NRDC’s White House Watch documented the 500th harmful action taken that would damage public health or the climate, an astonishing one for every day it has been in office.
The North Carolina House of Representatives approved a bill Wednesday putting guardrails on data center development, while also doubling down on fossil fuel production.
Environmental groups challenged in court CalRecycle’s recently finalized regulations for the state’s landmark plastic packaging law, which were weakened and create giant loopholes that undermine the law’s recycling and plastic reduction goals.
New research shows that cities, utilities, hyperscalers, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders can work together to prioritize community-focused energy investments to manage rapid load growth while delivering direct local benefits.
Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, it has taken or proposed at least 500 actions that directly threaten the environment, climate, and human health. NRDC is tracking the mounting hazard and harm.
PFAS are called “forever chemicals” because they don't easily break down in the environment and can accumulate in our bodies. Scientists have linked them to serious health problems—yet, the EPA is proposing to eliminate standards for four PFAS and delay…
Federal and state governments must not risk communities' health by letting wealthy corporations and major polluters build first and ask permission later.
After decades of fighting to keep polluting industries out of their overburdened neighborhoods, Chicago's Southeast Side environmental justice community helped push the Illinois General Assembly to pass landmark environmental justice legislation. The measure, which now heads to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s…
These photos that NRDC captured—of whales, porpoises, rays, and a dazzling array of reef fish—underscore what’s at stake as we resist the latest attempts to industrialize the “Aquarium of the World.”
