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The next presidency and the next Congress will be driven, if not defined, by the grinding pandemic, its economic fallout and the need to address racial injustice. Layered atop those intertwining crises...
View ArticleRick Scott’s Dirty Drilling Deal With Donald
Five days after releasing an extreme plan to expose all of America’s coasts to offshore drilling, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke rushed to Florida to meet with Gov. Rick Scott, who, under political...
View ArticleVirginia’s Golden Opportunity to Lead
Virginia’s Rappahannock River at sunrise. On Tuesday, Virginians have an opportunity to reject the Trump administration’s reckless and destructive environmental agenda. Showing up to vote has rarely,...
View ArticleDonald Trump vs. the Pursuit of Happiness
To stop President Trump’s and his congressional allies’ assault on human health and the environment, return to America’s founding principles. President Trump and his allies in Congress are pursuing a...
View ArticleDeadly 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 insurance. While Trumpcare would limit...
View ArticleScott Pruitt Defends the Indefensible
The budget testimony from the EPA Administrator leaves us wondering who exactly is protecting our environment and health. On the basis of congressional testimony Thursday from our nation’s top...
View ArticleParis 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 box – our universal democratic right. In...
View ArticleA Budget That Scorches the Planet
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service President Trump opened a new front in his assault on our environment and health on Tuesday, releasing detailed budget proposals that amount to a scorched-earth...
View ArticleTrumpcare 2.0: President Launches Next Assault on Public Health
When Americans learned last month that President Trump’s plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act would result in 24 million people losing their health insurance, the overwhelming unpopularity of the...
View ArticleNRDC Action Fund’s Weekly News Summary
Here’s what the NRDC Action Fund has been reading this week: Donald Trump taking questions at a town hall meeting in Roanoke, Va., in July. Credit Todd Heisler/The New York Times When a crackpot runs...
View ArticleThe election is over. Our resolve isn’t.
The American people have spoken. They delivered a sweeping rejection of business as usual in Washington. They voted for change. They voted for something that, in all honesty, none of us has ever seen,...
View ArticleWill we turn our back on the world?
On Friday, four days before Election Day, the Paris global climate accord takes effect, setting the United States, China and more than 185 other countries on track to shift away from the fossil fuels...
View ArticleHere’s how to vote climate on Election Day
Election Day is here. And when it comes to fighting climate change and keeping American families healthy and safe, you know your vote in this election counts more than ever. Follow these 3 easy steps...
View ArticleNRDC Action Fund President: Trump is Big Polluters’ Dream Candidate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Denis Dison, NRDC Action Fund | (202) 280-0018, ddison@nrdc.org WASHINGTON (October 19, 2016) – NRDC Action Fund President Rhea Suh issued the following statement ahead...
View ArticleNRDC Action Fund: Clinton has the right climate solutions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Denis Dison, NRDC Action Fund | ddison@nrdc.org, (202) 717-8293 WASHINGTON (October 11, 2016) – Secretary Hillary Clinton plans to appear today in Florida with former...
View ArticleAbout Pence’s “war on coal”
At Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, Donald Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, alleged that over the past seven and a half years, President Obama has waged a “war on coal.” To hear Gov....
View ArticleClimate Change and Trump’s Muddled Mess of a Morning
It’s been an odd morning for Donald Trump and his position(s) on climate change. Called out by Hillary Clinton in front of tens of millions of viewers last night for his climate denialism, Trump...
View ArticleThe Candidates on Climate: High Stakes – Clear Choice
As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump prepare to face off Monday night in the first of three scheduled presidential debates, there may be no core issue over which the candidates differ more completely –...
View ArticleNRDC Action Fund President: Trump’s Dirty Energy Plan a Nightmare for our...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: NRDC Action Fund, Denis Dison, (202) 717-8293, ddison@nrdc.org WASHINGTON (September 22, 2016) – In Pittsburgh today Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is...
View ArticleA vote for Gary Johnson is a vote against the environment
Americans under 30 are far more concerned about climate change and limiting carbon emissions than the general population, so it doesn’t make sense that recent polls show close to 20 percent of...
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