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Groups Sue EPA Over Yet Another Approval of Glyphosate, Despite Dangers to Humans, Bees and Butterflies

March 20, 2020 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO – The Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network North America today filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of glyphosate, the most widely used pesticide in the United States.

PA Senate Sends Petrochemical Bill to Gov. Wolf’s Desk

March 18, 2020 Press Release

HARRISBURG, P.A. – The Pennsylvania State Senate today sent HB 1100 – a bill that would give tax breaks to fossil fuel plants that use fracked gas to manufacture petrochemicals – to Governor Wolf’s desk for signature. This comes at…

Latest Vaquita Death Comes as US Expands Seafood Ban

March 9, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – According to credible media reports, another vaquita was found drowned after being trapped in illegal gillnets in the Gulf of California, potentially bringing the total population of the small porpoises to nine individuals. The death came just before…

NRDC’s Gina McCarthy: EPA’s Dangerous New Proposal Ignores Science

March 4, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week broadened its plans to limit scientific studies that traditionally have been used in designing safeguards to protect public health.

Michigan Advances Stronger Standards on “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water

February 27, 2020 Press Release

LANSING, MI ­– Michigan’s proposed standards to reduce “forever chemicals” contaminating drinking water for millions of people across the state were advanced today in a vote by the Environmental Rules Review Committee (ERRC). The standards now head to the Joint…

EPA Rolls Back HFC Leak Prevention Rule, Raising Cost and Climate Harm

February 26, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule today that eliminates leak prevention and repair requirements for hydroflurocarbons, or HFCs, the powerful heat-trapping pollutants used in commercial and industrial refrigeration.

State Water Board proposes plan to provide relief for Californians struggling to pay water bills

February 26, 2020 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO - California residents and clean water advocates commend the State Water Board for releasing its proposed plan for a statewide water affordability program on Tuesday.

It’s Time to Pursue a Genuine Solution for Nuclear Waste

February 7, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump bowed to reality as he said his administration would end its attempts to force nuclear waste into the unsafe Yucca Mountain site in Nevada.

Cuomo Signs Child Safe Products Act into Law

February 7, 2020 Press ReleaseNew York

ALBANY, N.Y. – Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed the Child Safe Products Act into law, which requires manufacturers to disclose chemicals of concern in children’s products and phases out some of the most toxic chemicals, such as benzene, chlorinated tris…

Advocates and Public Pressure Snuffs Out Toxic Chemical Chlorpyrifos

February 6, 2020 Press Release

CHICAGO – According to published news reports, Corteva Inc. will end production of the highly toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos by the end of this year. The company, formerly part of Dow Chemical, has been under increasing scrutiny from environmental and public…

NRDC’s Gina McCarthy Urges Congress to Protect Americans’ Health from Climate Harm

February 5, 2020 Press Release

NRDC’s Gina McCarthy on President Trump’s Dirty Water Rule

January 23, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is set to issue rules that would gut critical safeguards in the Clean Water Act, upending decades of protections for streams, wetlands, lakes and rivers, according to news reports. These bodies of water filter pollution…

NRDC Statement on Days-Old Endangered Whale Severely Injured by Ship Strike

January 9, 2020 Press Release

New York – A days-old endangered right whale calf has already been brutally injured by an apparent ship strike. The injuries are deeply worrisome because of the severity and location of the wounds, including one near the mouth which could…

Court Affirms Presidential Power to Protect Marine Areas as National Monuments

December 27, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court unanimously ruled today that presidents have the authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to establish marine national monuments.

Cuomo Signs Robust PFAS Protections into Law

December 23, 2019 Press ReleaseNew York

ALBANY, N.Y. – Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed into law legislation to phase out the use of toxic chemicals known as PFAS in firefighting foam. PFAS have been found to contaminate a significant portion of New York’s drinking water sources…

New York State Adopts Paint Recycling Program

December 18, 2019 Press ReleaseNew York

ALBANY, N.Y. – Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday signed the paint recycling legislation, a bill designed to tackle a long-standing solid waste disposal problem by making it possible for business and residents to recycle leftover paint at hundreds of convenient locations…

Cuomo Proposes Statewide Ban on Polystyrene Foam Containers

December 17, 2019 Press ReleaseNew York

ALBANY, N.Y. – Governor Cuomo today announced, as part of his 2020 State of the State, that he will propose legislation to enact a statewide ban on polystyrene food and beverage containers, as well as packing peanuts made of polystyrene…

Antibiotic Sales for U.S. Meat Industry Increased Nearly 10% Last Year, Driven By Pigs and Cows

December 10, 2019 Press Release

Overuse in Livestock is Weakening Effectiveness of Drugs for People

Groups Sue to Protect State Authority to Regulate Tailpipe Pollution

November 22, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – A coalition of environmental groups, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, filed a federal lawsuit today to stop the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke the authority of states to set vehicle pollution standards. The case was filed in…

Court Puts EPA in Check on Flawed Toxic Chemical Regulations

November 14, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court in California ruled today that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), when evaluating the risks of toxic chemicals, cannot ignore harmful exposures to asbestos and other chemicals that are still in use, but no longer…