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Amicus Brief in New Hampshire PFAS Case (PDF)

Legal filings
In 2019, New Hampshire issued rules regulating four Per- and polyfluoroalkyl in the state’s drinking water and groundwater. 3M has produced these dangerous chemicals for years and is now challenging the new rules. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and NRDC (Natural...

Complaint - District of Massachusetts (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and coalition partners filed a lawsuit today in federal court to block the Trump administration’s unlawful move to gut protections for many of America’s streams and wetlands. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District...

Ninth Circuit Decision, 2020 (PDF)

Legal filings
Ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordering the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action on NRDC’s petition to ban the last residential use of tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP), an organophosphate pesticide used in household pet products...

U.S. Court of International Trade Final Order (PDF)

Legal filings
Opinion and order from Judge Katzmann granting NRDC et al. request to dismiss vaquita lawsuit following U.S. government embargo of certain gillnet fisheries that threaten the species' existence.

Offshore Drilling: Putting the Nation’s Coastline at Risk

Fact SheetUnited States, East, WestJacob Eisenberg, Alexandra Adams
We must protect our coasts and push for clean, renewable and efficient energy that will protect our lifegiving oceans, the communities that rely on them, and our climate by helping us transition off oil.

NRDC and Other Groups Sue EPA Over Free Pass for Polluters Amid Pandemic (PDF)

Legal filings
Lawsuit filed against the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Justice Health Alliance, Public Citizen, Catskill Mountainkeeper, Center for Coalfield Justice, Clean Water Action...

NRDC v. Brouillette (PDF)

Legal filings
Petition for review by The Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Consumer Federation of America, Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants, Environment America, and the U.S. Public Interest Group vs. the U.S. Department of Energy and Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette...

Letter to MDE re EPA Enforcement Policies during COVID-19 (PDF)

Letters
NRDC, along with partner organizations, sent a letter to the Maryland Department of the Environment, urging MDE to issue a Maryland-specific policy that recognizes the state’s existing enforcement flexibility and avoids the federal agency’s invitation for noncompliance.

Letter to PA DEP re EPA Enforcement Policies during COVID-19 (PDF)

Letters
NRDC, along with partner organizations, sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, urging DEP to issue a Pennsylvania-specific policy that recognizes the state’s existing enforcement flexibility and avoids the federal agency’s invitation for noncompliance.

Letter to NC DEQ & DOJ re EPA Enforcement Policies during COVID-19 (PDF)

Letters
NRDC, along with partner organizations, sent a letter to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), urging DEQ to issue a North Carolina-specific policy that recognizes the state’s existing enforcement flexibility and avoids...

Watered Down Justice

ReportUnited StatesKristi Pullen Fedinick
While the Safe Drinking Water Act guarantees all Americans access to clean, drinkable water, it hasn’t worked out that way in practice.