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Chef Dan Barber Joins Ad Council and NRDC to Launch Phase Two of Successful “Save The Food” National Public Service Campaign

August 17, 2017 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK, NY – Ad Council and the Natural Resources Defense Council today launched the second phase of their Save The Food national public service campaign, aimed at combatting America’s food waste problem from its largest source—consumers. In doing so…

Attorneys Set the Record Straight about Terms of Settlement Agreement in Concerned Pastors’ Safe Water Lawsuit

June 28, 2017 Press Release

Despite allegations from the state of Michigan, the plaintiffs in the Concerned Pastors lawsuit have not sent a letter criticizing the city council or demanding that the City of Flint agree immediately to a specific long-term water contract.

Burger King to Clean Up Antibiotics Practices in Chicken Supply by 2018

June 22, 2017 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO – The parent company of Burger King and Tim Hortons has committed to ending the use of all antibiotics important to human medicine in their chicken supply by the end of 2018, according to news reports today.

KFC to Clean Up Antibiotics Practices in Chicken Supply by End of 2018

May 31, 2017 Press Release

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky Fried Chicken—the largest chicken-on-the-bone quick service restaurant in the U.S.—today committed to phasing out chicken raised with antibiotics important to human medicine in its U.S. stores by the end of 2018. The announcement follows a national…

Report: Five Largest U.S. Grocery Store Chains Receive “D”s for Antibiotics Policies

May 16, 2017 Press Release

Scorecard shows leading supermarkets lack leadership in addressing antibiotics overuse in chicken

Trump Launches All-out Assault on Our Health, Environment and Climate

May 11, 2017 Press Release

President Trump reportedly will sign an executive order Tuesday directing his administration to rewrite the Clean Power Plan; roll back carbon standards for new power plants; stop the current court cases; throw out the government’s method for counting the benefits…

99.5 Percent of Puerto Rico’s Population Served from Drinking Water Systems that Violated Federal Standards

May 10, 2017 Press Release

More than 3.4 million residents served by water systems that violated the Safe Drinking Water Act in 2015

FDA Declines to Ban Chemical in Food Packaging

May 3, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration has denied a petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Breast Cancer Fund, Center for Environmental Health, Center for Food Safety, Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Environmental Working Group…

REPORT: Nearly One in Four Americans’ Drinking Water Comes from Untested or Contaminated Systems

May 2, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – 77 million people—roughly a quarter of the U.S. population—spread across all 50 states were served by water systems reporting violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act in 2015, according to a report issued today by the Natural Resources…

Flint’s Lead Pipes Will Be Replaced Under Settlement in Federal Safe Drinking Water Case

March 28, 2017 Press Release

Citizen suit brings funding and timeline for pipe replacement, more water quality testing, transparency, and other resources to help Flint.

REPORT: Diet Changes Cut U.S. Climate Change Pollution Equal to 57 Million Cars Over Past Decade

March 22, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Changes in Americans’ diets from 2005 to 2014—particularly a 19 percent drop in beef consumption—resulted in a reduction in climate pollution equivalent to the tailpipe emissions created by 57 million cars in one year, according to a new…

NRDC, Partners Oppose Trump Administration Maneuver to Destroy Clean Water Rule

March 15, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Natural Resources Defense Council and the National Wildlife Federation today asked the Supreme Court to reject a Trump administration effort to indefinitely delay the implementation of the Clean Water Rule while it moves to kill that rule…

Groups Petition EPA for Emergency Response to East Chicago, IN Drinking Water Contamination

March 2, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

In a city already overburdened with lead, federal help needed to address emerging water disaster

Food Manufacturers Embrace Improved Food Date Labels

February 15, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The two major food industry retail and manufacturer associations today announced voluntary guidelines to help make date labeling on food products less confusing and eliminate a key cause of consumer food waste in the U.S.

Trump Names Perdue, Champion of Big Ag, Secretary of Agriculture

January 19, 2017 Press Release

WASHINGTON (Jan. 19, 2017) – President-elect Trump has nominated ex-Georgia Gov. and long-time agribusiness leader Sonny Perdue to become secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Flint Drinking Water Fails to Meet Federal Standards, Yet Michigan Ready to Close the Case on the Water Crisis

January 11, 2017 Press Release

CHICAGO – Michigan officials’ recent assertions that Flint’s water system is in compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act are false; the data simply do not show that the system’s lead pipes have fully recovered from the damage caused by…

Illinois Takes the Lead on Lead

January 10, 2017 Press ReleaseChicago

School Testing Bill Protects the Most Vulnerable from Contaminated Water

Burger King’s Weak Antibiotics Announcement Gives False Impression of Action

December 29, 2016 Press Release

OAKVILLE, Canada – Burger King will stop purchasing chicken from suppliers that use antibiotics “critically important” to human medicine for its U.S. stores in 2017 and Canadian stores in 2018, according to owner Restaurant Brands International Inc. The announcement, however…

While Michigan Ignores Judge’s Order for Safe Water, Flint Residents Go Back to Court Seeking Emergency Action

December 21, 2016 Press Release

CHICAGO – As Michigan ignores a court order requiring “immediate” action to secure safe drinking water for Flint, residents and organizations filed an emergency motion to force the State of Michigan and City of Flint to comply. The court has…

Sixth Circuit Denies State's Request to Halt Flint Safe Drinking Water Ruling

December 16, 2016 Press Release

CHICAGO – Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied a request by Michigan state officials and the City of Flint to halt an order requiring them to immediately provide water filter installation and maintenance services or…