Our Fact-Check of the Vice Presidential Debate on the Candidates’ Environmental Claims
Both Kamala Harris and Mike Pence made big statements Wednesday night on everything from fracking to climate change. Some were much truer than others… The firs…
Elections | |Trump Administration Denies Wolverines Protection Under the Endangered Species Act
Climate change is rapidly shrinking the habitat of this iconic and dwindling North American species, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has apparently forg…
Federal, White House | |Cory Gardner Is Only an Election-Year Environmentalist
In Washington, Senator Cory Gardner votes with Donald Trump and against the environment an astounding 90 percent of the time. But when he’s running for office …
Trump Administration Tells Tribes They Have No Say in Oil Drilling on Their Lands
The Supreme Court ruled that half of Oklahoma is tribal land—yet the EPA says the tribes don’t get to control fossil fuel extraction on those lands. The Trump …
Federal, White House | |Trump Is Stalling on the Country’s Most Important Climate Change Report
The Trump administration should have started working on the next National Climate Assessment already—but it hasn’t yet recruited a single scientist. The Trump …
Federal, White House | |The Trump Administration Tried to Suppress a Study Showing Oil Drilling’s Threat to Alaska’s Polar Bears
U.S. Geological Survey director Jim Reilly, who—surprise, surprise—used to work for the oil industry, is telling scientists how to count polar bear dens in the…
Federal, White House | |NRDC Action Fund 2020 Voter Guide: COLORADO
In a state where 40 percent of voters self-identify as Independents, anything can happen on Election Day. As wildfire season continues to stretch further into …
Trump Repeals Decades-Old and Very Effective Air Pollution Rule
The “once in, always in” policy has prevented 1.7 million tons of hazardous emissions from entering the country’s air. The U.S. Environmental Protection …
Federal, White House | |Election Update: Columbus, Ohio, Residents Stand Up for Our Environment by Passing Issue 1!
Voters overwhelmingly voted in favor of the ballot measure, which will not only help combat the climate crisis but also protect people’s health and boost the e…
For the First Time Ever, Climate Change Gets Prime Time in a Presidential Debate
During a bleak night of insults and interruptions came a few important reminders (from Biden) about the climate crisis, COVID-19, and, ahem, democracy. Last ni…
Elections | |NRDC Action Fund 2020 Voter Guide: CALIFORNIA
The Democrats at the top of the ticket are expecting a safe win in the Golden State—but much tighter races for California are happening further down the ballot…
Elections | |The Trump Administration Says It’s Doing a Good Job Cleaning Toxic Waste Sites—Don’t Fall for It.
The president is using an accounting trick to claim credit for past administrations’ work in remediating Superfund sites. Under Donald Trump, the U.S. Environm…
Federal, White House | |NRDC Action Fund: Biden Offers Hope on Climate Change
WASHINGTON (September 29, 2020) – During the first debate of the 2020 presidential election tonight, former Vice President Biden reinforced to voters why he is…
Press Releases | |Trump Moves to Block California’s Transition to Electric Vehicles
Trump loves nothing more than to troll the Golden State. If there’s one thing Donald Trump knows how to do, it’s troll. And he’s doing it again to one of his f…
Federal, White House | |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 | |Trump Has Offered NOAA Jobs to Nearly Every High-Profile Climate Change Denier
The president is trying to leave an enduring legacy of science denial at the nation’s premiere climate agency. The Trump administration is attempting to pack t…
Federal, White House | |Trump’s Lead Contamination Plan Is a Sham
As long as lead service lines deliver our water, there will be more Flints. In the run-up to Election Day, you’re going to hear the Trump administration boast …
Federal, White House | |Trump to Announce Nomination for Supreme Court Seat
WASHINGTON (Sept. 26, 2020) – President Trump today is scheduled to announce his nomination to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the recent death of…
Press Releases | |Vote YES on Fair Tax Reform in Illinois!
The “Fair Tax” is on the Illinois ballot this November. If approved, it would transition the state away from a regressive, flat state income tax and towards a …
Vote Yes for MI Water, Wildlife and Parks
Update: Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved Prop 1, in a significant victory for the future of Michigan’s water, wildlife and parks. The passage of this ba…
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