COVID In Context: Lead in the Water
The COVID crisis has placed even greater emphasis on the environmental injustice that is pervasive in many communities. When noxious air, polluted soil, and/or ...
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
EPA Non-Enforcement Policy Endangers Millions
While early data suggested that COVID-19 related deaths were most strongly associated with advanced age and underlying health conditions like diabetes, obesity,...
Watered Down Justice: Communities of Color and the SDWA
A new analysis provides a data-centered look at the relationship between social characteristics, like race and income, and drinking water violations, finding th...
Trump EPA Uses Animals to Hide Science Attack
The Trump EPA is planning to significantly reduce the number of animals used in chemical testing over the next 16 years. Administrator Wheeler has signed a dire...
What’s in Your Water? An Updated Analysis
NRDC’s new analysis of the most recent EPA data finds that nearly 30 million people in the United States drank water from community water systems that violate...
Comments on EPA's Alternative Test Method Strategic Plan
Under the amended Toxic Substances and Control Act, Congress directed EPA to develop a Strategic Plan “to promote the development and implementation of...