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Wheeler’s Acts to Protect Polluters Shouldn’t be Rewarded

January 9, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – President Trump today nominated Andrew Wheeler to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The former coal lobbyist has been acting administrator since former EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigned under an ethical cloud last July.

Lawsuit Attacks Michigan’s Lead Drinking Water Protections

December 12, 2018 Press Release

LANSING, MI – In a lawsuit filed yesterday, cities and water utilities seek to invalidate Michigan’s Lead and Copper Rule, which established the most protective lead standardin the nation. Detroit’s Mayor Duggan and Oakland County Commissioner Jim Nash are leading…

Challenge to State Rules Stirs Up New Michigan Lead In Drinking Water Crisis

December 11, 2018 Press Release

Water Utilities Attack Lead and Copper Rule Protections as Flint Water Crisis Drags On.

Farm Bill Negotiators Ditch Environmental Rollbacks

December 11, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congressional negotiators released a compromise farm bill today that largely steers clear of undercutting bedrock environmental protections.

Trump to Move to Increase Water Pollution

December 11, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The Trump Administration will propose today to gut key safeguards in the Clean Water Act. The Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers are set to issue a proposed rule that would exempt oil drillers, industrial sites…

City Misleads Flint Residents: Thousands of Lead Pipes Likely Remain in Flint

December 4, 2018 Press Release

FLINT, MI – Flint Mayor Karen Weaver made comments today about the status of the effort to rid the city of lead service lines which highlighted the number of excavations the city has overseen, rather than the number of actual…

Federal Court Strikes Down Wyoming "Data Trespass" Laws as Unconstitutional

October 30, 2018 Press Release

Court Finds the state’s Ag-Gag Laws Violate Free Speech Rights and Blocks the Statutes Permanently

Michigan Can’t Wait for EPA to Take Action on PFAS Contamination

October 5, 2018 Press Release

State should “step into vacuum” created by EPA’s inability to do its job

NRDC to Congress: You Probably Have PFAS in Your Body, but EPA’s in No Rush to Act

September 5, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The country needs urgent protection against a dangerous class of toxic chemicals found in everything from our drinking water, food packaging and clothing to carpets, cookware and cosmetics, a leading public health expert will testify tomorrow morning.

Groups Ask Federal Court to Order Newark to Provide Drinking Water to Residents, as Lead Levels Make Tap Water Unsafe

August 24, 2018 Press Release

Flint Safe Water Case Back in Court: Groups Say City Isn’t Complying with Lead Pipe Settlement

August 21, 2018 Press Release

Seventeen months after a settlement approved by a federal court paved the way to take big steps to address the water crisis in Flint, groups are back in court to ensure the City can successfully execute key provisions to protect…

NRDC: Scott Pruitt Attacks Clean Water Yet Again  

June 29, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers proposed, once again, to repeal the Clean Water Rule, which provides important protections for wetlands and streams that feed the drinking water supplies of 117 million Americans.  

Newark, State Officials Sued Over High Lead Levels in Drinking Water

June 26, 2018 Press Release

NEWARK (June 26, 2018) – Two groups sued Newark and New Jersey state officials today, charging that their violations of federal law have resulted in dangerous lead levels in Newark’s drinking water.

EPA’s Science Advisers Question Pruitt’s Plan to Censor Science

May 31, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON - Following a flood of criticisms from the public, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Scientific Advisory Board said today that it should review Scott Pruitt’s plan on “secret science.” The decision follows a detailed critique of Pruitt’s proposal from a…

Report: Virginia Drinking Water Threatened by Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines

May 29, 2018 Press Release

RICHMOND, VA – Two proposed large gas pipelines could pollute valuable groundwater that supplies drinking water across Virginia, according to a report released today by the environmental consulting firm Downstream Strategies, which was prepared for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Michigan Governor’s Decision to End Bottled Water for Flint Deeply Troubling

April 6, 2018 Press Release

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder today announced that the state would stop providing free bottled water to Flint residents. Flint’s tap water contamination crisis was created by city and state government decisions that caused lead to leach out from aging pipes…

Time for Pruitt to Go

April 5, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON - As the Scott Pruitt scandal continues to unfold, with each new drip raising fresh questions, the following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Northam Administration Ignores Pipeline Project’s Dangers

March 27, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON - The Northam Administration has cleared the way for construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline despite the risks this project poses to the local water supply.

Report: Drinking Water, Wetlands, Rivers, Trout & Chesapeake Bay Threatened by Proposed Pipelines in Virginia

February 27, 2018 Press Release

RICHMOND - Two proposed major gas pipelines could contaminate the drinking water supplies of thousands of Virginians from one end of the Old Dominion to the other, a new report released today shows, twin threats that were insufficiently explored by…

Court Avoids Weighing in on Trump’s Attack on Regulations

February 26, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON - A federal judge today dismissed on procedural grounds a lawsuit by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Public Citizen and the Communication Workers of America.