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Chef Dan Barber Joins Ad Council and NRDC to Launch Phase Two of Successful “Save The Food” National Public Service Campaign

August 17, 2017 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK, NY – Ad Council and the Natural Resources Defense Council today launched the second phase of their Save The Food national public service campaign, aimed at combatting America’s food waste problem from its largest source—consumers. In doing so…

New Budget Poll: Americans United Against Cuts to EPA, Infrastructure, Climate and Clean Energy Solutions

August 10, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – With Congress headed to a fall showdown over the federal budget, a new poll carries an unmistakable message: Americans strongly oppose cuts to funding for environmental protections, clean energy and climate solutions, and investments in transit infrastructure.

Court Strikes Down Sensible Limits of Super-Pollutant HFCs

August 8, 2017 Press Release

Report: Homeowners Trapped by Repeated Flooding Under Troubled Flood Insurance Program

July 25, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

CHICAGO – The nation’s flood insurance program has repeatedly rebuilt some of the most flood-prone properties in the country, unintentionally trapping owners of modest homes who would prefer to move out of harm’s way, according to a new national report…

Four Out of 10 Americans Live in “Double Whammy” Climate Hot Spots Where Smog and Ragweed Threaten Health

July 11, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Four out of 10 Americans live in “double whammy” counties where unhealthy smog and pollen-producing ragweed– both tied to the growing climate crisis – combine to threaten respiratory health, a Natural Resources Defense Council mapping project released today…

Burger King to Clean Up Antibiotics Practices in Chicken Supply by 2018

June 22, 2017 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO – The parent company of Burger King and Tim Hortons has committed to ending the use of all antibiotics important to human medicine in their chicken supply by the end of 2018, according to news reports today.

KFC to Clean Up Antibiotics Practices in Chicken Supply by End of 2018

May 31, 2017 Press Release

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky Fried Chicken—the largest chicken-on-the-bone quick service restaurant in the U.S.—today committed to phasing out chicken raised with antibiotics important to human medicine in its U.S. stores by the end of 2018. The announcement follows a national…

California Must Continue Its Climate Leadership Despite Trump

May 31, 2017 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Report: Five Largest U.S. Grocery Store Chains Receive “D”s for Antibiotics Policies

May 16, 2017 Press Release

Scorecard shows leading supermarkets lack leadership in addressing antibiotics overuse in chicken

Trump Launches All-out Assault on Our Health, Environment and Climate

May 11, 2017 Press Release

President Trump reportedly will sign an executive order Tuesday directing his administration to rewrite the Clean Power Plan; roll back carbon standards for new power plants; stop the current court cases; throw out the government’s method for counting the benefits…

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…

Clean Power Plan Issues Remain to Be Resolved

April 28, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued a directive on the Clean Power Plan case.

McAuliffe Should Adopt a Bold Plan to Slash Carbon and Grow Clean Energy

March 29, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has a golden opportunity to overcome President Trump’s retreat on climate action by adopting a bold plan to cut carbon pollution 30 percent by 2030 and spur clean energy, a report released today by…

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…

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…

Trump Signs Bill Allowing Big Coal to Pollute Streams

February 16, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – President Trump today signed a bill overturning the Department of Interior’s Stream Protection Rule under the Congressional Review Act.

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.

Senate Democrats Right to Block GOP Rushed Vote on Pruitt

February 1, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today blocked a GOP-led rush to vote on the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.