NRDC Action Fund Responds to Trump’s Energy Plans
NRDC Action Fund Executive Director Kevin Curtis issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s speech on energy and environmental issues in Bism…
NRDC Action Fund endorses Katie McGinty for Senate
The NRDC Action Fund today announced it has endorsed Katie McGinty as the group works this year to build a pro-environment majority in the U.S. Senate. McGinty…
NRDC Action Fund endorses Ted Strickland for Senate
Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has won the endorsement of the NRDC Action Fund as the group works this year to build a pro-environment majority in the U.S. Se…
NRDC Action Fund endorses Kamala Harris for Senate
San Francisco – The NRDC Action Fund today announced its endorsement of California Attorney General Kamala Harris in her race for the U.S. Senate. Harris…
GOP politics hurting coal-mining communities
A profound market shift towards cleaner fuels, renewables, and energy efficiency is dramatically reducing demand for coal. And the nation is finally addressin…
Updates | Denis Dison |Rubio’s climate change answer fail
The question finally came. For months, Republican candidates have been ignoring or belittling the fact that climate change endangers millions of Americans with…
Updates | Denis Dison |Donald Trump vs. the Planet
Donald Trump is heading into Super Tuesday as the likely victor in several Republican primaries (and the current odds-on favorite to win the GOP nomination), s…
Updates | Denis Dison |Nevada Thirsty for Clean Energy Candidates
Nevada is so parched that even rain and snow brought by this winter’s El Niño haven’t been able to replenish reservoirs and rangelands. More than 90 percent of…
Updates | Denis Dison |GOP candidates ignore South Carolina’s vulnerability to climate change
Charleston, S.C., has been ranked the number one tourist destination in the nation for several years in a row, but the charms of the Lowcountry are endangered …
Updates | Denis Dison |NRDC Action Fund names new executive director
The NRDC Action Fund today announced veteran environmental policy and political strategist Kevin Curtis has been selected as the organization’s next executive …
Climate change threatens N.H., but GOP candidates have no answers
In the woods of central New Hampshire, Martha Carlson has a 60-acre “sugar bush” where she produces maple syrup. Carlson is part of an iconic industry that bri…
Updates | Denis Dison |Polls: N.H. primary voters favor clean energy
The Iowa Caucuses are done, so it’s on to New Hampshire next week where the remaining candidates for president face voters who have strong opinions about clean…
Updates | Denis Dison |Rubio “mainstream”? He toes the line on GOP climate denialism
News articles keep presenting GOP presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as the candidate of “mainstream” Republicans, a kind of moderate, old-fashione…
Updates | Denis Dison |GOP Candidates Fail Iowa Farmers on Climate Change
Matt Russell is a fifth-generation farmer living in Lacona, Iowa, and he has watched one record-breaking flood after another hit the state. One cluster of stor…
Updates | Denis Dison |Obama saves Clean Water protections from GOP attack
President Obama today vetoed an attempt by the GOP-led Congress to gut Clean Water Rule protections for water bodies that American families rely on for fishing…
Updates | Denis Dison |Obama Urges Confidence, Fearlessness in Facing Climate Change
In his State of the Union Address, President Obama mapped out a future for our nation that prioritizes climate action. He called for marshalling American ingen…
Updates | Denis Dison |NRDC Action Fund Ads Thank Senator Kirk For Clean Power Plan Vote
CHICAGO (November 25, 2015) –The NRDC Action Fund kicks off a digital ad campaign today thanking Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) for a vote against a Congressional Re…