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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 Awards for Crucial Clean Energy Finance Program

April 4, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the award winners for two of three grant competitions it held last year to distribute funds from a $27 billion financing program created by the Inflation Reduction Act known as the…

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NRDC Receives $100 million from Bezos Earth Fund to Accelerate Climate Action

November 16, 2020 Press Release

NEW YORK – NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) today announced that it has been selected to receive a $100 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund in recognition of the organization’s work to accelerate climate action.

NRDC Mourns the Passing of Cecil Corbin-Mark

October 16, 2020 Press Release

NEW YORK – The passing of Cecil Corbin-Mark, environmental justice advocate and Deputy Director and Director of Policy Initiatives at WE ACT for Environmental Justice, is a huge loss for New York and the environmental movement.

EPA’s New Drinking Water Rule Leaves Millions of Toxic Lead Pipes in the Ground to Contaminate a Generation of Children

September 27, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – A draft of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final revision of the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) revealed today indicates the agency will significantly weaken public health protections against lead contaminated drinking water being delivered to millions…

Advocates Demand Regulation of Toxic Neonic-Treated Seeds

September 23, 2020 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SACRAMENTO - A group of health and environmental organizations filed a legal petition today, calling upon the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to regulate the planting of crop seeds coated with neurotoxic neonicotinoid insecticides (neonics) and close a loophole that…

Offshore Exploration Company Pulls Application Under Public Pressure

September 10, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – WesternGeco has withdrawn its application for a federal permit to conduct seismic blasting for oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic ocean. The company is one of five seeking federal approval.

NRDC Launches Regional Food Matters Project to Reduce Food Waste in 5 Southeastern Cities

September 9, 2020 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK—NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) announced the expansion of the Food Matters Project in the MidAtlantic region with the goal of furthering larger-scale change related to food waste throughout the region. Building on two years of partnership on the…

NRDC Launches Regional Food Matters Project to Reduce Food Waste in 5 MidAtlantic Cities

September 9, 2020 Press ReleaseNew York

Whale-Watch Companies Asked to Stop Disturbing Critically Endangered Orcas

September 2, 2020 Press Release

SEATTLE – Today, national and regional conservation groups and respected environmental experts submitted a letter to all U.S. whale-watch operators requesting them to “Take The Pledge” and make a commitment to suspend viewing of the Southern Resident Killer Whale population…

Interior Department Deprives Endangered Bee of Critical Habitat Needed to Survive

August 31, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) today decided not to designate critical habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee. The federal agency claims the availability of habitat does not limit the conservation of the bee…

EPA’s Policy of Ignoring Pollution Comes to an End

August 31, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today marks the end of an Environmental Protection Agency non-enforcement policy that gave industries permission to stop monitoring and reporting pollution for reasons related to COVID-19—with no requirement to notify EPA or the public. This unnecessary policy put…

In Major Reversal, Trump Administration Stalls Pebble Mine

August 24, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – The Army Corps of Engineers today said the Pebble Mine project in Bristol Bay, Alaska, would inflict “unavoidable adverse impacts” and lead to “significant degradation” to water and marine life. The agency gave its backers 90 days to…

Gulf of Maine Lobster Fishery Temporarily Loses Sustainable Seafood Certification

August 5, 2020 Press ReleaseNew York

New York— The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has suspended its certification of the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery after determining that the fishery was potentially jeopardizing the survival of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.

Fishing and Conservation Groups Back State of Washington’s Move to Protect Salmon from Hot Water Caused by Federal Dams

July 29, 2020 Press Release

Olympia, WA —The Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association (NSIA), NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), and Columbia Riverkeeper have moved to intervene in a case to support the State of Washington’s new Clean Water Act limits on heat pollution from Columbia and…

NRDC, Healthy Gulf Sue to Protect Gulf of Mexico Whale

July 28, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and Healthy Gulf filed a lawsuit today in federal court to protect the habitat of the critically endangered Gulf of Mexico whale.

NRDC Report: How Climate Crisis Threatens Worker Health and Safety, Both Outdoors and Inside

July 28, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – A new report warns that the health and safety of workers across the country, both indoors and outdoors, is increasingly at risk from excessive heat, increasing air and water pollution, spreading infectious diseases, extreme weather, challenges to their…

House Panel Unveils Bold Climate Plan

June 30, 2020 Press Release

The House of Representatives’ Select Committee on Climate Crisis, Chaired by Rep. Kathy Castor, today unveiled its bold plan to address climate change. It comes the same week the House is voting on the Moving Forward Act, a landmark infrastructure…

NRDC and Partners Sue Trump Administration Over Marine Monument Rollback

June 17, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) and partners sued the Trump administration today challenging President Trump’s recent unlawful attempt to roll back protections for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

Helping Cities Cut Food Waste: NRDC Tools Accelerate Municipal Efforts

June 16, 2020 Press Release

NEW YORK – As cities move toward zero waste and reigning in their climate emissions, a new resource for municipal leaders makes it easier to tackle food waste.

Amid National Emergency, Trump to Strip Ocean Protections

June 5, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON – President Trump is expected to issue an executive order this afternoon to strip essential protections from a highly protected ocean area — the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument — by lifting all restrictions on commercial fishing…

EPA’s Wheeler Must Account for Increasing Our Exposure to Pollutants

May 20, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON — When Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler testifies today before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, he has some serious explaining to do.

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