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NRDC Remembers Environmental Policy Pioneer Richard Ottinger

February 18, 2026 ReactionNew York City

The environmental movement lost one of its earliest and most active champions with the passing of Richard Ottinger this week. The former Congressman from New York championed a healthy Hudson River, helped usher some of the foundational environmental laws through…

Environmental Groups Sue DOE Over Approval of CP2 LNG Export Application

February 17, 2026 Press ReleaseLouisiana

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Environmental groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Department of Energy’s (DOE) approval of Venture Global’s application to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a future facility, currently under construction in Louisiana. NRDC is co-counsel with Earthjustice…

Be Skeptical of Life Cycle Assessments for Chemical Recycling

February 17, 2026 Expert BlogUnited StatesRenée Sharp, Shannon Goff

Analyses found that most LCAs ignore human health, hazardous waste, and critical steps in the life cycle.

Forcing Michigan’s Coal Plant to Stay Open Was Just the Beginning

February 16, 2026 DispatchMichiganSusan Cosier

The Trump administration’s so-called emergency orders to keep burning dirty coal comes at a huge cost to ratepayers across the country.

Add your name: I stand with climate science and the law

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NRDC is fighting back in court to stop the EPA’s illegal giveaway to polluters. Help us get to 25,000 signatures for climate protections. Join us in demanding that the EPA respect climate science and the law, uphold the endangerment finding…

Testimonies from a Warming World

February 13, 2026 PerspectivesUnited StatesJenny Shalant

Three climate activists state plainly what is at stake as the EPA tries to walk away from its responsibility to protect us from climate pollution.

How the Trump Administration Bakes Climate Denial into U.S. Policy

February 13, 2026 ExplainerUnited StatesMolly Bergen

Denying science no longer works, so the federal government is pretending the climate crisis doesn’t exist at all. 

A Costly Move: EPA Abandons Endangerment Finding

February 12, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will rescind a 2009 finding that climate change is a threat to public health and welfare.

EPA Unravels Climate Protections

February 12, 2026 Press ReleaseUnited States

Today the Trump EPA rescinded the 2009 endangerment finding that determined that climate pollution is a threat to public health and welfare and is core to much of the climate policy that followed.

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.

Colorado Can Join Leading States by Curbing Second “Silent Spring” Pesticide Pollution

February 11, 2026 Ed Board MemoColoradoDaniel Raichel

SB26-065 would reduce Coloradoans’ exposure to neonic pollution by adopting a model where neonic seed coatings could be used only when they’re the right solution for a verified pest problem.

POWER Act Intended to Protect Ratepayers and the Environment from Data Center Harm

February 11, 2026 Press ReleaseChicago

NRDC joined the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition today at a press conference in Chicago calling for the Illinois General Assembly to protect water, climate goals, consumers, and communities by passing the POWER (Protecting Our Water, Energy, and Ratepayers) Act.

President Trump’s Soot-Stained Coal Award

February 11, 2026 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The coal industry, the nation’s dirtiest source of power, is set to present President Donald Trump with an award today

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…