Climate Change and the 2020 Candidates: Where Do They Stand?
The NRDC Action Fund is monitoring and collecting the candidates’ comments and positions on climate change and clean energy to highlight the issue’s growing salience and to provide a resource for the public.
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Tallying the Costs of Trump’s Reckless Assault on the Environment and Public Health
President Donald Trump with then-EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Secretary of the Interior Ryan ZinkeAmid the rancor and chaos President Trump has brought to Washington, it’s easy to overlook the unconscionable toll of widening hazard and enduring harm he’s imposing on the country, by waging the worst White House…
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8 Senate Races We’re Watching This Year
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.)The NRDC Action Fund’s primary goal in the 2018 election cycle is to defend—and with some luck expand—our Senate Green Firewall. To that end, we’ve endorsed a record 20 environmental champions in Senate races across the country, but a handful of them face a challenging path…
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, but it also reiterates the need for climate champions across all levels of government. Simply put, we’re running out of time to prevent the worst impacts…
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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 generations is a responsibility that extends well beyond Congress. While we here at the NRDC Action Fund are focused on greening Congress, this election…
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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 in South Korea this week and delivered a dire warning: unless unprecedented steps are taken by the world’s governments to reduce emissions in the next decade, our planet…
NRDC Action Fund Endorses Beto O’Rourke in Texas Senate Race
The NRDC Action Fund, a national environmental organization, today announced its endorsement of Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D) in his campaign for the U.S. Senate in Texas.“Beto O’Rourke shares the values of Texas families who care about safe water, clean air and protecting wildlife and wild places,” said Kevin S.…
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