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NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) The Earth's Best Defense
Joined January 2009
The future is uncertain, but our mission is not. We sued Donald Trump over 150 times as president in his first term—fighting every time for the planet and its people. We will not be shaken. We will not be silenced.
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The Trump administration seeks to end protections for species that closely resemble endangered ones. The protections prevent cases of mistaken identity, and their removal could aid illegal wildlife traffickers, thwart habitat recovery, and push imperiled species closer to
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Here’s why the move risks bringing bog turtles, Miami blue butterflies, pallid sturgeons, and Florida panthers closer to extinction.
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For decades, the New York–New Jersey Harbor was a dumping ground for sewage and industrial waste. After years of intensive cleanup, locals are enjoying the waterway again—but a new pipeline is threatening to reverse that progress.
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Constructing the offshore NESE pipeline would pollute waterways and come with higher energy bills for New Yorkers.
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#COP30 saw new 2035 climate targets, boosted adaptation funding, increased support for transitioning away from fossil fuels, and more progress on forest protection. It’s time to put these commitments into action.
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Even with some bumps along the way, countries across the globe rallied behind the need to accelerate the transition toward a climate-resilient, fossil fuel–free, prosperous economy.
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Wasted food is a lot of what’s in our landfills, but states can lead efforts to keep food on people’s plates. Local food waste diversion policies can help nourish people, grow local economies, and create more compost to build healthier soil.
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Higher temperatures and extreme weather events disrupt the supply of food—including some of our favorite Thanksgiving staples. The growing costs of climate change increasingly falls on American families.
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Expect to see higher price tags at the grocery story as warmer global temperatures impact harvests.
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Trump’s EPA is eliminating limits on dangerous air pollution, threatening our right to breathe clean air. Scientists warn this decision would allow increases in toxic soot, one of the deadliest forms of pollution.
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The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
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Just last year, the EPA strengthened its own soot standard that would protect public health and clean air for millions of Americans. But now, President Trump’s EPA is siding with corporate polluters, trying to get rid of this vital rule.
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Widespread flooding and landslides in Southeast Asia have killed dozens and are displacing thousands more. Scientists warn that rising global temperatures are strengthening storms across the region, making extreme weather events like these more frequent and destructive.
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Heavy rains have caused deadly flooding and landslides in Southeast Asia. On Monday, officials reported one more death in Vietnam and five in Thailand.
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The EPA approved another new pesticide that is a PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” which cause serious health and environmental harm. Farmers can now spray these chemicals on vegetables, allowing them to enter our bodies through the food we eat.
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Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.
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The Trump administration moved to roll back water pollution limits, removing federal protections from tens of millions of acres of the nation’s wetlands, threatening sources of clean drinking water for millions of Americans.
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The proposal could strip federal protections from most U.S. wetlands, some of which feed drinking water systems.
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Chaco Canyon is not for sale. We will continue to stand alongside local and tribal leaders to defend it from dangerous oil and gas leasing.
Protect Chaco Canyon! It is sacred and holy, and we are going to use every tool we have to protect this place—not just today, not just tomorrow, but for generations to come—so that our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren can return to these holy places. Help
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Big Oil’s plans could destroy irreplaceable ecosystems like those in the Gulf of California, so we must stand together to fight back. Watch the latest episode of NRDC’s podcast What the Earth: https://t.co/BALvVnpU47
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The Trump administration is bypassing an environmental law that requires a thorough risk analysis of oil and gas lease sales before they move forward. Every oil spill begins with a lease sale, and we will keep fighting to stop them.
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California voters strongly support expanding the state’s network of Marine Protected Areas—places where ocean life can thrive without industrial activity in order to fight biodiversity loss and build climate resilience.
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Approving the 11 proposals to strengthen California’s MPA network will help fight biodiversity loss and build resilience.
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As the Trump administration forces the J.H. Campbell plant to stay open, nearby families are bearing the burden of toxic pollution and increased energy prices. We’re suing to stop this abuse of power and protect public health. https://t.co/DBbT20wq8d
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The Trump administration has once again extended the life of a Michigan coal-fired power plant. The J.H.
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The U.S. is the world’s leading producer and exporter of oil and gas. Expanding liquefied natural gas production into Mexico will be disastrous for communities, wildlife, and the future of our planet. Watch the latest episode of NRDC’s podcast What the Earth:
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The Trump administration is planning to open 1.3 billion acres of U.S. oceans to oil and gas drilling, expanding the production of climate-warming fossil fuels. Scientists say we need to phase out fossil fuels to prevent the worst impacts of global warming.
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The plan from the Interior Department is one of the president’s most significant steps yet to increase domestic fossil fuel production.
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Teflon is a type of “forever chemical” used in cookware for its nonstick properties, despite its link to serious health effects. To keep you and your family safe in the kitchen, look for these alternatives.
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We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Jesse Marquez, an environmental justice champion and long-time NRDC partner. May his legacy live on in the continued fight for a healthier and more just environment.
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One of the Los Angeles region's most important environmental justice advocates has died.
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Dozens of governments at COP30 are urging leaders to agree on a roadmap to phase out climate-warming fossil fuels and limit the dangerous rise in global temperatures.
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Governments across Europe, the Pacific islands, Latin America and Africa embraced the call. The United States did not.
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