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NRDC and Partners Sue for Redo on the EPA’s Review of Methylene Chloride

July 16, 2020 Expert BlogNRDC

The weak federal stance on the safety of the toxic paint stripper doesn’t just pose a risk to the public—it could mean bad news for how we evaluate all toxic chemicals going forward.

NRDC Sues EPA Over its Evaluation of Methylene Chloride

July 16, 2020 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).

Dealing Blow to Big Oil, Court Reinstates Rule that Prevents the Leaking, Flaring of Potent Methane Gas

July 16, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesNRDC

Siding with NRDC and our partners, a federal court ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when it undid the Methane Waste Prevention Rule, which protects people’s health and the climate.

What Does a Just Recovery Look Like for Illinois?

July 16, 2020 Expert BlogIllinoisJ.C. Kibbey

Our economic recovery will ask this unavoidable question: will we double down on the old system—a fossil-fueled, profoundly unequal system that leaves many of us sick and impoverished, and leads us towards climate catastrophe? Or will we learn from our…

P&G, You Can't Outsource Sustainability

July 16, 2020 Expert BlogUnited States, CanadaShelley Vinyard

P&G's new commitment misses the mark. Until the company gets its own house in order by addressing its role in forest destruction, they will continue to put our only home and our future at risk.

NRDC and Partners Sue—Again—Over Flawed Keystone XL Pipeline Approvals

July 15, 2020 Expert BlogMontana, United StatesNRDC

Despite losing in court multiple times, the Trump administration is continuing to try to push through the dirty tar sands pipeline.

Another Chicago Southeast Side Little League Field with Dangerous Levels of Toxic Metals

July 15, 2020 Press ReleaseChicago

Tests show another Southeast Side little league field with  dangerously high levels of heavy metals that may result in a federal clean-up.

The Deadly Chicago Heat Wave Is As Relevant to Racial Justice Today As It Was 25 Years Ago

July 15, 2020 PerspectivesChicagoKeala Uchoa

The documentary “Cooked: Survival by Zip Code” examines the unnatural disasters of environmental and structural racism.

President Trump Silences Public to Help Polluters

July 15, 2020 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Trump administration is set to issue rules today that could curtail the public’s right to have a say in the pipelines, highways, incinerators, and other government-approved projects that will define their neighborhoods for decades to come.

Canada’s Logging Loophole Undermines Climate Goals

July 15, 2020 Expert BlogCanadaJennifer Skene

The loophole puts at risk Canada's climate commitments and global efforts to secure a livable planet for future generations.

Understanding Trump’s Harmful Attack on NEPA

July 15, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesSharon Buccino

The National Environmental Policy Act gives us all a voice. The Trump administration is trying to silence it.

15 States Take Historic Action on Transportation Pollution

July 14, 2020 Expert BlogUnited StatesPatricio Portillo

A bipartisan group of governors representing 15 states from across the nation and the District of Columbia spoke in unison today, committing to zero-out toxic air pollution from medium- and heavy-duty trucks by 2050. The announcement is the largest-ever multi-state…

Food Systems Analyst

July 14, 2020 NRDC in ActionBaltimore, Nashville, Denver, Maryland, Tennessee, ColoradoJeff Turrentine

Andrea Spacht Collins is working to minimize food waste by changing the way we think about what we eat—and what we don’t eat, where it comes from, and where it ends up.

“Stop Pebble Mine” Coalition Gets the Word Out

July 14, 2020 Expert BlogAlaskaTaryn Kiekow Heimer

The ad is part of a Stop Pebble Mine media campaign developed by Bristol Bay Tribes, Alaskan business leaders, commercial fishermen, and community and nonprofit organizations dedicated to protecting Bristol Bay from the imminent threat of the proposed Pebble Mine.

Keystone XL Faces New Legal Challenge Over Faulty Review by BLM

July 14, 2020 Press ReleaseMontana

Conservation and landowner groups filed a new lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration’s approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline to be constructed on federal lands.