Natural Resources Defense Council has pledged to support Restore California and Zero Foodprint, which invest in sustainable farming and land management practices that sequester carbon.
Resilience workers play a vital role in recovery following an extreme weather event. Unfortunately, poor living conditions, wage theft, injury, and prejudice can make the important work they're doing more difficult and more dangerous.
As people are being urged to practice “social distancing” in their homes, it is imperative that states stop water shutoffs and reconnect water services to all homes in a safe and timely manner.
Leading into New Mexico’s 2020 legislative session, Governor Lujan-Grisham requested increases of $3.8 million from the general fund to ensure the protection New Mexico’s waterways. The legislature’s final appropriation only added $1.2 million to the Water Protection division’s budget. Governor…
By reapproving the use of this pesticide—putting both public health and the environment at risk—the Trump administration is, once again, ignoring the science.
The Maryland General Assembly announced that virtually all use of chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—will be phased out in the state by the end of 2020, following years of pressure from public health, farmworker and community groups.
As the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic grows, we support calls for utility shutoff moratoriums to protect our most vulnerable communities.
The Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America today filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of glyphosate, the most widely used pesticide in the United States.
David Doniger, senior strategic director of the Climate & Clean Energy Program, has helped shape federal and global climate-related policies since he joined NRDC in 1978.
The health and future of our forests is inextricably tied to our own. Forests around the world, from the great northern boreal to tropical rainforests, breathe life onto our planet and provide everything from clean air and water to a…
Conservation groups submitted more than 180,000 public comments today opposing the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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