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Ahmedabad Takes Bold Steps to Protect Citizens from Climate Impacts and Air Pollution

February 20, 2017 Press Release

AHMEDABAD, INDIA – Faced with rising air pollution, the city of Ahmedabad is launching two innovative strategies—the first city-wide air quality monitoring system, and a broad public information and education campaign—to better protect its 6 million residents from heat and…

NRDC Joins Women’s March on Washington as Presenting Environmental Partner

January 12, 2017 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK, NY – Today, the Women’s March on Washington announced the Natural Resources Defense Council as a presenting partner focusing on climate action and the protection of our rights to clean air, safe water and healthy communities. Women, low-income…

While Michigan Ignores Judge’s Order for Safe Water, Flint Residents Go Back to Court Seeking Emergency Action

December 21, 2016 Press Release

CHICAGO – As Michigan ignores a court order requiring “immediate” action to secure safe drinking water for Flint, residents and organizations filed an emergency motion to force the State of Michigan and City of Flint to comply. The court has…

STUDY: Long-Dreaded Antibiotic-Resistant Superbug Discovered on U.S. Pig Farms

December 5, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Highly transmissible resistance to critical, last-resort antibiotics called carbapenems has been found in bacteria on farms in the U.S. for the first time, according to a new study released today in a journal of the American Society for…

Critical Victory for Standing Rock Sioux

December 4, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Army Corps of Engineers denied today a key easement permit under Lake Oahe for Energy Transfer Partners. This decision is a major victory from the Standing Rock Sioux, who have been fighting to protect their land, water…

NRDC Report: Latinos Are Especially Hard-hit by Climate Change

October 13, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The nation’s 56 million Latinos are especially vulnerable to the health threats posed by climate change because of where they live, work and lack access to health care, a report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council…

EPA Glyphosate Assessment Makes U.S. an Outlier on a Growing Global Consensus of Chemical’s Cancer Danger

September 16, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is going on the record with an assessment that the pesticide glyphosate is not linked to cancer in humans, a finding at odds with the World Health Organization. That body determined glyphosate…

Senate Finally Authorizes Aid for Flint, While House Ignores Americans in Need

September 15, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Senate passed a bill containing long-awaited federal aid for Flint, MI more than two years after the emergence of the beleaguered city’s water crisis. Action in the House of Representatives does not appear imminent.

NRDC President: U.S.-China Paris Approval Marks “Pivotal Moment for our Planet”

September 3, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The joint formal approval today of the Paris Climate Agreement by the United States and China marks a crucial milestone, signaling that the largest contributors of climate pollution are committed to protecting future generations from catastrophic climate change.

Court: Aging E.D. Edwards Coal Plant Must Clean Up Its Smokestacks

August 23, 2016 Press ReleaseChicago

CHICAGO – A coalition of health and environmental groups have won a significant victory in their legal fight to clean up the E.D. Edwards coal plant near Peoria, IL. U.S. District Court Judge Joe Billy McDade ruled the plant operator…

New FEMA Regulations Will Better Protect Americans from Flooding

August 22, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – A coalition of unlikely allies are supporting a proposed rule announced Friday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Organizations representing professional floodplain managers, insurance companies, fiscal conservatives and advocates, and environmental interests agree that the FEMA update…

NRDC President: CEQ Climate Guidance a “Game-Changer” for Public Health, Climate Protection

August 2, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The White House Council on Environmental Quality has issued a final guidance to federal agencies on assessing the greenhouse gas emissions and climate impacts of proposed activities and initiatives under the National Environmental Policy Act.

Kalamazoo Spill Settlement: “Slap on the Wrist” Fines Won’t Fix Tar Sands Troubles

July 20, 2016 Press Release

CHICAGO – A Department of Justice and EPA settlement agreement with Enbridge Energy over the disastrous Kalamazoo River tar sands pipeline spill announced today amounts to a “slap on the wrist” according to NRDC experts. The 2010 spill of a…

Federal Court Gives Green Light to Flint Drinking Water Case

July 8, 2016 Press Release

DETROIT – A federal judge today signaled that the first Safe Drinking Water Act case on the Flint water crisis could proceed over protests from the City of Flint and the Michigan state officials.

Congressional Lead Contamination Should Spur Flint Fix

June 29, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Members of Congress may be gaining a new perspective on the plight of Flint, MI residents with the news of elevated lead levels in water from the Cannon House Office Building, where many lawmakers have staff offices.

How Safe is Your Drinking Water? NRDC Report Documents Widespread Lead Violations

June 28, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON—More than 18 million Americans got their drinking water from systems with lead violations in 2015, according to a groundbreaking Natural Resources Defense Council report. The problem could be significantly more pervasive because many more water systems known to have…

Obama Administration Declares Gay Rights Landmark a National Monument

June 24, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Department of Interior today expanded the scope and definition of America’s national parks by devoting the first-ever national monument to the LGBTQ community at the Stonewall Inn in New York City's Greenwich Village.

Senate Republicans Turn their Backs on Flint Water Crisis—Again

June 9, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans today rejected an amendment to the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act that would have provided $1.9 billion for clean water infrastructure improvements and to reduce lead contamination nationally, and to address the drinking water crisis in…

118 Conservation, Environmental and Health Groups Blast Ozone Bill for Endangering Public Health

June 7, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON – More than 100 conservation, environmental and health groups representing millions of Americans today strongly criticized legislation before the House this week that would delay safer federal clean air standards, putting the American public’s health at significant risk from…

California Budget Should Include Investments for Water and Communities

May 13, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – Gov. Jerry Brown today released release a revised state budget, reinforcing fiscal conservatism and highlighting investments in affordable housing, strengthening transportation infrastructure and fighting climate change.