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99.5 Percent of Puerto Rico’s Population Served from Drinking Water Systems that Violated Federal Standards

May 10, 2017 Press Release

More than 3.4 million residents served by water systems that violated the Safe Drinking Water Act in 2015

Senate Rejects Latest Attempt to Roll Back Health and Environmental Protections

May 10, 2017 Press Release

"After approving a series of measures undoing federal health and environmental protections, a majority of the Republican-controlled Senate at last has come to its collective senses."

FDA Declines to Ban Chemical in Food Packaging

May 3, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration has denied a petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Breast Cancer Fund, Center for Environmental Health, Center for Food Safety, Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Environmental Working Group…

REPORT: Nearly One in Four Americans’ Drinking Water Comes from Untested or Contaminated Systems

May 2, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – 77 million people—roughly a quarter of the U.S. population—spread across all 50 states were served by water systems reporting violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act in 2015, according to a report issued today by the Natural Resources…

NRDC Takes Trump Administration To Court Over Refusal to Ban Pesticide Linked to Learning Disabilities in Children

April 5, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to evade a federal court order by refusing to proceed with its proposed ban of chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—according to litigation filed today by the Natural Resources…

Report: Illinois Stands to Reap Significant Health Benefits from The Future Energy Jobs Act

April 4, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

Increases in Renewables and Energy Efficiency Will Reduce Pollution from Power Plants

Flint’s Lead Pipes Will Be Replaced Under Settlement in Federal Safe Drinking Water Case

March 28, 2017 Press Release

Citizen suit brings funding and timeline for pipe replacement, more water quality testing, transparency, and other resources to help Flint.

REPORT: Diet Changes Cut U.S. Climate Change Pollution Equal to 57 Million Cars Over Past Decade

March 22, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Changes in Americans’ diets from 2005 to 2014—particularly a 19 percent drop in beef consumption—resulted in a reduction in climate pollution equivalent to the tailpipe emissions created by 57 million cars in one year, according to a new…

Hyderabad Promotes Cool Roofs to Protect Citizens from Extreme Heat

March 22, 2017 Press Release

HYDERABAD, INDIA (Mar. 22, 2017) –Faced with increasingly high summer temperatures, the city of Hyderabad is promoting a common sense strategy known as “cool roofs” to better shield its residents from the dangers of severe heat, and also save energy…

NRDC, Partners Oppose Trump Administration Maneuver to Destroy Clean Water Rule

March 15, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Natural Resources Defense Council and the National Wildlife Federation today asked the Supreme Court to reject a Trump administration effort to indefinitely delay the implementation of the Clean Water Rule while it moves to kill that rule…

Groups Petition EPA for Emergency Response to East Chicago, IN Drinking Water Contamination

March 2, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

In a city already overburdened with lead, federal help needed to address emerging water disaster

Indian Point's Nuclear Power Can Be Replaced with Low-Carbon Options Led by Increased Energy Efficiency and Renewables

February 23, 2017 Press Release

NEW YORK – Electricity generation from the aging and problem-plagued Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) nuclear plant north of New York City can be replaced with increased amounts of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources coupled with transmission system upgrades…

Pruitt Should Protect, Not Harm, Public Health and the Environment

February 17, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – More senators voted against a president’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency today than in the agency’s 46-year history. It’s no wonder, because Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is unfit for the job as EPA administrator.

Food Manufacturers Embrace Improved Food Date Labels

February 15, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The two major food industry retail and manufacturer associations today announced voluntary guidelines to help make date labeling on food products less confusing and eliminate a key cause of consumer food waste in the U.S.

NRDC Sues EPA Over Withdrawal of Mercury Protection Rule

February 1, 2017 Press Release

NEW YORK – The Natural Resources Defense Council today sued the Environmental Protection Agency for illegally rescinding a rule that would protect the public from more than five tons of mercury discharges each year.

Trump Names Perdue, Champion of Big Ag, Secretary of Agriculture

January 19, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON (Jan. 19, 2017) – President-elect Trump has nominated ex-Georgia Gov. and long-time agribusiness leader Sonny Perdue to become secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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…

Flint Drinking Water Fails to Meet Federal Standards, Yet Michigan Ready to Close the Case on the Water Crisis

January 11, 2017 Press Release

CHICAGO – Michigan officials’ recent assertions that Flint’s water system is in compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act are false; the data simply do not show that the system’s lead pipes have fully recovered from the damage caused by…

Illinois Takes the Lead on Lead

January 10, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

School Testing Bill Protects the Most Vulnerable from Contaminated Water

New York’s Troubled Indian Point Nuclear Plant to Close

January 9, 2017 Press Release

NEW YORK (Jan. 9, 2016) --The troubled and aging Indian Point nuclear power plant located 24 miles north of New York City will be shuttered by April 2021 under a negotiated agreement announced today by Governor Andrew Cuomo. The plan…