The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to repeal critical standards for power plant air pollution, endangering millions of Americans.
In 2000, NRDC and the Maine People’s Alliance sued Mallinckrodt—a former owner of a plant that contaminated the Penobscot River with toxic mercury—to seek a cleanup.
A proposed increase to Michigan’s waste disposal surcharge could fund recycling and waste prevention efforts—especially food waste reduction—throughout the state.
The North Carolina House of Representatives advanced Senate Bill 266, the latest legislative measure to allow Duke Energy to charge customers construction fees for future power plants and remove carbon reduction goals.
PFAS-related health care impacts in the state are likely to cost billions of dollars unless swift and comprehensive actions are taken to reduce New Yorkers’ exposure.
The government is backtracking on the Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, threatening biodiversity and the cultural traditions of Indigenous Peoples who’ve relied on these lands for generations.
Transportation is the single-largest source of climate pollution in the United States—and a major source of other health-harming pollutants. Yet the EPA is considering rolling back or eliminating lifesaving vehicle emissions standards. Tell the EPA we need these standards.
Bees and other pollinators are dying at an alarming rate from toxic pesticides called neonics. Fewer bees means less food, and that could lead to increasing food costs, reduced access to healthier foods, and food scarcity.
This bill will create a rebate program for residents and companies changing from gasoline-driven mowers and leaf blowers to electric-battery driven ones.
As we head into National Ocean Month, this is a key moment to take stock of policies to combat the global illegal fishing crisis and the terrible costs it exacts.
Thanks for signing up. You’ll receive your first NRDC action alert and update email soon!
