Our Work
Guided by biblical teaching, the National Religious Partnership for the Environment seeks to encourage people of faith to weave values and programs of care for God's creation throughout the entire fabric of religious life and to bring the religious voice to the forefront as we join together to address environmental concerns and care for God's Earth and God's people.
Issues
Climate Change
As a profound reflection on the damaged nature of our relationship to creation, climate change is one of the most concerning issues to faith leaders of many faith traditions. The burdens of climate change impacts aren't borne by us equally; part of our work requires us to attend to climate justice and address related social and economic injustices.
Water
Clean water is both a fundamental spiritual and physical need. Water, with its connective and restorative properties, helps us connect with God's creation and sustains us. Attending to clean water access is an important part of our need to address environmental justice.
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Species Protection
The religious community has a particular concern for God's creatures. Every species is part of a fragile web of life, and the loss of a species is an irreparable blow to the balance of an entire ecosystem. We can provide for a new "Noah's Ark" through species protection.
Land
Access to land is one of the most tangible issues of environmental justice; in addition, beautiful, pristine lands help us feel a sense of awe at the marvel of God's creation and allows us to reflect on and connect to our spirituality. Our stories are held on God's lands and our faith requires us to ensure that public lands tell the stories of all communities.
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News & Statements
NRPE Statement on H.R.1, "Big, Beautiful Bill"
We are deeply disheartened by the Senate’s passing of the “Big Beautiful Bill,” which reverses critical environmental provisions. This legislation not only fails to honor the dignity of human life and the sanctity of God’s Creation, it denies communities the ability to flourish. By forcing massive lease oil and gas sales on precious lands like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, cutting funding for critical clean energy projects, and eliminating programs that help protect our most vulnerable communities from pollution, H.R.1 disregards the biblical mandates to love our neighbor and to honor, tend, and care for an Earth that belongs to God.
NRPE Partners Urge Senate to Remember Earth and Human Dignity in Budget Reconciliation Bill
Faith Organizations and Religious Institutions to the EPA: "Don't Abandon Us"
In April 2025, faith-based organizations and religious institutions representing millions of Americans from diverse traditions came together to denounce the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) stated intent to undo over two dozen critical, life-saving protections against pollution and severely reduce staffing. The mission of the EPA is "to protect human health and the environment" - these recent actions reflect an abandonment of the EPA mission and the American people that will harm both current and future generations.