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EPA Greenlights More Toxic Tailpipe Pollution

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed delaying new standards that would limit toxic tailpipe pollution that cause soot and smog.
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The Cost of the United States’ Dependence on Oil

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesAlexandra Adams
The country's entire economy is more vulnerable to oil price and supply shocks. In a global market, that means there’s one solution: Reduce dependence on oil.

Trump Administration Repeals Landmark Public Lands Rule

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The Department of the Interior repealed the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, eliminating the regulatory requirement that conservation be weighed alongside mining, drilling, timber, and grazing across 245 million acres of public lands.

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Lead to Plastic: Are We Trading One Hazard for Another?

BackgrounderNew York, United StatesValerie Baron

Dangerous, outdated lead service lines have got to go. We must not waste this generational investment and place New York’s drinking water at risk of new contamination by replacing lead with plastic pipes.

Statement from NYLCV, EANY, TNC, EDF, and NRDC on Drive Clean Rebate Program

Press ReleaseNew York
New York League of Conservation Voters, Environmental Advocates NY, The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defense Fund, and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) released the follow statement is response to Governor Hochul’s announcement of $30 million for electric vehicle rebates.

North Carolina Regulators Approve Self-Policing Policy for PFAS Polluters

Press ReleaseNorth Carolina
The EMC voted to move forward with proposed rules, written by industry, that allow PFAS polluters in North Carolina to self-report and self-regulate toxic “forever chemicals” discharges into the state’s surface waters, including drinking water supplies.

History of PFAS Contamination in North Carolina

BackgrounderNorth CarolinaDr. Anna Reade, Angela Guyadeen, Dr. Katie Pelch

State leaders have considered several proposals to protect drinking water from PFAS pollution, but none have been successfully implemented.

NRDC Rebuts Trump EPA’s Bid to Brush Off Climate

Press ReleaseUnited States, Washington, D.C.
In hundreds of pages of detailed comments filed with the EPA, NRDC and its partners detailed the legal and technical flaws with the Trump administration’s plan to rescind the determination that climate change poses a threat to human health and…

Congress Passes Historically Ruinous Tax Bill

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
In the final legislative step, the House passed a massive tax package that will cut taxes for the wealthiest while gutting incentives for clean energy and electric vehicles and establishing the largest auction in U.S. history of public lands and…

EPA to Repeal Key Protections Against Toxic Forever Chemicals in Tap Water

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced plans to repeal health standards for four of six toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” found in drinking water, and to delay implementation of the remaining two standards, reversing course on a crucial public…

New Proposal Gives North Carolina Companies a Pass to Pollute PFAS

Press ReleaseNorth Carolina
The state Water Quality Committee advanced a proposed rule on PFAS pollution that would allow corporate polluters to self-regulate and avoid penalties for dumping “forever chemicals” into surface waters that provide drinking water for more than 3.5 million North Carolinians. 

The State of the Union is Dire

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
President Trump will address a joint session of Congress tonight.

Trump Says EPA Will Cut 65 Percent of Staff

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C., United States
President Trump said today that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin plans to cut up to 65 percent of the agency's staff, an unprecedented move that would catastrophically weaken the EPA's ability to protect human health and the environment.