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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant
The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.
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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall
These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.
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In Planning for Climate Change, Native Americans Draw on the Past

ExplainerUnited States, CanadaTim Vanderpool
Across North America, Indigenous tribes and nations are consulting their traditional ecological knowledge to help prepare for a warming world.

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NRDC Sues DOE for Records of Convos with the Chemical Industry

Expert BlogUnited StatesDaniel Rosenberg
NRDC is suing the U.S. Department of Energy for violating the Freedom of Information Act and not disclosing communications with the chemical industry about their agreement on toxic plastic disposal methods.

Congress: Protect the Clean Air Act from Plastic Polluters

Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalDaniel Rosenberg, Katie Hobbs

Congress’ critical role in addressing the plastic crisis: Don't support plastic polluters' plans to remove Clean Air Act restrictions on incinerating plastic.

Congress & EPA: Protect People from Toxic Plastic Pollution

Expert BlogUnited StatesDaniel Rosenberg

NRDC and 200 other organizations recently sent a letter to Congress, calling on all Senators and Representatives not to co-sponsor legislation supported by chemical industry lobbyists that would eliminate Clean Air Act protections and promote the widespread burning of plastic.

EPA: Say No to Burning Plastic AKA “Chemical Recycling”

Expert BlogUnited StatesDaniel Rosenberg
The Biden administration must stand by its commitments to safeguard the public from toxic chemicals and prioritize protection of communities already overburdened by toxic pollution.

Burned: Why Waste Incineration Is Harmful

Expert BlogUnited StatesDaniel Rosenberg, Dr. Veena Singla, Darby Hoover
As legislation to protect the environment moves through Congress, polluting industries are using greenwashing terms like "waste to energy" and "chemical recycling" to build support for a dirty and unsafe technology: incineration.

The Facts Are(n’t) In: Now Is the Time to Oppose Nancy Beck

Expert BlogUnited StatesDaniel Rosenberg
Nancy Beck has failed to be forthright about her record of working to block, weaken and delay protections from toxic chemicals. Senators should oppose her nomination to Chair the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and her nomination should be withdrawn.

NRDC Sues EPA Over its Evaluation of Methylene Chloride

Expert BlogUnited StatesDaniel Rosenberg
NRDC and several partners filed a lawsuit today to overturn EPA’s flawed risk assessment of methylene chloride, the first of ten such assessments EPA has drafted under the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Nancy Beck Has Some Explaining to Do

Expert BlogUnited StatesDaniel Rosenberg
Nancy Beck's nomination hearing for the position of Chair of the Consumer Production Safety Commission (CPSC) was a disaster (for her). Her testimony was evasive, misleading and tone deaf.

Needless Deaths: Toxic Solvents in Paint Strippers

Expert BlogUnited StatesDaniel Rosenberg, Erik D. Olson

The decision by the Trump administration to shelve a ban on the toxic solvent methylene chloride is already responsible for verifiable and actual deaths, with more almost certain to occur.

To Pruitt EPA: See You and Your Illegal TSCA Rules in Court

Expert BlogUnited StatesDaniel Rosenberg

NRDC, the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, and Cape Fear River Watch are suing EPA to make sure it assesses chemicals as required by the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). If EPA doesn’t conduct a complete evaluation, it…