President Biden’s decision to drop his bid for reelection signals the coming end of what has been the strongest environmental presidency in U.S. history.

Protecting and extending the Biden-Harris administration’s pro-climate legacy is our top priority. We cannot allow the agenda of the fossil fuel industry and its allies to prevail.

Add your name to thank President Biden for delivering the strongest climate action in U.S. history.

It’s been a busy few months in our fight to protect the fragile Arctic: Last spring, the Biden-Harris administration halted oil and gas leasing across 10 million acres of the Western Arctic, and recently, they took a huge step toward maintaining important protections for 28 million acres of public lands across Alaska from oil drilling and mining.

But ConocoPhillips and other fossil fuel companies just see the Western Arctic as millions of acres of land for oil and gas drilling, and MAGA extremists in Congress are busy trying to pass legislation that would weaken or remove vital Arctic protections, including for the sensitive Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Fortunately, right now, the Biden-Harris administration is acting to protect huge swaths of the Western Arctic from the oil industry’s unrelenting push to drill – and they’re accepting public comments on their plan.

Urge the Biden-Harris administration to protect the Western Arctic from fossil fuel companies by the September 16 deadline.

• A Big Legal Win for Beluga Whales and Alaskan Communities: An Alaska federal court suspended a Cook Inlet oil and gas lease in response to a lawsuit filed by NRDC and partners. Read more >
• Court of Appeals Rejects Chemour’s Attempt to Void EPA Health Advisory for GenX in Drinking Water: A federal court rejected arguments by Chemours, a North Carolina-based chemical company, that the EPA acted unlawfully by issuing a health advisory about the risks of exposure to PFAS chemicals in drinking water. Read more >
• Court Sends Commonwealth LNG Decision Back to FERC in Response to Legal Challenges: Now the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) must fully assess the liquefied natural gas project’s cumulative and direct greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution impacts. Read more >

With the most important Election Day of our lifetimes coming up in November, working the polls is a great way to help others vote and safeguard our democracy when it needs it the most. With more than 94,000 polling sites nationwide, recruiting enough people to serve as poll workers remains an ongoing challenge. Read more about how you can serve as a poll worker on Election Day and beyond >

• Tell Procter & Gamble to Stop Flushing Our Forests! Kimberly-Clark, one of P&G’s biggest competitors, committed to more sustainable sourcing for toilet paper. Tell P&G to do the same. Take action >
• Help Rid the World of Harmful Plastics: Urge the U.S. State Department to adopt a strong Global Plastics Treaty that reduces the production of plastics. Submit a public comment >
• Keep Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Out of Our Drinking Water: Stand up against corporate villains and tell the EPA you support limiting toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water. Take action >

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