Fact SheetUnited StatesSamantha Wilt, Donna De Costanzo
States, cities, and towns are stepping forward in greater numbers to make climate and clean energy policy commitments, which are now more important than ever, given federal inaction and rollbacks.
An important piece of oil spill legislation is moving through the California legislature that will help the state respond more effectively to spills of non floating oil.
Though the Trump Administration intends to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the U.S. should still be committed to financing responsible low-carbon investment overseas.
State-level programs that provide assistance to communities to ramp up local action on climate and clean energy can result in big benefits, both for states and the localities they support.
The Department of Transportation has proposed legislation that mirrors anti-protest, anti-speech legislation that is sweeping the country with the backing of conservative think tanks.
To save our planet, we must protect oceans. Celebrate our beautiful and mysterious oceans on World Oceans Day. And learn how NRDC is fighting for their future.
Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Dr. Kim Knowlton, Dr. Vijay Limaye
Brutally hot weather is a major health threat in India and many other parts of the world because climate change is fueling more frequent, intense, and longer heat waves. In response to this mounting threat, cities and regions across India…
In order to honor Indigenous Peoples’ rights to make decisions about their traditional territories, stabilize the global climate, and protect threatened species, safeguards around forestry in Canada are urgently needed.
A pioneering strategy to protect people from killer heat waves is rapidly catching on across India and beyond, as more communities adopt their own Heat Action Plans (HAP) to shield people from dangerously hot weather worsened by climate change.
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