Natural Resources Defense Council

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. Recent news highlights their active opposition to environmental policy changes enacted during the Trump administration. They are newsworthy due to their legal challenges against the EPA's rollback of key climate regulations, including the endangerment finding that underpins federal climate rules. The NRDC is also vocal against the EPA's decision to stop calculating the health and economic benefits of air pollution regulations. Their actions are significant because they represent a major effort to preserve environmental protections and combat climate change amidst governmental shifts towards deregulation. They are part of a larger coalition of environmental and health groups suing the EPA and publicly condemning the administration's policies, emphasizing the potential for increased pollution, health risks, and economic costs associated with the rollbacks.