News & Commentary

California is missing a huge opportunity to deal more comprehensively with a large class of toxic, ‘forever’ chemicals, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in our drinking water. 

Don’t want toxic rocket fuel in your drinking water? Don’t like feeding your family chemicals that block thyroid function and interfere with growth and brain development? Then you will hate the Trump EPA’s proposal to set a drinking water limit…

Tips on how parents can make sure their child’s drinking water at school is lead-free.

While the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) announced that approximately 90 percent of water supplies had no PFAS detections, results show that many communities are still exposed to levels that can lead to serious health effects.

The New York City Department of Education posted the latest round data for a limited number of schools tested in 2018—one third of the schools in NYC.

Breaking down SB502

Rising temperatures and inadequate workplace protections put postal workers at increased risk of heat-related illness on the job.

Fueled by climate change, extreme heat is causing more hospitalizations—and even deaths—across the country.

Whether it’s because the serving was just too big, the side dish wasn’t your favorite, or a trip through the buffet line got out of hand, customers in dining halls and other food service settings are wasting a lot of…

A recent study suggests one-in-three UTIs due to E. coli are now resistant to BactrimTM treatment.

Leftover paints—one of the more problematic items in the municipal waste stream—are likely to be fished out of millions of garages and basements from Montauk to Niagara Falls and disposed of properly, thanks to a forward-looking law recently passed by…

The NRDC Catering Policy supports waste reduction and purchasing ethically produced and sustainably sourced food.

California recently approved regulations for public charging stations to ensure people can pay for charging as easily as they pay for gasoline. However, a bill moving through the California Legislature would unwind those regulations, making charging less accessible and less…

With increasing temperatures already posing threats to many nuclear plants around the world, we are faced with a sobering picture of nuclear energy’s vulnerability to climate change impacts.

The Southeast Side, once an industrial capital, is home to a surprising number of beautiful natural preserves: wetlands, forest, and prairie. In order to protect these threatened habitats, there needs to be a shift to a green industrial corridor.

We need climate action now. We needed it years ago. The Climate Stewardship Act will give farmers the much-needed resources needed to help us in that fight, and it is not a moment too soon.