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
Recent News
• E-commerce’s sustainability problem isn’t just the packaging
• From Atlantic City to Key West: 21 beach towns that will soon be under water
• Trump’s EPA just gave a controversial pesticide the green light
• How fast can the political pendulum swing? Ask Maine.
D.C. Averages A Week Of 100-Degree Days. Climate Change Could Make That Two Months.
Washingtonians love to complain about the region’s sultry summer weather. Well, get ready to complain some more.
After 10 Years of Rapid Growth, What Does Organic Mean Today?
Four experts weigh in on how booming interest in organic food has changed the industry, and what it means for farmers, policymakers, and eaters.
Nature, Empathy and the Fight for Democracy
The antidote to our rush to destruction and hate, Carson believed, was in developing empathy and love for all living things.
Cut Beef Consumption in Half to Help Save the Earth, Says New Study
The world’s population will hit 10 billion in just 30 years and all of those people need to eat. To feed that many humans with the resources Earth has, we will have to cut down the amount of beef we eat.
Pollinator Cities Really Could Save the Monarchs
The milkweed needed to stabilize the country’s monarch-butterfly population thrives in metropolitan areas—especially on residential land.
The Quake to Make Los Angeles a Radioactive Dead Zone
Had last Friday’s 7.1 earthquake and other ongoing seismic shocks hit less than 200 miles northwest of Ridgecrest/China Lake, ten million people in Los Angeles would now be under an apocalyptic cloud.