Vaquitas are the most endangered of the world's marine mammals. With as few as 10 vaquitas left on the planet, they are on the razor's edge of extinction. If we don't act now, vaquitas could disappear forever.

Due to illegal fishing, the vaquita population has plummeted by 98% in less than 25 years. Mexico's failure to control illegal fishing and enforce its prohibition on the use of gillnets, a wildly destructive method of fishing, in the narrow strip of habitat where vaquitas live is a reckless, irresponsible choice.

Mexico has made it clear that the only thing that will force it to save the vaquita is tangible economic pressure. President Biden has the chance to embargo seafood from Mexico and impose other strong sanctions to intervene on behalf of the vaquita — but time is running out for him to do so.

Urge President Biden to act now and enact strong trade sanctions to force Mexico to pull the vaquita back from the brink.

Critically endangered Rice's whales may be the most endangered whale on the planet, with only about 50 Rice's whales left in existence.

Rice's whales are threatened by oil and gas development, ocean noise pollution, and vessel strikes — and speed-reduction measures are proven to help save whales. NOAA is now considering an NRDC and partners submitted petition to protect these whales, and time is running out to speak out in favor of these proposed life-saving measures.

Please — there's just 48 hours left to submit your comment to NOAA in support of our petition to protect the remaining 50 Rice's whales from preventable ship strikes in the Gulf of Mexico.

Urge NOAA to protect critically endangered Rice's whales with strong actions to help bring this species back from the brink.

• New York Protects 'the Birds and the Bees' with Nation-Leading Legislation: The New York State Legislature recently passed a first-in-the-nation bill that would rein in the use of neurotoxic neonicotinoid pesticides, also known as neonics, a harmful class of pesticides responsible for killing bees and other pollinators we need to grow our food. Now the bill heads to Governor Kathy Hochul for her signature. Read more >
• New York City Council Passes Universal Organics Collection Law: Legislation that would establish a mandatory program for the curbside collection of food scraps, yard waste, and food-soiled paper from every household has been passed by the New York City Council — creating what is expected to become the largest municipal organics waste diversion program in the nation, a major environmental turnabout in solid waste handling in New York. Read more >

• Ask the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to Strengthen its Proposed Public Lands Rule: BLM manages 1 out of every 10 acres in the United States. For far too long, BLM has focused on opening our lands to the highest bidder — but a new proposed rule would increase conservation and restoration on the lands BLM manages. Tell BLM that you support the strongest possible conservation vision for America's public lands. Take action >
• Tell President Biden: Protect our Coasts & Communities from Offshore Drilling: Every catastrophic oil spill begins with a lease sale ... and President Biden's five-year plan for offshore oil drilling includes proposals for as many as 11 potential offshore leases for oil and gas companies in public waters in the Gulf of Mexico and possibly Alaska. Submit an urgent letter to the Biden administration telling them to protect our coasts from drilling. Take action >
• Cut Carbon Pollution to Tackle the Climate Crisis: Cleaning up electricity production is critical: power plants that burn coal and gas are responsible for one-third of U.S. carbon emissions. EPA should implement the strongest possible carbon pollution standards, and implement them quickly, to confront the mounting dangers of the worsening climate crisis and save lives. Take action >

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