NRDC Action Fund Endorses These Candidates in the 2022 Elections

Tackling the climate, environmental justice, and economic crises facing the country is essential to our future—and these are just the right people to do it. Ju…
NRDC Action Fund Endorses 22 Candidates for U.S. House

WASHINGTON (March 7, 2022) – The NRDC Action Fund, a national environmental organization, announced today it has endorsed 22 incumbents in their bids for reele…
Environmental Justice Win on Chicago’s Southeast Side

The yearslong fight shed light on flaws within the city and state’s industrial permitting process. The most intense environmental justice fight of my life, whi…
NRDC Action Fund Endorses 11 Candidates for Senate

WASHINGTON (February 22, 2022) – The NRDC Action Fund, a national environmental organization, announced today it has endorsed 11 U.S. Senate incumbents in thei…
President Biden’s Historic Commitment to the Great Lakes

The efforts funded by the bipartisan infrastructure law will clean up—and restore—our greatest natural resource. This week, President Biden announced an…
Get Back to Work on the Build Back Better Act

Last week’s devastating wildfire in my hometown of Boulder, Colorado—pushed by hurricane-force winds and fueled by drought-ravaged grasslands—sent thousands fl…
NRDC Action Fund Endorsements

2026Gubernatorial EndorsementKatie Hobbs (AZ)Tom Steyer (CA)Michael Bennet (CO)JB Pritzker (IL)Deb Haaland (NM)Mandela Barnes (WI)House EndorsementsJonathan Ne…
Chicago Passes Strong Climate Budget to Grow a Clean Energy Economy and Advance Environmental Justice

The city of Chicago has officially passed a down payment of nearly $200 million toward climate action and achieving a just, equitable, and sustainable environm…
Congress | Stefan Schaffer and Madeline Keating |Zero Emissions by 2030? San Jose Can Do It

The NRDC Action Fund is driving climate action in cities across the country through The American Cities Climate Challenge. San Jose, the nation’s 10th l…
Local | Elizabeth Stampe and Sarah Elkotbeid |Youngkin Lacks Vision for Virginia’s Clean Energy Future

With Election Day fast approaching, polls show voters looking to assess two competing visions for Virginia’s future in the race for governor. But when it comes…
Chicago Vote to Pass Climate Budget

As cities grapple with the climate crisis, one hurdle often overshadows the rest: local budgets. Preparing for the near- and long-term impacts of climate chang…
Local | Madeline Keating and Stefan Schaffer |California Oil Disaster Brings New Urgency to Calls to Ban Drilling

We have to transition away from fossil fuels. That’s why it’s essential that Congress pass budget reconciliation with offshore drilling provisions—and enact Pr…
Federal | Valerie Cleland |New Ad Thanks Rep. Delgado for Leadership on Safe Drinking Water

President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda isn’t just about creating jobs and fighting climate change. The legislative package now being debated on Capitol Hil…
Poll: Democrats Risk Losing Majority Without Climate Action

Democrats will find it difficult to motivate the young voters they need to maintain control of the House and Senate next year if they are unable to pass the si…
Poll: Climate Inaction Would Put Democratic Majority at Risk

WASHINGTON – (September 29, 2021) Democrats will find it difficult to motivate the young voters they need to maintain control of the House and Senate nex…
Over 60 Renowned Musicians, Actors and Artists Call on Entertainment Industry Executives to Demand Congress Take Bold Climate Action

NEW YORK (September 23, 2021)—A group of more than 60 artists from across the entertainment industry sent a letter to the nation’s top entertainment companies,…
Build Back Better Now: A Letter to the Entertainment Industry

To: Access Industries(Warner Music Group)Lincoln Benet, CEOAlphabet (Google, YouTube)Sundar Pichai, CEOAmazonAndy Jassy, CEO AppleTim Cook, CEOAT&T …
Labor, Environmental Groups Join in Call to Protect Kids by Rebuilding Schools

WASHINGTON (September 22, 2021) – Environmental and labor organizations have joined forces on a new ad campaign calling on Congress to make bold investme…
Climate Action on the Ballot in the Virginia Governor’s Race

America’s western states are burning, and its eastern states are flooding, and with Virginia’s coastline already being impacted by sea level rise, the stakes f…
Sherry Boehlert was an Environmental Champion of the Highest Order

WASHINGTON (Sept. 21, 2021) – – Former Rep. Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-N.Y.), who represented central New York in Congress for nearly a quarter-centur…