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EPA’s Chance Is NOW to Finally Fix the Broken Lead & Copper Rule

Expert BlogUnited States, Michigan, InternationalErik D. Olson
Americans across political lines support action to fix lead in drinking water—and here’s how it can be done.
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Ohio Train Disaster Reveals Gaping Holes in Hazardous Chemical Controls

Expert BlogOhio, MidwestJennifer Sass, Erik D. Olson
The Norfolk Southern toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, was an accident waiting to happen. We need regulatory action to prevent more—or even worse—accidents from happening.
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Alaska’s Tongass National Forest Gets the Protections It Deserves

NRDC in ActionAlaskaCourtney Lindwall
After a decades-long fight, the newly reinstated Roadless Rule will safeguard these wildlands from road construction and logging.

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A Chemist Turned Community Builder

NRDC in ActionUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
Dr. Ticora V. Jones, the new head of NRDC’s Science Office, seeks to deepen the role of science across the organization and beyond. 

Fresh Water Through Lead Pipes

Expert BlogIllinois, ChicagoGina Ramirez
Though Chicago is known as "the Fresh Coast," for some Chicagoans, the water that flows through their pipes doesn't have the same reputation.

All the Earmarks of Harmful Water Policy

Expert BlogUnited StatesErik D. Olson, Kyler Sumter
NRDC findings show that communities of color most in need of water infrastructure funding are less likely to get it.

Cover Crops for Every Climate

Expert BlogWest, Midwest, East, Maine, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Idaho, New Mexico, TexasLara Bryant, Daniel Rath
Cover crops are adaptable, valuable, and effective enough that farmers can benefit from them in every region of the United States—even cold or dry areas.

New Yorkers Highlight Opportunities to Grow SNAP Incentives

Expert BlogNew YorkSahana Rao, Margaret Brown, Sara Imperiale
SNAP incentives play an essential role in addressing challenges around fresh, healthy food affordability and access, provide much needed markets for local farmers, and drive local economic development.

What Is Greenwashing?

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalCourtney Lindwall
How this misleading marketing practice impacts consumers and communities and stands in the way of real environmental progress.

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