Court Battles

Since our founding in 1970, NRDC has been in court defending the environment and human health. Litigation is in our DNA. Here, you can follow some of our landmark cases. Whether up against a fossil fuel corporation or a government agency, NRDC will continue using facts, evidence, and the rule of law to enforce safeguards and hold polluters accountable.

NRDC et al. v. County of Dickson et al.

In the 1960s, manufacturing companies in Tennessee dumped a toxic industrial solvent that causes cancer, as well as reproductive and neurological harm, into an unlined landfill. NRDC helped to hold...

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October 03, 2017

Conservation Council for Hawaii et al. v. National Marine Fisheries Service et al.

NRDC and our partners achieved a landmark settlement with the U.S. Navy that placed important habitat for vulnerable marine mammal species off-limits to dangerous military activities.

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Closed

Last Updated:

September 14, 2015

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