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Historic U.S. Protections Proposed for Africa's Vanishing Giraffes

November 20, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., International

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting four species of giraffes under the Endangered Species Act—the first time these towering African mammals would receive federal safeguards.

Lutnick Picked to Lead Department of Commerce

November 19, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Howard Lutnick is a billionaire businessman and the CEO of the global financial services firms Cantor Fitzgerald and BCG Group. If confirmed, Lutnick will oversee two organizations on Project 2025’s chopping block: the National Weather Service and NOAA.

Burgum Tapped to Lead Department of Interior

November 15, 2024 ReactionWashington, D.C.

President-elect Trump has named Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Environmental Groups Reach Settlement on Pesticide-Treated Seeds with California Agency

November 13, 2024 Press ReleaseCalifornia

A group of environmental organizations informed a California state court today that they had reached an agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to propose regulations addressing pesticide-treated seeds.

As COP29 Opens After Consequential Election, U.S. Must Seize Economic Opportunity to Lead

November 8, 2024 Press ReleaseInternational, United States

World leaders are preparing to gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the next round of global climate talks (COP 29), following a consequential presidential election that will send Donald Trump—the worst climate president in U.S. history—back to the White House.

NRDC Is Ready to Defend Environmental Progress

November 8, 2024 ReactionUnited States

President-elect Donald Trump and his Project 2025 agenda have laid out a dangerous agenda to rollback protections for public health, natural resources, and the climate. If those actions violate the law, NRDC is ready to fight back in the courts.

We’ll Stand Up for the Environment and Public Health  

November 6, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Associated Press declared former president Donald Trump the winner in Tuesday’s presidential election.  

Impact Groups Address Insufficient Draft Environmental Impact Report for Dangerous Wood Pellet Project

October 22, 2024 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Today, Golden State Natural Resources released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on its industrial-scale wood pellet project proposal. The project would include two industrial-scale wood pellet plants, one in the central Sierras and another in Northern California, as well…

New Legislation Improves Protection For Migratory Birds

October 11, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

WReps. Jared Huffman (CA-2) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) introduced the Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2024 today. The bill would amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 to create a new permit program, authorize civil penalties up to $10,000…

Public Finally has the Chance to Speak Up on PFAS Pollution

September 26, 2024 Press ReleaseNorth Carolina

After months of internal struggle among policymakers, business leaders and environmental experts, the public can finally have its say on the future of PFAS pollution in North Carolina’s groundwater.

California Sues Exxon Over Phony Plastic Recycling Claims

September 23, 2024 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Today, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil for allegedly deceiving the public for decades, deliberately encouraging plastics use and driving the global plastics pollution crisis.

NRDC’s Issue with Tissue Shows Procter & Gamble Fails Sustainable Toilet Paper Test

September 16, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States, Canada

American bathrooms are stocked with toilet paper and tissues sourced from the Canadian boreal forest, one of the world’s largest and most ecologically important intact forests. For the sixth year in row, Procter & Gamble failed the toilet paper sustainability…

Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Marine Mammals from Foreign Fishing Gear, Enforce Seafood Import Bans  

August 8, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States, International

Conservation groups sued several federal officials and departments today in the U.S. Court of International Trade over their failure to implement the import provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Court of Appeals Rejects Chemours’s Attempt to Void EPA Health Advisory for GenX in Drinking Water

July 23, 2024 Press ReleaseNorth Carolina

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected arguments by Chemours Company that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency acted unlawfully when it issued a health advisory about the risks of exposure to the PFAS forever chemical GenX in drinking water.

North Carolina’s Delays on PFAS Limits in Drinking Water Pose Health and Economic Risks

July 9, 2024 Press ReleaseNorth Carolina

Local elected and business leaders, impacted citizens, and clean drinking water advocates called on state leaders to avoid further delays and immediately issue regulations protecting water from dangerous “forever chemicals.”  

NRDC Seeks to Defend Biden EPA Restrictions on Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water Water Utilities, Chemical Industry Challenging PFAS Rule 

July 1, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) moved to intervene to defend the Biden Administration’s restrictions on six toxic PFAS chemicals found in drinking water.

BLM Poised to Protect 28 Million Acres of Alaska Public Lands 

June 28, 2024 Press ReleaseAlaska

The Biden administration is one step closer to protecting 28 million acres of Alaska’s public lands.

NRDC Report: How Retailers are Selling Forest Destruction 

June 25, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

Costco, Walmart, Home Depot, Kroger, and more are profiting from harms to biodiverse and climate-critical forests.

Multi-Hundred Million Dollar Clean-Up of Penobscot River Begins

June 24, 2024 Press ReleaseMaine

The court-appointed Trustee directing work to remediate mercury in the Penobscot River Estuary has announced thirteen Beneficial Environmental Projects (BEPs) that will receive funding to begin delivering tangible benefits to affected communities and ecosystems.

Community Groups Challenge Permit for Washington’s First Industrial Wood Pellet Fuel Plant

June 13, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington

A coalition of Northwest and national conservation groups today filed an appeal to revoke a faulty air permit that would allow construction and operation of an industrial-scale wood pellet fuel plant in Hoquiam, Washington.