monuments

February 6, 2026 ReactionUnited States

Action would undermine protections that keep fragile deep-sea ecosystems off-limits to commercial fishing.

Connecting the West to a More Stable Clean Energy Future

February 5, 2026 Expert BlogWestKelsie Gomanie

The WestTEC 10-year study reveals the actionable transmission report that’s critical for a resilient western grid.

Federal Lawlessness in American Cities

February 4, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States, Minneapolis, MinnesotaManish Bapna

The violent events unfolding in communities across America have created unease and concerns about the state of America’s democracy.

Community Climate Finance in Uncertain Times: Strategies Emerging from the Field

February 4, 2026 Expert BlogUnited StatesAdam Kent

A new white paper from the Center for Impact Finance, NRDC, and Climate Impact Advisors provides detailed insights from the field.

Resilient Communities and Affordable Energy: Charting Roles for Community Finance

February 4, 2026 Resource

Resilient Communities and Affordable Energy: Charting Roles for Community Finance presents a comprehensive review of how green banks, community development financial institutions, and other community lenders are managing the recent federal pullback from climate finance.

NHTSA Urged to Maintain Fuel-Economy Standards 

February 4, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

A coalition of health, consumer, and environmental groups told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that its plan to gut fuel-economy standards for cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks is irrevocably flawed and should be withdrawn. 

Every Road Cuts Deeper: How Forest Fragmentation Threatens Water and Wildlife

February 3, 2026 Expert BlogUnited StatesGabrielle Berthel

As more and more of our forests face threats from industry and the Trump administration, it’s critical to protect the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

Calentamiento global 101

February 3, 2026 GuideUnited States, InternationalAmanda MacMillan, Jeff Turrentine

Lo que nadie se atreve a preguntar y todos quieren saber sobre el cambio climático.