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Trump Disparages Clean Energy, Touts Climate-Busting Policy

August 26, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

In response to a reporter’s question about climate change at the G-7 meeting today, President Trump touted his administration’s efforts to develop fossil fuels and disparaged the fast-growing wind industry.

NRDC Sues EPA Over Latest Refusal to Ban Pesticide Toxic to Kids’ Brains

August 7, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must ban chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—from food in the U.S., according to litigation filed today in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals by Earthjustice on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense…

New Bill Would Standardize Food Date Labels Nationwide to Reduce Waste

August 1, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) today introduced the Food Date Labeling Act (H.R. 3981), a bill to standardize date labels on food in order to help avoid unnecessary waste caused by consumer confusion. A companion bill…

Transportation Bill Includes Necessary Climate Investments

July 29, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee introduced America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act today, which includes funding to make roads, bridges and other infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events and to spur reductions in highway-related carbon emissions…

Taco Bell Announces Plans for Beef Antibiotic Use Reductions

July 29, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Move Indicates Increasing Pressure for Fast Food Companies to Act

Trump EPA Doubles Down on Refusal to Ban Pesticide Toxic to Kids

July 18, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today once again declared its refusal to ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children. The announcement is the latest development in response to a lawsuit pending in the 9th Circuit Court of…

Antibiotics Off the Menu Coalition calls on Wendy’s to end antibiotic overuse in beef supply

June 4, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Groups urge burger giant to join competitors such as McDonald’s and Shake Shack in doing their part to combat drug-resistant bacteria

Disaster Relief Long Overdue for Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico

June 3, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Congress passed a $19 billion package of aid for those hit by flooding this year and hurricanes last year after months of delay.

North Carolina State Senate Proposes Delaying Crucial Water Quality Protections

May 29, 2019 Press ReleaseNorth Carolina

Under the North Carolina state Senate’s proposed budget, new requirements for industrial hog farms meant to protect water quality and provide the public with information about whether hog waste lagoons are leaking would be delayed an entire year. Instead of…

Fishing and Conservation Groups Sue Country’s Largest Agricultural Water District Over Illegal Plot to Raise Shasta Dam

May 14, 2019 Press ReleaseCalifornia

Yesterday, a coalition of fishing and conservation groups filed a lawsuit against Westlands Water District for unlawfully aiding efforts by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to raise Shasta Dam. The destructive project would flood critical parts of the protected McCloud…

Nuevo NAFTA debería incluir compromiso al cambio climático

May 7, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States, Canada, Mexico

WASHINGTON - El Consejo para la Defensa de Recursos Naturales (o NRDC, por sus siglas en inglés) dijo hoy al Congreso de EE. UU. que debería retener votación al Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN, o NAFTA…

NAFTA Rewrite Must Include Climate Pledge

May 7, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States, Canada, Mexico

The Natural Resources Defense Council today told Congress that it should withhold a vote for the reworked North American Free Trade Agreement unless it is amended to include a pledge that each of the three nations will adhere to the…

EPA Backs Industry on Cancer Risks of World’s Most Widely Used Herbicide

April 30, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency today, in a new review of the world’s most widely used herbicide, maintained its deceitful position that glyphosate is not a carcinogen.

Governor Wolf Unveils Climate Action Plan, Joins U.S. Climate Alliance

April 29, 2019 Press ReleasePennsylvania

Governor Tom Wolf today announced that Pennsylvania will join the United States Climate Alliance – a bipartisan coalition of 24 states dedicated to achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Accord. In addition, the Governor also released the Commonwealth’s new…

North Carolina Hog Permit Fails to Protect Environment and Public Health

April 12, 2019 Press ReleaseNorth Carolina

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today issued the Swine General Permit, in addition to two other permits for animal operations. While the permit takes some steps in the right direction, it fails to adequately protect the environment and continues…

New Meal Prep Tool Helps Users Save Food, Money, Environment

March 6, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Save The Food campaign today released a new, free digital tool that offers a different take on meal-prepping—helping users not only eat healthy, but save food, money and the environment in the process.

Next FDA Commissioner Must Address Antibiotic Resistance Crisis

March 5, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Scott Gottlieb stepped down from his role as the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today. Under his leadership, the FDA did not adequately address the antibiotic resistance crisis.

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

January 30, 2019 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…

Mid-Atlantic, Northeast in the Fast Lane for Clean Transportation, Climate Action

December 18, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

A bipartisan group of governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C. announced groundbreaking plans today to clean up transportation systems in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, reducing harmful climate pollution from vehicles and creating more equitable, livable and cleaner communities.

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

December 18, 2018 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…