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Court Orders Port of Los Angeles to Clean Up Pollution

May 29, 2024 Press ReleaseLos Angeles

The San Diego County Superior Court ruled in favor of Los Angeles harbor-area residents with a decision that will require the lease between the Port of Los Angeles and its largest shipping customer, China Shipping, to include enforceable measures to…

Fixing Flint: Michigan Agrees to Repair Thousands of Yards Damaged by Lead Pipe Replacement

May 29, 2024 Press ReleaseFlint

FLINT, MI – A decade after the Flint water crisis began, the State of Michigan plans to take over the remaining work on Flint’s lead pipe replacement program and will commit additional funding to complete the job, according to a…

More than 200 Species Need Protection from International Commercial Trade, NRDC and Partners Tell Biden Administration

May 22, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), together with the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife, today asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to seek a ban on commercial trade for more than 200 species of…

U.S. and China Agree to Step Up Action for Climate

May 10, 2024 Press ReleaseInternational, United States

WASHINGTON - The United States and China have come to agreement, after extensive dialogue, on how to collectively meet major climate targets in the coming decades.

Colorado Reducing Housing Costs by Removing Parking Mandates

May 6, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers passed important legislation today that will reduce the cost of housing, expand housing options near transit, curb urban sprawl, and encourage more sustainable transportation options. Passage of HB-1304 Minimum Parking Requirements removes minimum parking requirements for…

Senate Agriculture Releases Farm Bill Proposal

May 1, 2024 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 1, 2024) – Chairwoman Stabenow of the Senate Agriculture Committee released a Farm Bill proposal today that includes protections for Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) climate provisions and conservation programs.

DOE Finalizes Efficiency Standards for Water Heaters

April 30, 2024 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.– The U.S. Department of Energy finalized efficiency standards for residential water heaters today which will result in $124 billion in consumer savings and prevent over 332 million metric tons of carbon emissions over 30 years, equivalent to the…

NRDC Grades Equity in State Water Infrastructure Policies, Finds Disadvantaged Communities Face Funding Challenges

April 29, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The Biden Administration increased federal funding for water infrastructure projects, yet even with more money available, disadvantaged communities face challenges accessing funds to maintain drinking water and wastewater treatment systems, according to new NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)…

EPA Boosts Toxic Air Pollution Safeguards at Coal Plants

April 25, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration today announced important new technology updates to the Environmental Protection Agency's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants that burn coal and oil, strengthening the limit on toxic particulate matter for all plants and mercury standards…

Residents Still Waiting for Flint to Replace All Lead Pipes on 10-Year Anniversary of Water Crisis

April 24, 2024 Press ReleaseDetroit

DETROIT, Mich. – A decade after the Flint water crisis began and more than seven years after a major settlement was reached in the landmark citizen suit against the City of Flint and Michigan state officials, the City of Flint has failed…

EPA Lists Two PFAS “Forever Chemicals” as Hazardous Under Superfund Law

April 18, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON ­– Two toxic “forever chemicals” are now listed as hazardous substances under Superfund law by the Biden administration. The final rule announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marks the first time since 1980 that the EPA…

EPA Restricts Toxic PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found In Drinking Water

April 10, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) restricted six toxic PFAS chemicals found in drinking water today, the first time the agency has regulated these ubiquitous "forever chemicals" in water.

EPA Issues Truck Pollution Standards

March 29, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency released standards to reduce tailpipe emissions from new heavy-duty trucks. These final standards follow a recent federal strategy to build out a national zero emission freight corridor network, which will put the nation on the road…

New Rule Targets Methane Waste on Federal Lands

March 27, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — In an effort to curb dirty methane pollution, the Bureau of Land Management released a new rule that charges industry operators for unnecessarily wasting publicly owned methane on federal and tribal lands. Right now, more than 150 billion…

DOE Announces Industrial Decarbonization Program Award Recipients

March 25, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled today the selected projects for its Industrial Demonstrations Program, a $6 billion initiative funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to spur the deployment of game-changing decarbonization technologies…

NC Real Estate Commission to Disclose Flood History to Buyers

March 14, 2024 Press ReleaseNorth Carolina

The North Carolina Real Estate Commission finalized the rule to require sellers to provide potential home buyers with information about flood history and risk before they buy a home, and it will go into effect July 1, 2024.

Clean Freight Means Cleaner Air

March 12, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration released a plan to establish Zero-Emission Freight Corridors along some of the most-traveled and polluted freight routes in the country. With the federal government directing funding to these routes, these corridors will help speed up…

California Court Rules Kern County Oil, Gas Permitting Scheme Illegal

March 7, 2024 Press ReleaseFresno

A California appeals court ruled unanimously today that Kern County violated the law by using a flawed environmental review for its local oil and gas ordinance designed to fast-track permitting. This is the second time the court has ruled that…

EPA’s New Approach on Power Plant Pollution

February 29, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency said today that it will be taking a new approach to tackling pollution from existing gas power plants, while holding firm on its timeline to finalize standards for carbon pollution from existing coal and…

DOE Finalizes Efficiency Standards for Washers and Dryers

February 29, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued final efficiency standards for clothes washers and dryers today that will both save energy and money for consumers.