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Lead Found at Exceedingly High Levels in West Virginia Drinking Water

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseVirginia

Clarksburg’s shocking example demonstrates urgent need to remove lead pipes and update EPA’s lead in water rules

260,000 Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Minnesota

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseMinnesota

Minnesota ranks 10th in nation with most lead pipes

97,000 Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Nebraska

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseNebraska

Nebraska ranks seventh in nation with the most lead pipes per 100,000 people

160,000 Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Iowa

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseIowa

Iowa ranks sixth in nation with the most lead pipes per 100,000 people

330,000 Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Missouri

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseMissouri

Missouri ranks sixth in nation with most lead pipes

160,000 Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Kansas

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseKansas

Kansas ranks third in nation with the most lead pipes per 100,000 people

Groups Call on Biden to Set Strong Car Standards

July 15, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

Advocates for public health, consumers and the environment called on the Biden administration to set clean car standards to deliver a 60% cut in tailpipe carbon pollution by 2030.

Report: Most Restaurants Fail to Stop Antibiotic Overuse in Their Beef Supplies

July 14, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

Most top restaurant chains in the United States have failed to adopt policies to stop the overuse of antibiotics by their beef suppliers, according to the sixth annual Chain Reaction scorecard released today by six major consumer, public health and…

120+ Groups Say Key Climate, Equity Provisions Needed in Infrastructure Bill

July 14, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

A group of more than 120 health, environment and social justice groups called on congressional leaders to ensure that bold climate and equity provisions are included in any infrastructure bill that advances in Congress.

Casi medio millón de tuberías de plomo podrían llevar agua a los hogares en Michigan

July 14, 2021 Press ReleaseMichigan

El Plan de Empleo Estadounidense del Presidente Biden tiene como objetivo eliminar todas las tuberías de plomo

Nearly a Half Million Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Michigan

July 14, 2021 Press ReleaseMichigan

President Biden’s American Jobs Plan aims to remove every lead pipe from the ground

650,000 tuberías de plomo podrían llevar agua a los hogares en Ohio

July 14, 2021 Press ReleaseOhio

El Plan de Empleo Estadounidense del presidente Biden tiene como objetivo reemplazar todas las tuberías de plomo del país

650,000 Lead Pipes May Deliver Water to Homes in Ohio

July 14, 2021 Press ReleaseOhio

President Biden’s American Jobs Plan aims to remove every lead pipe from the ground

Pennsylvania Gets One Step Closer to RGGI

July 13, 2021 Press ReleasePennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board voted today to advance the DEP’s proposed regulation to enable the state to take part in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Benefits of RGGI will include the elimination of more than 188 million tons…

NRDC Estimates 12 Million Lead Pipes May Connect Water Mains to Homes: Most States Fail to Track Location of Lead Pipes

July 8, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

President Biden’s American Jobs Plan aims to remove every lead pipe from the ground

House Transport Bill Tackles infrastructure, Racial Inequality and Climate

July 1, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

The House today passed the INVEST in America Act, a bold transportation and water infrastructure bill.

NJ Board of Public Utilities Approves America’s Largest Off-Shore Wind Project

June 30, 2021 Press ReleaseNew York

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) held a special meeting today and approved 2,658 megawatts of new offshore wind, one of the largest such announcements in the nation. With the BPU’s approval, New Jersey now has 3,758 megawatts…

Big Oil Lobbyist Exposes Industry Playbook to Sink Infrastructure Bill and Climate Action; Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

June 30, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

According to published reports, a powerful oil industry lobbyist has been recorded detailing efforts to derail climate action and investment on Capitol Hill, dismissing industry support for a carbon tax as “a talking point” and asserting that the “political courage”…

Flint Enters Final Stage of Replacing Lead Pipes, Showing the Way for National Infrastructure Action

June 29, 2021 Press ReleaseFlint

July 23 is the Final Deadline for Residents To Consent for Free Pipe Replacement

U.S. Army Corps Must Cool Water Heated by Columbia and Snake River Dams for Salmon, Court to Find

June 29, 2021 Press ReleaseWashington

The Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) announced it will uphold the Washington Dept. of Ecology’s new restrictions on hot water pollution from Columbia and Lower Snake River dams and reservoirs operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army…