Ensuring Environmental Justice and Health Protection
Millions of American families live in toxic clouds wafting from chemical plants and know the agony of hugging a child choking from asthma or holding the hand of...
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
The Safe Drinking Water Act Must be Updated Now
Safe, sufficient, and affordable drinking water is a human right—and strengthening the Safe Drinking Water Act will help save lives....
Final Farm Bill Blossoms: A Reasonable Bipartisan Compromise
Photo courtesy of USDA Agricultural Research Service Today, President Trump signed the Farm Bill (H.R. 2), after the House and Senate overwhelmingly approved...
The Trump Administration’s Lead Balloon
Today the Trump Administration issued its long-promised and much-ballyhooed “ Lead Action Plan ,” which it said will “identify and reduce lead contamination...
New Water Infrastructure Bill: A Positive Step
While much of the bill focuses on traditional water projects to be carried out by the Army Corps of Engineers, it includes several provisions directly addressin...
Closing Arguments on Pruitt’s Refusal to Ban Pesticide
The legal battle to get chlorpyrifos—a toxic pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—off the fruits and vegetables we feed our families is...