2020 Election: Big Wins for the Environment
Check here for the latest updates on the victories of pro-environmental candidates and the outcomes of ballot initiatives across the United States. UPDATE: On …
Climate Change and the 2020 Presidential Candidates: Where Do They Stand?
(This post was last updated on January 14, 2020.) Climate change is getting unprecedented attention from many of the 2020 presidential candidates. They are res…
Trump’s Presidency Has Been a Disaster; One Term is Enough
WASHINGTON (June 18, 2019) – President Trump is set to kick off his reelection campaign Tuesday in Florida, where voters are already experiencing the obvious i…
Press Releases | |Trump Risks California’s Carrizo Plain National Monument in Search of Worthless Oil
Even when the value of oil was virtually nothing, Trump was still willing to destroy one of our country’s treasured landscapes to get it. In the midst of a his…
Federal, White House | |Rick Scott brings abysmal environmental record to Senate race in Florida
Washington – Ahead of an expected announcement by Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) that he will challenge incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) in the 2018 election…
Press Releases | |Election 2020: Are You Voter Ready?
If we’re going to fight climate change, protect clean air and water, demand environmental justice and healthy communities, and secure our clean energy future, …
NRDC Action Fund 2020 Voter Guide: MICHIGAN
The state Donald Trump won by a mere 10,700 votes in 2016 is once again in the spotlight. Contaminated drinking water has been a huge issue for the people of M…
Elections | |NRDC Action Fund endorses Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Bill Nelson
Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) today earned the endorsement of the NRDC Action Fund, a national organization working to build politic…
Press Releases | |Paris Pullout: Fight Back at the Ballot Box
When the president and our elected representatives in Congress ignore reason, science and public opinion, the only way to get their attention is at the ballot …
Updates | |NRDC Action Fund endorses Sen. Tim Kaine for re-election
Washington – The NRDC Action Fund, a national environmental organization, today announced its endorsement of U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in his campaign for re…
Press Releases | |Tropical Storm Harvey: Another American Deluge
As we lend our immediate support to Gulf Coast communities, we must also protect people from such future disasters by addressing infrastructure, safety measure…
Updates | |Will Trump ignore U.S. business leaders on clean energy?
To hear him tell it, the president-elect isn’t a politician – he’s a businessman and an expert negotiator. But his ideas on energy policy run counter to …
Updates | |Save the Senate’s “Green Firewall”
It’s no secret that the Trump administration wants to neuter the EPA’s ability to enforce our clean air and clean water laws, repeatedly submitting budgets tha…
Americans Vote for Powerful Check on Trump’s Anti-Environment Agenda
Americans from coast-to-coast have voted for change. They rejected President Trump’s pro-polluter politics, instead handing control of the House of Representat…
Trump Takes a Torch to the National Environmental Policy Act
The Trump administration sets its sights on dismantling the Magna Carta of U.S. environmental law. The 1970 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is nicknam…
Federal, White House | |NRDC Action Fund Identifies 193 House Members, 39 Senators as ‘Dirty Air Villains’ who voted against clean air protections
Link Between Dirty Air Votes and Contributions From Polluters Revealed; Numerous Villains and Clean Air Heroes in Battleground States CO, FL, IL, IA, MI, NV, N…
Press Releases | |Portland Gives Its Buses the Red-Carpet Treatment
The city’s Rose Lane Project is an experiment with transit priority. Update, Feb 14: Last night, the Portland City Council passed the Rose Lane Project! Dozens…
Local | |We Want a Cleaner, Healthier Futuro
One bright spot in this dark presidential election is the political energy it has unleashed in the Latino community. In the streets, on social media, and (ojal…
Updates | |Why Is COVID-19 Relief Money Going to Trump’s Buddies in Coal?
Trump has already proved coal can’t be saved, but he’s still willing to toss the industry millions of taxpayer dollars. The Trump administration has gifted at …
Federal, White House | |What the Recent Wins in Georgia Could Mean for Biden’s Climate Agenda
The arrival of Senators-elect Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff will make it easier for the next president to get some things—but not everything—done. The victori…
