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If You Care About Kids, You Care About Climate

Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
If we really want to protect our children, we’ll need to focus on the actual threats to their health and well-being—like drought, flooding, disease, and war.

China Fighting Air Pollution in Air, Land, and Sea

Expert BlogBarbara Finamore
China has been rightly lauded for signing the Paris Agreement at the United Nations on Earth Day, April 22, and pledging to formally ratify the Agreement before the G20 Hangzhou summit in September this year. As part of China’s multi-front…

Fixing FEMA’s Flood Management Problem

Expert BlogMonty Schmitt
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has an opportunity to fix known problems with their flood insurance program that can improve protections for floodplain communities and endangered wildlife. On April 14, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released an important…

The Man Behind the Mission

NRDC in ActionUnited StatesPatrick Rogers
How a disgusting sight spurred John Adams to form the nation’s first litigation-focused environmental advocacy group.

Docking Diesel Pollution

NRDC in ActionLos Angeles, California, Long BeachNicole Greenfield
How NRDC is protecting the health of communities by helping clear the air at some of the world’s busiest ports.

The Long Road to Safer School Buses

NRDC in ActionWashington, California, New Jersey, TexasAmanda MacMillan
A landmark NRDC study showed that standard-issue diesel-spewing school buses could put kids at risk of cancer—and drove a national effort to clean the vehicles up.

Healing the Anacostia's Troubled Waters

NRDC in ActionWashington, D.C., MarylandJeff Turrentine
After two centuries of neglect, NRDC is helping revitalize Washington, D.C.'s forgotten river.

FEMA Gets Real About Climate Change

NRDC in ActionUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
For years, states could ignore global warming when creating their disaster-preparedness plans. Not anymore.