Are You Ready for November 6th?
With less than a week to go until Election Day, many races are deadlocked and control of Congress is up for grabs. The margins may be small, but the stakes are…
As Washington Waffles, Climate Action Shifts to the States
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) (Photo: Diana Robinson) A report issued last week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is alarming and unsettling…
State | |Vote for the Environment and Climate Action in the West
Solar panels collect sunlight at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Sarah Ruckriegle) Voting for a healthy planet for future g…
Elections | |New Climate Report Raises Stakes on 2018 Elections
A polar bear drifts on a melted glacier. (Photo: NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland mission) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gathered i…
The Green Wave Starts Today
The planet needs us this November. If President Trump and his allies in Congress continue their assault on the environment, our water will be less safe, our ai…
Elections | |Kavanaugh’s Clouded Environmental Record
Unless something extraordinary happens, Chairman Chuck Grassley will gavel to order the Senate Judiciary hearings on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the …
Congress | |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 | |Big divide on environment, clean energy in Pennsylvania’s Senate race
Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.) this week won Pennsylvania’s GOP Senate primary, setting up a general election matchup against incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.). Sinc…
Updates | |Ohio Senate race a choice between environmental champion and “climate change denier”
Congressman Jim Renacci’s (R) victory in Tuesday’s Republican Senate primary sets up a crystal-clear choice for Ohio voters this fall. Do they want Sen. Sherro…
Press Releases | |This Week: More Reasons to Fire Scott Pruitt
This week, we have even more reasons to fire Scott Pruitt. Plus, new reports add to our understanding of the dangers of offshore drilling. Scott Pruitt’s Dirty…
Updates | |The tax cut bill is an environmental catastrophe. How did your senators vote?
The U.S. Senate has approved a huge giveaway to fossil fuel companies and other polluters to fund a massive tax cut for corporations and the wealthy. The tax c…
Updates | |Senator Rubio: Loyal To Oil, Or Florida’s Beaches?
Congress is on the brink of turning Florida’s vital beaches and ocean economy into a sacrifice zone for private oil companies. Unless Florida’s delegation and …
Updates | |Budget Brings Job Killing Offshore Drilling Close To Florida’s Shores
Congress begins official consideration of the nation’s budget this week, and while Capitol Hill ponders our fiscal fate, residents of Florida and our friends a…
Updates | |Deadly Water and Dashed Coverage: GOP’s Two-sided Attack on Americans’ Health
By Lauren Karpinski The disastrous Senate “health care” bill, crafted behind closed doors, would result in tens of millions of Americans losing their health in…
Updates | |Call Your Senators: Tell Them to Vote NO on Scott Pruitt’s EPA Nomination!
We need to put pressure on key U.S. senators to stand up to Trump and his Big Polluter allies, and oppose climate change denier Scott Pruitt’s confirmation as …
Uncategorized | |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 | |Beyond Blue and Red, Latino Voters Are Thinking Green
When I began trying to rally Latino leaders around climate change in 2004, I raised a few eyebrows: “Does she know the number of Latinos without health insuran…
Updates | |Kaine KOs Pence in Environmental Showdown
By Wesley Warren Olympic boxing is here but another matchup between Clinton-Kaine and Trump-Pence is coming this fall. With the conventions behind us, it’s a g…
Updates | |Trump Picks Pence as VP, Spelling Double Trouble for the Environment
The reality show that was the GOP VP nominating process is now at an end. Trump to Mike Pence: You’re hired. Many Republican strategists hope this is good news…
Take Action | |Guest Opinion: Take Trump Threat Seriously
Many thought Donald Trump would be dumped in the GOP primary, but instead he triumphed. Trump passed two big milestones last month as he clinched the GOP nom…
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