Center for Campaigns & Organizing
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The Center for Campaigns & Organizing (CC&O) helps win policy objectives at the local, state, and federal levels—building NRDC’s long-term power and influence with policymakers to fight climate change, protect the environment, and safeguard public health. From town halls to the halls of Congress, we work to build transformational coalitions with leaders across business, labor, and progressive organizations, in addition to advising decision makers. CC&O works closely with NRDC’s issue experts, scientists, and lawyers to create effective campaigns that put the public interest ahead of polluting industries, like the successful push to get the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to President Joe Biden’s desk.
CC&O leadership also oversees the NRDC Action Fund, an affiliated but separate 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, which engages in advocacy and political activities to support NRDC’s priorities.
The main work of CC&O revolves around:
- organizing political advocacy coalitions and public affairs campaigns to achieve policy and power-building goals
- advancing policy priorities in government at the federal, state, and local levels
- educating the public concerning lawmakers’ votes—and holding those lawmakers accountable to the public.
Meet Our CC&O Team
Latest News & Commentary by the CC&O Team
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California Legislature Sprinting Toward Finish Line
Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome
Key climate and environment bills still pending.
New Pipes Equal Safer Family
Expert BlogDenver, ColoradoSam Gilchrist
I just had my lead service line replaced, and I couldn’t be happier.
California Ballot Shifts Toward Environment and Health
Expert BlogCaliforniaVictoria Rome
Read on for recent developments on the initiatives that will appear on California's general election ballot.
New York State Legislative Session Wraps Up: What’s In and What’s Out?
Expert BlogNew YorkRich Schrader
In the wake of the 2024 New York legislative session, we highlight some key victories and grapple with challenging political roadblocks.
New Yorkers Deserve to Know That Gas Stoves Emit Dangerous Pollutants
Expert BlogNew YorkRich Schrader
The New York Healthy Homes Right to Know Act would require signage and labels that detail the health risks of using a gas stove.
Separating Fact from Fiction: Setting the Record Straight on New York’s Climate Law
Expert BlogNew YorkRich Schrader
Don’t be fooled by the fossil-fueled campaigns to delay climate progress. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act is New York State’s chance for a cleaner, healthier future.
Of Colorado's Wetlands Protection Bills, Only HB 1379 Gets the Job Done
Expert BlogColoradoSam Gilchrist
Colorado urgently needs to step up to safeguard our wetlands and streams left vulnerable by the Sackett decision.
NRDC’s 2024 Legislative Agenda for a Healthy and Equitable Environment in New York
Expert BlogNew York, New YorkRich Schrader, Timothy Edland
The end of 2023 brought huge wins for New York and its environment. Here are our priorities for 2024.
Congress Responds to the Biden Administration’s Commonsense LNG Decision
Expert BlogUnited States, International, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, TexasAlexandra Adams
Not long after the administration’s pause on permits, the fossil fuel industry—and its supporters in Congress—pulled out all the stops to oppose the decision and spread misinformation.
No Love for Wildlife from Anti-Environment Members of Congress
Expert BlogUnited StatesKatie Hobbs
The bottom line is, even on Valentines Day, anti-environment members in Congress are ready to rip the heart out of our most important bedrock law - the ESA.
Latest Policy Resources by the CC&O Team
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Offshore Drilling: Putting the Nation’s Coastline at Risk
Fact SheetUnited States, East, WestJacob Eisenberg, Alexandra Adams
We must protect our coasts and push for clean, renewable and efficient energy that will protect our lifegiving oceans, the communities that rely on them, and our climate by helping us transition off oil.
America’s Atlantic Ocean Economy—Too Important to Jeopardize
Fact SheetUnited States, EastAlison Chase, Alexandra Adams
Oil and gas exploration and development could devastate the Atlantic Coast.
S. 1520 Would Undermine U.S. Fisheries and Fishermen
Fact SheetUnited StatesMolly Masterton, Alexandra Adams
We need to protect our ocean fisheries and the communities that rely on them.
How the Magnuson-Stevens Act Is Helping Rebuild U.S. Fisheries
Fact SheetUnited StatesMolly Masterton, Alexandra Adams
The MSA is working to bring back our fisheries—and with them, significant ecological and economic benefits.
Keep America’s Atlantic and Arctic Oceans Oil-Free
Issue BriefUnited States, East, ArcticAlexandra Adams, Franz Matzner
Summary of Information Concerning the Ecological and Economic Impacts of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster
Issue PaperLouisianaAlexandra Adams
Rooftops to Rivers II: Green Strategies for Controlling Stormwater and Combined Sewer Overflows
ReportChicago, Aurora, Milwaukee, Kansas City (Missouri), Nashville, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (Oregon), Seattle, Ontario, Washington, D.C., Michigan, New YorkKaren Hobbs
Saving Our Seas: Protecting Our Oceans for the Future
Fact SheetUnited StatesAlexandra Adams, Alison Chase
Protecting a Shared Future: Assessing and Advancing the Sustainable Management of the Great Lakes through Water Conservation and Efficiency
Issue PaperUnited StatesKaren Hobbs