The U.S was the world’s only major economy to see greenhouse gas emissions go up significantly last year. It happened as the Trump administration gutted pollution safeguards and forced dirty coal plants to stay running. npr.org/2026/10/21/nx-s1-600…

Our Executive Director Christy Goldfuss, Director of Federal Affairs for Environmental Health Katie Hobbs, and Director of Video Adam Abel talk about Big Oil’s efforts to develop the Arctic. Listen to the latest episode of What the Earth: on.nrdc.org/4BBosOr

The Trump administration wants to auction nearly 100 million acres of Pacific Ocean seafloor near American Samoa and the Northern Marianas Islands for deep-sea mining—damaging vital marine ecosystems and threatening the Pacific Islander way of life. mercedsunstar.com/news/natio…

California’s coastal habitats just gained protections: The Mishopshno and Point Sal State Marine Conservation Areas have been approved. This marks a new era in ocean conservation, as these are the first Tribally led marine protected areas for the state.

Our Executive Director Christy Goldfuss, Director of Federal Affairs for Environmental Health Katie Hobbs, and Director of Video Adam Abel talk about the cascading impacts of Trump’s deregulatory agenda—from the Arctic to your backyard. Listen to the latest episode of What the Earth: on.nrdc.org/4BBosOr

Under the Trump administration’s new rules, coal and gas power plants in every corner of the country will now be allowed to spew as much carbon dioxide as they want, worsening the climate crisis and endangering local communities.

Food waste is a missed economic opportunity that could be supporting local communities. New research suggests that comprehensive food waste policies in states like Illinois could generate 14,000 jobs across Illinois. on.nrdc.org/3VRzv5t

While the current permitting bill would deliver transmission benefits, some of the language around environmental and public health safeguards requires changes. Our experts across sectors have broken down the details, examining its policy impacts and the improvements we need to make. nrdc.org/media/nrdc-assessme…

Cancer is an epidemic in the United States. Yet, the Trump administration continues to wage a relentless attack on the nation’s cancer protections, while uplifting the very industries poisoning our water and air with carcinogens. Read our newest report: nrdc.org/resources/trump-adm…

The Trump administration’s policies to promote fossil fuels and stop renewable energy are directly impacting our health—leading to 35,000 additional early deaths, 70,000 new asthma patients, and 42,000 emergency room visits by 2035. Read the full report: on.nrdc.org/4qCT6li

UK energy company Drax has proposed a tree-burning, dangerous datacenter that could produce nearly double the emissions of all Gatwick flights, making it “one of the dirtiest datacenters out there.” on.nrdc.org/4rTNMKI