The RCC, founded in 1965, is the national environmental organization envisioned by Rachel Carson to carry on her work after her death.
We promote Carson's ecological ethic that combines scientific concern for the environment and human health with a sense of wonder and reverence for all forms of life in order to build a sustainable, just, and peaceful future.
Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.—Rachel Carson
The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us the less taste we shall have for the destruction of our race. Wonder and humility are wholesome emotions, and they do not exist side by side with a lust for destruction. ~Rachel Carson
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• Trump Admin Guts Endangered Species Act in the Midst of Climate Crisis and Biodiversity Loss
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The Trump administration has announced rule changes that alter how it will enforce the 1973 Endangered Species Act, which protects threatened and endangered species and their habitats.
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While parts of the world have warmed or cooled in the past, modern climate change is happening just about everywhere at the same time.
Black Lung Today – Congress Leaves Miners Behind
In Appalachia’s coal country, the aggressive resurgence of Black Lung disease amongst miners is a historic public health crisis.