EPA Issues Unprecedented “License to Pollute” During Pandemic
Amidst a public health crisis, the agency will indefinitely suspend environmental protections that help keep our air and water safe....
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NRDC Sues EPA for Continuing to Allow Use of Toxic Weed Killer Glyphosate
By reapproving the use of this pesticide—putting both public health and the environment at risk—the Trump administration is, once again, ignoring the scienc...
Court Requires EPA to Protect Communities Against Worst-Case Chemical Spills
Millions of people will soon be safer from the thousands of dangerous chemical facilities that sit in flood-prone areas. ...
The Energy Department’s Continued Attacks on Energy-Saving Light Bulbs Are Illegal
NRDC and partners are suing the agency for its refusal to update energy efficiency standards that would save U.S. consumers billions of dollars and spare the pl...
EPA Can’t Kick Scientists Off Science Advisory Panels, Court Says
The ban was a clear attempt to stack the deck in favor of big polluters....
Trump Administration Officially Invites Polluters into Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
The move is a threat to these pristine lands and the irreplaceable artifacts, fossils, and Indigenous cultural sites they hold....