NRDC and Partners Sue to Save the Atlantic Coast’s Critical River Herring
The populations of these keystone species have plummeted 97 percent in just half a century. It’s time for the federal government to act. ...
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Protections that Curb Toxic Coal Plant Pollution Under Attack
The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards save more than 10,000 lives and avoid as many as 130,000 asthma attacks each year. Keeping them strong is more important no...
Court Deals Another Blow to Keystone XL, Invalidates Key Permit
Siding with NRDC and our partners, a federal court agreed that the Nationwide Permit 12 allows dangerous pipeline projects to skirt environmental laws. ...
NRDC and Partners Sue After EPA Gives Pass to Polluters During Pandemic
The agency’s non-enforcement policy risks pollution spikes in already overburdened communities—making COVID-19 that much more dangerous. ...
The EPA Just Refused to Reduce Levels of Soot During a Pandemic Made Worse by Air Pollution
Airborne soot is already responsible for tens of thousands of American deaths each year—and new research shows it could make Covid-19 more deadly. So why is t...
Victory! Court Reinstates Limits on Potent Climate-Polluting Refrigerants
Hydrofluorocarbons pack up to thousands of times the planet-warming punch of carbon—and safer alternatives already exist....