Trump and the GOP Congress are obsessed with undermining the climate crisis and the science behind it. This will cost us our future. — Two recent news stories show how far President Trump and his backers in Congress will go to surrender our future to the ravages of climate change. First, reports the New York Times, the White House wants to use our own government to sow doubt about climate science and stop telling…

New projections suggest sea level rise could exceed 6.5 feet by 2100. But we can halt that tide by stopping runaway carbon pollution. — Just in time for beach season, a new study warns that global sea level could rise by as much as six and a half feet by 2100, swamping coastal communities and displacing nearly 200 million people worldwide, unless we roll back the tide of climate change. That dire projection, roughly…

For Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to become more visible in the environmental space, we need to challenge assumptions about what it means to be American and build a movement strengthened by solidarity. — I’ve spent a lot of my career thinking about how to build a better, stronger, more unified environmental movement. …

By passing the Climate Action Now Act, the House has signaled that it will not allow Washington to continue to ignore the greatest environmental crisis of our generation — and future generations. — It didn’t take Nancy Pelosi long to bring to the U.S. House of Representatives the assertive new leadership we need to confront the growing dangers and rising costs of climate change. Since she took up the gavel as Speaker of the House in January, the body has held more than…

America’s heartland is stepping up to do what’s best for their people, their states, and their country. — If the 15 upper Midwest and Great Plains states were a country, it would kick out 1.5 billion tons each year of the carbon pollution that’s driving global climate change. Only four countries — China, the United States, India, and Russia, in that order — emit more carbon emissions than…

The chance to meet with women from all walks of life during a recent trip to India inspired me beyond expectations — and continues to on this International Women’s Day. — Among the projects that I’ve been the proudest of during my tenure at NRDC have been our efforts with women globally — in working alongside them, empowering them, and amplifying their voices so that they’re heard — to create movements and lasting progress.

The much-needed For the People Act is a vital step in helping to restore a government that represents the will of the people. — As early as Thursday, the U.S House of Representatives is scheduled to take one of its most important actions of the year, voting on a bill meant to confront a perilous and mounting set of threats to the quality of American democracy. With the 235 House Democrats all on board…

As Senate Democrats show unity in the call for climate action, it’s time for others to follow their lead to tackle the greatest environmental crisis we face today. — The forces of science and the voices of the American people are coalescing like never before around the urgency to confront climate change. It’s time for members of Congress, from both parties, to forge a bipartisan consensus for action. …

Fighting racial injustice isn’t separate from championing the climate and environment. Rather, it’s a fundamental component of what we do, every single day. — This Black History Month, I’m taking this critical moment to acknowledge an undeniable fact: that in order to have much-needed progress on the environment and climate, it is absolutely necessary to fight for racial justice and equity. At NRDC, we are guided by the pursuit of clean air, clean water…