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EPA Gives Uranium Miners Free Pass to Pollute

July 23, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency signed away its authority to regulate water pollution from uranium mining today, providing a gift to the destructive and unregulated industry at the cost of water quality across the Mountain West.

NRDC v. E. Scott Pruitt et al. (Enlist Duo)

July 23, 2020 Court CaseUnited StatesClosed

The EPA approved the pesticide Enlist Duo despite its serious risks to people and monarch butterflies. So NRDC challenged the EPA’s decision—and won an important victory.

Trump Administration Ignores Pebble Mine’s Dangers to Alaska

July 23, 2020 Expert BlogAlaskaTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Army Corps issues recklessly rushed and fatally flawed environmental review of the Pebble Mine.

EPA Tries to Sign Away Authority to Regulate Water-Polluting Uranium Mining

July 23, 2020 Expert BlogWestNRDC

Every single instance of uranium mining leads to the contamination of the surrounding aquifer. Yet the agency is leaving the industry virtually unchecked.

New York State Assembly Passes Ban on Toxic Teflon Chemicals in Food Packaging

July 23, 2020 Latest NewsNew YorkCourtney Lindwall

Most Americans already have detectable levels of PFAS in their blood. Prevention through protections like these are key.

Now's The Time to Strengthen & Modernize Public Health Data

July 23, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Vijay Limaye, Dr. Kim Knowlton

Five ways to improve public health and strengthen the way we collect, share, and analyze data.

Bold Protections Against Toxic Forever Chemicals in Michigan’s Tap Water

July 23, 2020 Expert BlogMichiganCyndi Roper

The state has joined the ranks of states that are leading the way in protecting public drinking water from PFAS.

Enlist Duo Case Documents

July 23, 2020 Legal Filings

House Climate Plan Calls for Clean Energy Homes & Buildings

July 23, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesLauren Urbanek, Pierre Delforge

A groundbreaking Congressional report sets a bold vision to zeroing out emissions.

House Panel Advances Clean Energy Funding

July 23, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesArjun Krishnaswami

A House panel has advanced a Department of Energy budget bill that rejects President Trump’s dangerous proposals to hamstring the agency. Instead, the measure supports DOE’s clean energy innovation programs and injects significant new funding for clean energy deployment to…

30x30: Protecting Nature, Ensuring Access

July 22, 2020 ResourceDrevet Hunt

Court Ruling: EPA Failed to Assess Enlist Duo’s Impact on Monarch Butterflies

July 22, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

In a victory for NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today decided the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to consider harm to monarch butterflies from the destruction of milkweed in agricultural fields…

House to Enact Major Land and Water Conservation Law

July 22, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The House today is scheduled to pass the Great American Outdoors Act, which will permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund—a move NRDC has long advocated. The Senate overwhelmingly passed a companion bill in June, and President Trump indicated…

New York State Legislature Bans Hazardous Waste

July 22, 2020 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…

California Seeks to Reduce Inequity in Access to Nature

July 22, 2020 Expert BlogCaliforniaDrevet Hunt, Damon Nagami

Natural spaces like rivers, beaches, wetlands, and forests are critical to human health and well-being. California's legislature is poised to take action to ensure access to nature for all its citizens by enacting AB3030.