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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · 7d

Since day one, the Trump administration has been slashing vital programs. Now, they’re using the shutdown to speed up their Project 2025 plan to dismantle key health and environment agencies.

Tell your representatives to protect families, communities, and our government from these attacks.

The government is shut down — send a message to Congress | NRDC

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · 17d

In Congress, Mikie Sherrill secured funding to make communities more flood resilient, replace lead water pipes, and address pollution. Now, she has bold plans to lower utility costs and grow NJ's clean energy economy. We’re proud to endorse @mikiesherrill.bsky.social to be the state’s next governor!

Environmental group endorses Sherrill - New Jersey Globe

A leading environmental group endorsed Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) for governor on Wednesday, according to an announcement. The NRDC Action Fund,

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · 20d

The EPA is working to repeal the landmark endangerment finding, which would undermine their own legal authority to tackle the climate crisis. Tell the Trump administration to protect our climate and our health instead of polluters’ profits:

Stop the Trump Admin’s Latest Attack on Our Climate and Health | NRDC

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Senator Martin Heinrich @heinrich.senate.gov · 22d

🚨 Today is the LAST DAY of the public comment period on Trump’s attempt to remove the Roadless Rule. I urge all of you to make sure that your voices are heard. youtube.com/shorts/7Ncft...

LAST DAY

YouTube video by U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · 22d

Thank you, U.S. Senator @heinrich.senate.gov for speaking up against the Trump administration's plan to kill the Roadless Rule and open our public lands to extractive industries. Submit a comment now!

Heinrich Blasts Trump Admin’s Plan to Undo the Roadless Rule, Strip Protections for Millions of Acres of Public Lands

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · 29d

Celebrity chefs want to kill @benallenca.bsky.social's #SB682 that would ban dangerous PFAS from cookware in California. These chefs either sell or endorse cookware lines that use these ‘forever chemicals’, putting their personal profits over public health.

California Wants to Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Pans. These Chefs Say Don’t Do It.

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Sep 9

Climate action and saving money go hand-in-hand. A landmark bill in California would let utilities buy cheaper, cleaner energy from their neighbors. @governor.ca.gov @@caspeakerrivas.bsky.socialSen. Mike McGuire, and state leaders need to step up and pass a workable SB 540.

Connecting the West: How California Can Strengthen the Grid

A regional electricity market can help California lower costs, improve reliability, and accelerate clean energy—SB 540 paves the way.

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Sep 5

Californians overwhelmingly support a bill in California to lower utility costs and create a stronger, cleaner energy grid. They are counting on @governor.ca.gov, @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social, and Sen. Mike McGuire to act.

Connecting the West: How California Can Strengthen the Grid

A regional electricity market can help California lower costs, improve reliability, and accelerate clean energy—SB 540 paves the way.

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Sep 3

Trump’s EPA is continuing to put corporate interests over families by cutting the staff for environmental justice programs aimed to reduce pollution in overburdened communities. It’s all part of the administration’s broader attacks on science and public health.

With Latest Round of Terminations, Trump Administration Continues Dismantling EPA’s Environmental Justice Portfolio - Inside Climate News

“Without EPA staff on the job, the air we breathe and the water we drink will be at greater risk from toxic pollution that causes cancer, asthma attacks, lung disease and other health threats,” one fo...

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Aug 31

The Trump administration is twisting science to try to repeal the long-standing conclusion that climate change is a threat to humans, a move that puts clean air and our futures in danger.

Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding

Scientists are criticizing two key documents from the Trump administration that challenge the idea that climate change endangers the public.

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Aug 12

There is never an off-year in elections! Join our team tonight at 6:30 ET to learn about how we can help elect climate champions in Virginia this November who will protect public lands and waters, combat climate change, and grow the clean energy economy. RSVP here ⬇️
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NRDC Action Fund Virginia 2025 Election Kickoff Call · NRDC Action Fund

**Join us for an exclusive briefing** on how we can help make former Rep. Abigail Spanberger the next Governor of Virginia and elect climate champions across the commonwealth who will protect Virginia...

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Aug 7

This congressman bought oil and gas stocks right before he voted to kill clean energy tax credits. We're making sure his constituents know who's raising their electric bills. www.semafor.com/article/08/0...

Vulnerable Republican congressman hit over stock trades

The Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund is spending early against Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Bresnahan with ads shared first with Semafor.

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Aug 5

Last year, President Trump promised oil CEOs that he’d cut environmental protections in exchange for $1 billion in campaign contributions. Now, he’s following through with his plans to repeal essential power plant rules. Tell the EPA to put people first: action.nrdc.org/letter/4099-...

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Jul 29

Learn more here: www.nrdc.org/bio/david-do...

Can Trump Reverse the Climate Endangerment Finding?

Fifteen years ago, the EPA found that climate change is real, dangerous, and caused by carbon pollution. Trying to repeal that finding is a fool's errand.

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Jul 29

BREAKING: President Trump launched his biggest attack ever on climate action.

His EPA is trying to reverse its own scientific conclusion that greenhouse gas emissions—and climate change—are dangerous. It’s another handout to Big Oil, and it could end the EPA’s ability to fight global warming.

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Jul 28

Trump and MAGA Republicans are jacking up America's electricity bills by hundreds of dollars a year.

How much Trump's 'big beautiful' bill could raise electricity costs over the next 10 years, by state

President Donald Trump's 'big beautiful' bill could raise household electricity costs by $600 a year over the next decade, analysis finds.

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Jul 21

Corporate polluters backing Trump will now get even richer—and America's families will pay the price in preventable cancer, birth defects, and asthma in kids.

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Jul 16

#SB540 can make California’s electricity cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable—but the bill needs key fixes to keep the state a clean energy leader. www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...

Crucial California energy reform hinges on critical fix to Senate Bill 540 | Opinion

“Lawmakers should remove the poison pill from SB 540 and strengthen California’s energy alliances before it’s too late.”

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Jul 15

When disaster strikes, Texas families want safety and support—not broken promises and empty hands.

Evacuations ordered as flooding returns to central Texas | CNN

Just over a week after deadly flash floods swept through Texas Hill Country, the region may once again face a life-threatening deluge as slow-moving thunderstorms bring heavy rain, flash flooding, and...

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Jul 4

Before his election, Donald Trump promised oil executives that he would roll back clean energy policies for $1 billion in campaign contributions. Today, he followed through.

The rich will get richer as the rest of us deal with higher bills and more pollution.

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Jul 3

The megabill is the biggest wealth transfer from the working class to the rich in U.S. history.
It's the biggest auction of lands and oceans to Big Oil in U.S. history.
It's the worst environmental bill in U.S. history.

These are not the records you want to break.

NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Jul 1

Senate Republicans just delivered Big Oil’s wishlist:
- More oil and gas leasing and drilling
- Repeal of clean energy programs
- Massive tax breaks for billionaires

Amid record-breaking heat waves and worsening climate disasters, the Senate’s GOP majority is selling out our planet and people.

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Jun 27

Congress is deciding whether to let developers buy up our public lands, open the Arctic up to more oil and gas production, and slash clean energy programs.

Tell your senators not to sell out our planet for billionaire tax cuts.

Tell your senators: Don’t sell out our planet for billionaire tax cuts | NRDC

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Jun 25

The Trump administration and their fossil fuel backers are making families pay more for dirty coal plant they don't need.

White House moves to keep costly, dirty, unneeded Michigan coal plants open

One plant produces more arsenic pollution than any other in US, and the other has been slated for closure since 2021

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · Jun 12

The Trump administration picked Big Oil over the American people by repealing California’s standards that limit pollution from cars and trucks. We won’t stand for this attack on our clean air.

Trump targets California with bill blocking ban on gas cars

The move sets up another battle with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has sparred with Trump in recent days over the president’s intervention in L.A. protests.

www.washingtonpost.com

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