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EPA Seeks to Gut PFAS Protections, Leaving Millions Exposed to Toxic Forever Chemicals in Tap Water

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed to eliminate key current standards set to protect people from unsafe levels of PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water, reversing legal protections adopted in 2024. Additionally, the EPA has reversed course and stopped…

Trump EPA Rejects Hawaiʻi's Clean Air Plan, Preventing Utility's Own Requests to Retire Aging Oil-Burning Plants

Press ReleaseHonolulu
The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency finalized its rejection of Hawaiʻi's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan on Friday.

House Transportation Bill Would Stick Americans With New Fees, Higher Costs

Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released legislation that would set priorities and funding for federally funded transportation over the next five years.

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Advocates Demand Regulation of Toxic Neonic-Treated Seeds

Press ReleaseCalifornia
A group of health and environmental organizations filed a legal petition today, calling upon the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to regulate the planting of crop seeds coated with neurotoxic neonicotinoid insecticides (neonics) and close a loophole that allows the…

Trump Administration Disregards California’s Climate Crisis

Press ReleaseCalifornia
While millions of Californians suffer from the effects of massive wildfires that have blotted out the sun and rained ash on communities across the state, the Trump administration late last night blithely dismissed any compelling need for the state to…

New York Set to Adopt Leading PFAS Protections

Press ReleaseNew York
The New York State Department of Health today affirmed that the state is set to adopt drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS – two man-made chemicals linked to cancer and other health issues.

New York State Legislature Bans Hazardous Waste

Press ReleaseNew York
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 and gas…

NYS Legislature Passes Historic Series of Police Reforms

Press ReleaseNew York
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. The legislation repeals…

Gov. Cuomo Blocks Williams Pipeline for Third Time

Press ReleaseNew York
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 fuel project, and…

NRDC Statement on Impact of CA Budget Cuts on Climate Programs

Press ReleaseCalifornia
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 from the…

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

Press ReleaseCalifornia
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, and other…

Environmental Priorities Round Out NYS Budget

Press ReleaseNew York
Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature today unveiled a series of critical environmental priorities as part of the Fiscal Year 2021 New York State Budget – including a much-needed boost to developing renewable energy projects, a ban on…

New York City Council’s New Report Lays Out Bold Climate Actions

Press ReleaseNew York City
New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson released today a comprehensive sustainability report that lays out strong and sensible strategies to help New York City fight climate change and build a livable city for all, especially communities on the front…