The Trump administration is leasing nearly half a million acres in Nevada to oil and gas companies—some for just $10 an acre—while blocking other uses like wildlife protection and clean energy projects, leaving families to pay the price.

Why Are the Feds Leasing Public Lands to Big Oil for So Cheap?

In the sunny Southwest, oil and gas companies can get an acre for as low as $10, while solar companies can barely get a scrap.

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119°F in Italy. 126°F in Iran. Even in Montana, it hit 115°F. Sweltering summer temps are becoming a dangerous new reality. The last three years were the three hottest on record, and 2026 is expected to join the top tier as climate change continues to bring dangerous heat to cities around the world.

As we electrify the economy, every community needs access to affordable, accessible electric vehicle charging. We're proud to help launch the Energize Coalition and work with partners to expand charging infrastructure across the country.

Energize Coalition

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This summer’s wildfire smoke has been impossible to ignore. For staff scientist Julee Boan, it hit home. She breaks down why wildfire management alone isn’t enough and what leaders must do to protect vulnerable communities.

I study the boreal forest. This summer wildfires came for my home | Julee Boan

Here are things that will – and will not – help us fight the threat of wildfires

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On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to cut energy prices in half. Instead, electricity prices are up, and families are feeling the pinch. Now, the administration’s answer is to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to halt affordable energy projects. 👇🧵

In June, the Trump administration fell dramatically short in its plans to sell off much of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling. Every major company, including ExxonMobil, stayed away, but the fight is not over to protect these vulnerable ecosystems.

From record heat to dangerous air pollution, every community is feeling the climate crisis this summer. But the Trump administration is doubling down on climate denial and giving polluters free rein to keep pumping out the fossil fuel pollution driving the crisis.

Where There’s Smoke, Heat, and Drought…

The Trump administration is failing the nation with a backward-looking energy policy that is driving up costs, shortchanging factory workers, and fueling climate catastrophe.

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The reflecting pool and other projects across the nation’s capital are being bankrolled by divested funds funneled from our national parks. Our national parks are already severely underfunded.

The Trump administration wants to roll back the Roadless Area Conservation Rule that protects nearly 60 million acres of public forests from harmful roadbuilding, including watersheds that many communities rely on for clean drinking water.

Trump's Goal To Open More Forests to Logging Could Threaten Drinking Water For 25 Million Americans

A new study calculates the risk to clean water if the Trump Administration repeals the Roadless Rule.

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A recent Supreme Court decision gutting key Voting Rights Act protections makes it harder for communities of color to elect leaders, deepening environmental injustices and leaving more children breathing dirtier air and drinking polluted water.

Why Redistricting Could Lead to More Pollution, Sickness, and Death

The new wave of racial gerrymandering ushered in by Louisiana v. Callais threatens the ongoing struggle for environmental justice.

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The EPA’s top chemical safety review board is now filled with industry-aligned scientists with conflicts of interest who stand to profit from deregulation, undermining its integrity and putting our clean air and water in the hands of the very industries that pollute them.

Trump officials accused of stacking top chemical safety board with industry ‘mouthpieces’

Public health advocates warn of conflicts of interests and say panel likely to provide justification for key rollbacks

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Grocery stores’ refrigerators use hydrofluorocarbons, a type of “super pollutant” that is thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide. President Trump just rolled back a plan to reduce their use—which will mean a worse climate crisis and higher grocery bills, so we’re suing to stop them.

We tested over 100 products in New York and California that had supposedly phased out the use of toxic “forever chemicals”—and the results are promising. Read the full report: on.nrdc.org/4fdEKUq 👇🧵

NRDC’s offshore wind strategist, Pasha Feinberg, talks about the lengths that the Trump administration will go to block clean energy development. Listen to the latest episode of What the Earth: https://on.nrdc.org/4fljHhl

NRDC’s offshore wind strategist, Pasha Feinberg, talks all things offshore wind in the latest episode of What the Earth: https://on.nrdc.org/4fljHhl

Marine national monuments are home to corals, whales, and endangered sea turtles, but the Trump administration has removed protections for all five of America’s marine national monuments.

Ocean scientists warn that many snails and mollusks that rely on hydrothermal vents could face extinction as commercial-scale deep-sea mining threatens to destroy their habitats. Yet the U.S. continues to fast-track deep-sea mining leasing offshore American Samoa.

Sea Mining Could Devastate an Enigmatic Group of Creatures, Researchers Warn

The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction could drive more than half to extinction.

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Climate change is driving up temperatures, intensifying extreme heat, and worsening air pollution—making it more dangerous to breathe. Hot and polluted air is especially harmful for children and older people, putting their health at risk.

Canada Wildfire Air Pollution and Heat Wave Combo Pose Heightened Health Risks

Days that are both extremely hot and polluted come with higher risks of respiratory ailments and other health hazards.

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The Trump administration and Big Oil are adding fuel to the fire of this climate crisis.

Communities across the U.S. are once again facing dangerous air quality from raging wildfires. While climate change drives more intense and frequent fires, we must invest in community resilience to protect people’s health and keep them safe.

Wildfire Strategies for a Warming Planet

With climate change intensifying wildfires, building community and forest resilience is our best defense.

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Culturally significant lands like Chaco Canyon are on the chopping block as the Trump administration gears up to hand over more lands to Big Oil. We need to step up and protect this historical site for generations to come. 👇🧵

Our Emmy-winning film Sonic Sea is now available for free on YouTube—a powerful story about how human-made ocean noise is harming marine life and what we can do to stop it. Watch it now: https://on.nrdc.org/4wQJo0E

As smoke from Canadian wildfires causes harmful air pollution across the country, it’s crucial now more than ever to stay informed and protect your health. Wildfire smoke can trigger serious health issues—especially for children, older adults, and those with respiratory illnesses.

How to Stay Safe From Wildfire Smoke

Breathe more easily with these tips on choosing the right protective mask, maintaining your indoor air quality, recognizing when to avoid the outdoors, and knowing who is most at risk.

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President Trump’s EPA is giving truck makers a free pass to spew toxic exhaust right into communities. Before gutting these rules, they didn’t even determine how dirty our air will get or how many people will get sick, putting corporate profits first.

As communities suffer record-setting heat waves and storms, Trump’s EPA says fighting climate change is too hard in an attempt to avoid their legal responsibility to address it. 👇🧵

Life expectancy in Chicago can fluctuate by two decades, largely based on how close to polluting facilities you live. A proposed Illinois law would require the state to consider the health of overburdened communities before approving new polluting projects.

Opinion: Your ZIP code shouldn't determine how long you live

Depending on your neighborhood, life expectancy in Chicago swings by two decades.

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Mbappé brought goals. Norway brought chants. And climate change is bringing some of the hottest World Cup matches in history.👇🧵

After a failed attempt to repeal the Grand Staircase–Escalante management plan, the Trump administration has moved to gut two national monuments in Utah—Grand Staircase–Escalante and Bears Ears.

NRDC’s senior vice president of environmental health, Matthew Tejada, talks about Big Oil’s response to EVs and clean energy. Listen to the latest episode of What the Earth: https://on.nrdc.org/4vgsqY5

A North Carolina facility with dozens of hazardous waste violations was promoted as an example that “chemical recycling” can solve the plastic waste crisis, but the process uses and produces chemicals linked to cancer and acute health harm, leaving communities at risk.