As we prepare for Thanksgiving, keep in mind that our food supply depends on bees and other pollinators.

One out of every three bites of food is possible because of pollinators, but they are dying at a staggering rate from toxic pesticides called neonics. A decline in pollinators can result in increased food costs, reduced access to healthy food, and worsening food insecurity.

Despite overwhelming evidence that neonic pesticides are a main culprit behind this alarming decline, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to put science over industry profits and has not imposed commonsense restrictions on their use.

We just sued the EPA to rein in widespread use of neonic pesticides, but we need your help.

Tell the EPA that you stand with NRDC and the millions of Americans calling on them to defend our pollinators, food supply, and health.

Remember Eddystone — the zombie power plant that the Trump administration illegally forced to remain open past its planned closing last May?

NRDC and other environmental groups filed two actions in late September against the administration’s dirty energy plan: The first challenging the initial extension of operations past May, and the second challenging the administration’s order in August extending the forced operation of the plant by another 90 days.

The administration is pushing for zombie power plants like Eddystone to stay open because of a fake national “energy emergency.” But not only is the U.S. not in an energy emergency — we have plenty of energy to meet demand — the administration won’t provide federal funding to keep the plant running.

So who’s paying the price? You guessed it — consumers like us. Our legal actions are to protect consumers from being unlawfully forced to pay excessive costs for outdated and unnecessary energy generation — and we’ll keep fighting for as long as it takes.

NRDC and partners sued the Trump administration for illegally allowing 50 of the nation’s most toxic chemical plants to skirt lifesaving clean air protections. Applying to a total of over 200 chemical plants, these protections would cut toxic emissions from the chemical industry by more than 6,200 tons per year and reduce air toxics-related cancer risks near these facilities by a whopping 96 percent. Read more >

• New NRDC Map Finds 16 Million Americans Do Not Have Access to a Car: More than a third of Americans can’t reliably count on access to a vehicle, showing the need for better transportation options. Read more >
• IUCN Congress Adopts Nine NRDC-Led Resolutions: IUCN World Conservation Congress members adopted a package of NRDC-led resolutions that advance protections for oceans, forests, and wildlife, and directs action to sustain international cooperation. Read more >
• Making Polluters Pay for Climate Disasters: NRDC attorneys are helping defend Vermont’s Climate Superfund Act against lawsuits brought by the Trump administration, fossil-fuel interests, and oil-friendly states. The act lets the state assess costs from large fossil producers in order to help fund climate adaptation projects. Read more >
• More than 40,000 NRDC Supporters Submitted Public Comments Protecting Our Forests: NRDC supporters like you submitted 43,874 comments before the September 19 comment deadline opposing the Trump administration’s plans to repeal the Roadless Rule! Rescinding the rule would open some of our most cherished national forests to destructive logging and road building, another attempt to open our public lands to the highest bidder. Read more >

It’s not just inflation. And our own personal habits and circumstances are only part of the story. Worsening summer heat waves have led to more air conditioning use and our increasing digital appetites have also put new strains on our power supplies. But there are three larger, longer-term explanations that keep us tethered to costly, climate-damaging energy sources. Read more >

• Help Save Public Lands Protections: The Trump administration is trying to repeal the Public Lands Rule — now we risk losing over 200 million acres of public lands to mining, logging, and oil and gas industries. Submit a comment by the Nov. 10 deadline >
• Tell the FDA to Protect Us From Microplastics: Tiny plastic particles hurt our environment and our health. Tell the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to hold plastic producers accountable and protect us from microparticles. Send a letter >
• Tell Congress: Protect Offshore Wind, Protect Our Economy: The Trump administration has halted offshore wind projects like Revolution Wind, which would power 350,000 Northeast homes by next year. Congress must step in now to defend offshore wind. Write a message >
• Stop the Trump Admin’s Latest Attack on Our Climate and Health: Demand that the EPA uphold the endangerment finding, their mandate to protect us from climate-busting pollution. Make your voice heard >

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