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UN General Assembly Reinforces Accountability for Climate Polluters

Press ReleaseNew York, International
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution yesterday affirming the International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have an obligation to reduce carbon pollution within their borders and are legally responsible to live up to climate pledges, while reducing…
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How Solar Will Keep the ACs Humming This Summer: Key Takeaways from NERC’s Summer Assessment

Ed Board MemoUnited StatesChristy Walsh, Dr. Yamit Lavi
New, clean energy is critical to keeping the lights on and air conditioners humming.
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States Can Act Now to Create Workplace Heat Standards

BackgrounderUnited StatesJuanita Constible
There are several pathways to heat standards, which vary by the different buckets of state plan states and territories.

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New Report: Land Use Reforms Can Break Cycle of American Environmental Racism

Press ReleaseChicago
Municipal zoning laws across the country have fueled segregation and deepened environmental injustices, but grassroots organizations are now reforming zoning laws to provide protections from industrial pollution, as detailed in a new analysis released today by the Tishman Environment and…

NRDC Decries Department of Justice Decision to Approve Bayer-Monsanto Mega Merger

Press ReleaseUnited States
Yesterday, the Department of Justice published its final proposed approval of the mega merger between German chemical and pharmaceutical conglomerate Bayer AG, and the agrochemical and U.S. agricultural biotechnology corporation Monsanto. The decision comes despite widespread opposition from environmental groups…

Antibiotic Sales for U.S. Meat Production Drop, But Use Remains High

Press ReleaseUnited States
Sales of antibiotics important to human medicine for use in livestock dropped 28 percent from 2009 to 2017, according to annual numbers released today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Despite this, use of medically important antibiotics in U.S…

Trump to Move to Increase Water Pollution

Press ReleaseUnited States
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, developers and…

Sanderson Farms Commits to Improving Antibiotics Use in Chicken

Press ReleaseMississippi
Sanderson Farms, Inc.—the third-largest chicken producer in the nation—today announced it will stop using two medically important antibiotics unnecessarily in its chickens by March 1, 2019, instead reserving them only to treat sick animals or to control a disease in…

Supreme Court Whiffs on Climate Change Fight

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Supreme Court today let stand a lower court ruling that allows the continued use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a powerful class of climate-damaging chemicals, in millions of consumer products ranging from air conditioners to aerosol sprays.

FDA Bans 7 Cancer-Causing Food Additives

Press ReleaseUnited States
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today effectively banned seven cancer-causing chemicals added to a variety of food and beverages for artificial flavoring—from ice cream and baked goods, to gum and beer.

EPA Fights Court Order to Finalize Ban on Pesticide Toxic to Kids

Press ReleaseUnited States
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a decision ordering the agency to ban chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—from use on produce sold in the U.S.

Industry and NRDC Agree on Speeding Up Phase Out of Super-Pollutant HFCs

Press ReleaseUnited States
Major air conditioning and refrigerator manufacturers and the Natural Resources Defense Council today agreed to support the replacement of super-polluting hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, in home air conditioning systems nationwide with safer refrigerants by 2023.

Connecticut, Maryland Join States Curbing Super-Pollutant HFCs to Protect the Climate

Press ReleaseConnecticut, Maryland, New York, California
The state of Connecticut today joined Maryland, New York and California in directing their state agencies to draft standards phasing out the use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, a group of super-polluting greenhouse gases used in commercial and residential cooling systems.

New York Leads Again on Climate with Curbs on Harmful HFCs

Press ReleaseNew York
New York state officials today announced plans to phase out the use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, in the state. HFCs are a group of strong greenhouse gas pollutants used often in cooling systems.