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Fresh Climate and Equity Leadership Emerges in Richmond

October 11, 2019 Expert BlogWalton Shepherd

Virginia’s outdated utility system poses economic challenges, but with Delegates Aird, Jones, and others leading the charge in 2020, better, cleaner, and less expensive days are ahead.

America’s Dairyland May Have a PFAS Problem

October 11, 2019 DispatchMidwest, Wisconsin, MaineSusan Cosier

The toxic chemicals have been showing up in milk around the country, prompting midwestern farmers to take a closer look at their land.

Some of the Country’s Biggest Supporters of Climate Action? Latinos.

October 10, 2019 ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

But since the larger climate movement has done a poor job of engaging them, the community is mobilizing itself.

Amid National Drinking Water Crises, EPA Moves to Weaken Lead Protections

October 10, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesNRDC

The agency’s proposed revisions of the Lead and Copper Rule fall far short of the overhaul that is needed to protect millions from lead-contaminated water.

Landmark Victory: California Ditching Chlorpyrifos in 2020

October 10, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, CaliforniaMiriam Rotkin-Ellman

The bold move will protect children's health in the state and across the country—as well as get the ball rolling for other states to follow suit.

What Side of History Will Procter & Gamble Be On?

October 10, 2019 Expert BlogInternationalShelley Vinyard

Procter & Gamble should take responsibility of the impact its tissue products have on our planet and climate-critical forests like the Canadian boreal.

Trump Administration Illegally Delayed Four Efficiency Standards

October 10, 2019 Legal FilingsUnited States

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally stalled four energy efficiency standards that could save U.S. households and businesses at least $8 billion.

Michigan’s Lead Drinking Water Protections Upheld By Court

October 10, 2019 Press ReleaseMichigan

The effort to squash Michigan’s Lead and Copper Rule, passed to prevent future disasters like Flint’s lead drinking water crisis, was rejected today by the Michigan Court of Claims. The ruling ended all legal claims outlined in the complaint from…

COURT: Trump Administration Illegally Delayed 4 Efficiency Standards

October 10, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

$8 Billion in Utility Bill Savings Were at Risk

Victory! Trump Administration Must Publish Delayed Energy Efficiency Standards

October 10, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesLauren Urbanek

The court decision is a win for climate action, helping reduce carbon emissions by 98.9 million tons and save consumers and businesses $8.4 billion.

EPA Weakens Lead Drinking Water Protections

October 10, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Environmental Protection Agency today is proposing changes to the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), a complex, outdated national standard for controlling lead levels in drinking water.

Key Takeaways from the Latest RGGI Investment Report

October 9, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesBruce Ho

A new report out today confirms the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a tremendous success story whose benefits continue to grow.

Pebble Mine: Conservation Groups Sue Trump Administration

October 9, 2019 Expert BlogUnited States, AlaskaTaryn Kiekow Heimer

Trump administration violated the law by reversing proposed protections for Bristol Bay, Alaska.

It’s Time to Bury These Nuclear Waste Talking Points

October 9, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesCaroline Reiser

NRDC testified before Congressional Committees about addressing the 50-year problem of what to do with nuclear waste. And yet Congress is still reluctant to move away from common talking points which have only led to the repeated failures of the…

Here’s What’s Needed to Fix the EPA’s Outdated Lead in Tap Water Rule

October 9, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesErik D. Olson

If the EPA doesn’t overhaul its Lead and Copper Rule, lead-contaminated drinking water will continue to be a widespread problem in the United States.