Pruitt Will Pick Polluters over Health at EPA
President Trump’s nominee to lead the agency will do nothing to protect public health or the environment. He doesn’t know even the most well established...
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Factsheet: Limiting Mercury Pollution
NRDC filed its first lawsuit against the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for illegally rescinding a rule that would protect the public from 5 tons...
What the Triclosan Victory Means and Doesn't Mean
Thanks to an NRDC lawsuit, you can soon shop for soap and rest easy knowing that you won’t be picking up a bottle with triclosan or a bar with triclocarban...
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul Won't Stop Future Drinking Water Disasters
When I started writing on Switchboard more than six years ago, my first post was about testing for lead in my home and buying a water filter. Maybe it was...
POLL: Wide Support for New Maryland Bill to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
If forced to choose to save your life, which would you pick: amputating your leg or a lifetime on dialysis? Unfortunately, this isn't a hypothetical scenario...
Senators Working to Solve Pretend Problem
I took my kids swimming in a lake in Maryland last weekend. They love the water, and can stay in there for hours. But of course, now and again, they also end...