Dear NRDC Supporter,

Since returning to office, the Trump administration has launched a full-scale assault on our environment. They're gutting clean energy investments, silencing government scientists, and trying to hand over our public lands and waters to polluters.

At NRDC, we knew this moment would come. And thanks to the support of our members, we were ready.

Right now, our attorneys and environmental experts are in the fight. We're filing lawsuits, challenging executive overreach, and using every tool in our arsenal to defend our environment, our climate, and the communities that need protection the most. This is your support in action.

Here's a look at some of the major legal battles we're taking on:

1. VICTORY — Restoring critical climate data
Days after the inauguration, federal agencies began quietly scrubbing vital climate information from public websites. They removed tools, maps, and reports that communities, scientists, and policymakers rely on.

NRDC, along with our partners, took immediate legal action to ensure this information was restored and protected — and we won. Just days before we were set to face off in court, the Trump administration backed down and agreed to restore the scrubbed climate resources. Learn more.

2. VICTORY — Gutting the federal civil service
The Trump administration is purging civil servants and scientists and dismantling key federal offices, especially at EPA. They're firing staff responsible for critical functions, like tracking levels of lead and "forever chemicals" in our drinking water and monitoring toxic pollution in our communities.

Together with a coalition of unions, cities, and other nonprofits, NRDC sued to stop these unlawful firings — and the coalition just won a critical early victory.

A federal court recently issued a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration's attempt to hollow out essential government functions, like mass firings of the civil servants we rely on to protect public health and the environment, while our broader case proceeds. Learn more.

3. Expanding offshore drilling
The Trump administration wants to open more than 600 million acres of protected ocean along our coasts to new oil and gas drilling.

And NRDC is back in court to stop them. The law is clear: only Congress can reverse these protections. We've won on this before — and we're ready to win again. Learn more.

4. Sabotaging electric vehicles
In a direct attack on clean energy, the Trump administration abruptly froze $5 billion in funding from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. This money, appropriated by Congress with bipartisan support, is critical for expanding the network of EV chargers across the country.

NRDC has joined a lawsuit to unfreeze these funds that are essential to accelerating the transition to electric vehicles and cleaning the air we breathe. Learn more.

5. Defending the right to speak truth to power
NRDC recently filed an amicus brief in support of our occasional courtroom adversary: the giant law firm Perkins Coie. The Trump administration issued an executive order punishing the firm for representing clients the president dislikes.

This is a direct attack on the First Amendment, which protects the right to seek justice in the courts and hold the government accountable. If government retaliation like this becomes acceptable, no one is safe from it. Learn more.

Each of these cases is part of NRDC's mindful legal strategy. We choose our legal battles carefully, build strong arguments backed by science and law, and fight for maximum impact.

And we know how to win. During Trump's first term, we filed 163 lawsuits and won victories in nearly 90% of resolved cases.

Your support makes this work possible and helps us defend the environment on all fronts. Every motion we file. Every protection we defend. Every win we secure — it's thanks to you.

Thank you for standing with us — and standing up for the environment — at this critical moment.

Sincerely,

Michael Wall
Chief Litigation Officer, NRDC