Major environmental group endorses Clinton

Hillary Clinton has secured the endorsement of the political arm of the Natural Resources Defense Council — one of the nation’s leading environmental organizations — in her White House bid, marking the first presidential endorsement in the 46-year-old group’s history, The Chronicle has learned.

Not only does the organization back Clinton’s Democratic candidacy, but it fears what presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump would do to the environment should he be elected.

“Hillary Clinton is an environmental champion with the passion, experience and savvy to build on President Obama’s environmental legacy,” said Rhea Suh, president of the NRDC Action Fund.

“Donald Trump, on the other hand, has recently outlined a disastrous and frankly nonsensical environmental agenda — suggesting that he would tear up the Paris climate agreement, and that there is no drought in California,” Suh said.

In November, the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund endorsed Clinton — its earliest-ever endorsement — and praised her strong environmental record.