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

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…

EPA Issues Awards for “Solar for All” Program

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
WASHINGTON – The Biden Administration today announced award winners for a grant competition it held last year for Solar for All, a $7 billion program within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deploy residential and community solar, integrated storage and…

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

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…

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New York State Legislature Bans Hazardous Waste

Press ReleaseNew York
ALBANY – After years of deadlock, the New York State legislature today passed legislation that builds on the historic 2014 fracking ban, which was cemented into law earlier this year. The bill closes a longstanding loophole that exempted dangerous oil…

NYS Legislature Passes Historic Series of Police Reforms

Press ReleaseNew York
ALBANY, N.Y. – Amid ongoing demands for justice, New York lawmakers passed a package of police reforms that aims to disrupt ways in which law enforcement misuses its power against Black communities, and helps break the patterns of systemic violence…

Gov. Cuomo Blocks Williams Pipeline for Third Time

Press ReleaseNew York
ALBANY, N.Y. – Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today blocked the Williams Pipeline from moving forward. This decision comes after nearly three years of unrelenting grassroots advocacy in opposition to the fossil…

NRDC Statement on Impact of CA Budget Cuts on Climate Programs

Press ReleaseCalifornia
Sacramento - Governor Gavin Newsom announced significant revisions today to his state budget proposal amid the coronavirus pandemic. Facing an estimated $54 billion budget deficit, the governor outlined a series of proposals to close the gap by cutting spending, drawing…

Court Derails Trump Administration’s Efforts to Take More Water from Bay-Delta

Press ReleaseCalifornia
SACRAMENTO – The Federal Court for the Eastern District of California granted in part a preliminary injunction yesterday against the Trump Administration’s efforts to increase water diversions from California’s Bay-Delta, which threaten endangered species including winter-run Chinook salmon, Delta Smelt…

NRDC Sues Over Department of Energy’s New Rule Hampering Energy-Saving Standards

Press ReleaseCalifornia
SAN FRANCISCO – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) sued the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today over its new energy efficiency standards-setting process that will impede future efforts to make America’s appliances and equipment more efficient, significantly harming consumers…

L.A. City Council Members Aim to Prevent Amazon Deforestation

Press ReleaseCalifornia
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles City Councilmembers Paul Koretz (5th District) and David Ryu (4th District) presented a motion today to put an end to City purchases of products derived from the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest. The Councilmembers further…

Trump Rolls Back Endangered Species Act Protections During Trip to California

Press ReleaseCalifornia
SACRAMENTO – During a visit to California today, President Trump moved forward with implementing Endangered Species Act permits (known as biological opinions) that dramatically weaken environmental protections for salmon and other imperiled species in California’s Bay-Delta Watershed. The State of…