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Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.
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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant
The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.
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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall
These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.

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In a Harsh World, a Safe Haven

Expert BlogInternationalRhea Suh

America has always been a place of refuge for the desperate. But as the planet changes, the definition of “refugee” is changing along with it.

Our Warming World on Her Shoulders

ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer
With all the political, economic, and cultural barriers women face, how can we expect them to save us from climate change?

No on Los Angeles City Measure S, Yes on County Measure H

Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian
It’s no secret that LA’s antiquated land use system is failing its residents. Los Angeles deserves solutions that are aligned with health equity, racial justice, and environmental justice for all residents. Join NRDC on March 7th and vote No on…

The Right $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan for America

Expert BlogShelley Poticha
Democrats and President Trump both want to improve the nation’s infrastructure. To do so, the key is to prioritize the needs of the people and the environment—not the pockets of investors and industry CEOs.

Women Matter

Expert BlogUnited StatesRhea Suh

Women are not only on the front lines of environmental and health crises—we are essential to the solutions.

Broad Opposition to Trump's EPA Pick, "Polluting Pruitt"

Expert BlogPete Altman
President-elect Trump's nominee to run the US Environmental Protection Agency, which is charged with protecting Americans' health from pollution, has a record of accepting campaign contributions from the industries he is supposed to regulate, working to overturn fourteen EPA standards…

No Environmental Justice, No Peace

NRDC in ActionNew York, North DakotaMelissa Denchak
When social inequity is the issue, NRDC campaigner Rob Friedman falls back on the basics: people skills.

Trump’s Cabinet of Horrors

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Congressional hearings kick off for those who will lead our government’s top agencies. Earth has reason to worry.

Continuing Progress Toward a Cleaner, More Equitable Economy

Expert BlogYerina Mugica
As we look forward into 2017, there is much that we do not know about what will unfold under the new U.S. administration, but here is what we do know: Cities, states, leading businesses and individuals will continue to drive…

Trashing the Gregory Canyon Landfill

NRDC in ActionSan Diego, CaliforniaMelissa Denchak
The California garbage dump project would have desecrated sacred tribal lands, destroyed vital wildlife habitat, and put local waters at risk.