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NRDC and Ad Council Launch New “Save the Food” National Public Service Campaign

April 20, 2016 Press Release

Major National Campaign Directed at Reducing Wasted Food from Largest Source—Consumers—Aims to Help Save Money, Water & Energy

Taco Bell Commits to Limiting Antibiotics Use in Chicken by Early 2017

April 18, 2016 Press Release

FEMA’s Flood Insurance Program Must Do a Better Job of Protecting the Environment, Federal Assessment Finds

April 14, 2016 Press Release

PORTLAND, OR (April 14, 2016) – The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) today released a biological opinion for the state of Oregon concluding that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) implementation of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) leads to…

President’s Advisory Council on Antibiotic Resistance Fails to Reduce Overuse in Livestock

March 29, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 29, 2016) – A one-year progress report released today by President Obama’s Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria reveals federal experts have so far failed to address one of the main drivers behind the epidemic: overuse of human…

Obama Administration Excludes Atlantic from Oil, Gas Drilling

March 15, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 15, 2016) – The Obama Administration this morning announced plans to exclude the waters off the Atlantic coast from oil and gas drilling.

U.S., Canada Launch New Era in Cooperation on Climate, Clean Energy and the Arctic

March 10, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (MARCH 10, 2016) -- The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, on this morning's joint U.S.-Canada announcement on climate, energy and the Arctic.

EPA Moves to Limit Methane Emissions

March 10, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 10, 2016) – The Obama Administration today announced plans to limit methane emissions from existing industrial oil and gas facilities. The following is a statement from David Doniger, director of the climate and clean air program at the…

India Launching First-Ever Regional Plans to Beat the Heat

March 9, 2016 Press Release

NEW DELHI (March 9, 2016) – Building on adaptation commitments made at the Paris climate talks in December, India is launching the first regional early warning systems and preparedness plans in South Asia this month to protect highly vulnerable communities…

Bee Loss Threatens Global Food Supply, Says U.N. Report

February 26, 2016 Press Release

CHICAGO, IL (February 26, 2016) – A United Nations assessment of the current state of pollinators finds troubling news for bees, butterflies, bats, and other creatures responsible for pollinating our food supply, as many species are facing extinction. Under threat…

Ahead of Trudeau White House Visit, Environmental Groups Unveil New Proposed “Climate Test”

February 23, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 23, 2016) – Leading U.S. and Canadian environmental groups urged their countries’ leaders to adopt a new “climate test” to ensure that proposed energy infrastructure projects and policies are evaluated for their climate impacts, and against the…

Obama Budget Sets Priorities to Continue Progress

February 9, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (February 9, 2016) – President Obama today submitted a budget proposal that would double funding for clean energy research, create a $1.65 billion fund for infrastructure projects to lessen the impacts wrought by climate change, impose a $10-per-barrel tax…

Flint Hearing Most Notable for Key Absences

February 3, 2016 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK (February 3, 2016) – The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing today to explore the Flint water crisis.

A Fix for Flint: Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Secure Safe Drinking Water in Flint

January 27, 2016 Press Release

FLINT, Mich. – A coalition of local citizens and national groups filed suit today seeking federal court intervention to secure access to safe drinking water for the people of Flint, Michigan.

EPA Action is Good but Flint's “Poisoned Pipes” Need Fixing

January 21, 2016 Press Release

CHICAGO (January 21, 2016) – The Environmental Protection Agency just released an emergency Safe Drinking Water Act order to address the ongoing drinking water issues in Flint, Michigan, four months after the Natural Resources Defense Council, ACLU of Michigan and…

Cuomo Lays Out Promising Clean Energy, Environmental Goals in 2016 State of the State Address

January 13, 2016 Press ReleaseNew York

ALBANY, N.Y. (January 13, 2016) – Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced plans to grow the state’s clean energy economy and protect its environment in his annual State of the State address.

EPA Is “Part of the Problem” In Flint

January 13, 2016 Press Release

CHICAGO (January 13, 2016) – Press reports published today reveal a disappointingly passive response from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address concerns about drinking water in Flint, MI before and since the city was gripped by a lead poisoning…

The President is Right – Much Work Remains After Year of Historic Progress

January 12, 2016 Press Release

NRDC’s Suh: We Will Redouble Our Efforts in 2016

Cal/EPA Assessment Finds Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Poses Risks to California Children

January 11, 2016 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO (January 11, 2016) – A long awaited health assessment from the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) finds that children are at risk from the dangerous agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos. The chemical is a widely-used toxic pesticide that can interfere…

New Federal Dietary Guidelines Call for Less Meat

January 7, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 7, 2016) – Many Americans, especially men and teenage boys, eat too much red meat, poultry and eggs, and should reduce their consumption, according to new federal dietary guidelines jointly released today by the U.S. Department of…

EPA Acknowledges Neonicotinoid Pesticides Harm Bees, Exposes Flawed Approval Process that Greenlights Unsafe Chemicals for Widespread Use

January 7, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON (January 7, 2016) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first risk assessment of neonicotinoid pesticides (or neonics), which have long been associated with harm to bees and other pollinators. In the assessment, the EPA concluded that neonics…