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Governor Wolf Unveils Climate Action Plan, Joins U.S. Climate Alliance

April 29, 2019 Press ReleasePennsylvania

Governor Tom Wolf today announced that Pennsylvania will join the United States Climate Alliance – a bipartisan coalition of 24 states dedicated to achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Accord. In addition, the Governor also released the Commonwealth’s new…

Northeast Revs Up Clean Transportation Planning

April 29, 2019 Expert BlogBruce Ho

Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states are working together to develop a regional clean transportation policy that delivers better, more equitable outcomes, improves transportation options, and cleans up the air.

Talks Address Measures to Reduce Right Whale Deaths

April 26, 2019 Expert BlogDr. Francine Kershaw

Natural Ecosystem Collapse Demands Transformative Change

April 26, 2019 Expert BlogZak Smith

A yet-to-be-released U.N. report says half a million to a million species are projected to be threatened with extinction, many within decades—and we must act now.

Health Experts Defend EPA IRIS on EtO Cancer Risk

April 26, 2019 Expert BlogDr. Jennifer Sass

The chemicals industry’s tactics include science-denial and relying on its friends in the Trump EPA.

Fenceline Communities Demand Protections from Toxic Industry

April 26, 2019 Expert BlogGina Ramirez

There are more than 12,000 high-risk chemical facilities across the country and 40 percent of the country’s population live within three miles of one or more of them.

EPA Yet Again Fails to Set Health-Protective Levels for PFAS

April 26, 2019 Expert BlogDr. Anna Reade

Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released draft interim recommendations for addressing groundwater contaminated with PFOA and PFOS. EPA’s proposal would leave Americans across the country who live near contaminated sites unprotected from potentially dangerous levels of these toxic…

“The Biggest Little Farm”: A Bumpy and Beautiful Road to Farming for a Healthier Planet

April 26, 2019 Expert BlogLena Brook, Arohi Sharma

As industrial agriculture so often pollutes our soil, water, air, and people, this new documentary spotlights a different way to grow food and raise animals.

What That Flashy Renewable Energy Paper Got Wrong

April 25, 2019 Expert BlogAmanda Levin

Citing Courtroom Setback, Bernhardt Says Offshore Drilling Plan Now On Hold

April 25, 2019 Expert BlogNRDC

The delay comes after a legal victory by NRDC and our partners, which reinstated Obama-era protections for hundreds of millions of acres of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans.

Flint Forever Changed the Way America Thinks About Drinking Water

April 25, 2019 Press ReleaseMichigan

Replacing Flint’s Lead Pipes Expected to be Complete by 2020

Lawsuit Prompts U.S. Officials to Consider Protecting Giraffes

April 25, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

After a prod from a lawsuit filed by conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that giraffes may qualify for protection under America’s Endangered Species Act.

Trump Administration Should Can Its Offshore Drilling Plan

April 25, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt told the Wall Street Journal the Trump administration’s plan for federal offshore oil and gas leasing is on hold indefinitely.

Five Years In, Flint’s Water Crisis Isn’t Over

April 25, 2019 Expert BlogFlintSarah Tallman

Rev. Allen Overton and Melissa Mays, co-plaintiffs in the lawsuit that led to the ongoing replacement of Flint’s lead pipes, describe lessons learned—and a community that’s determined to better its future.

NRDC & Allies Prompt Trump Administration to Consider Giraffe Protections

April 25, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesElly Pepper

Thanks to a lawsuit filed by NRDC and partners, giraffes are one step closer to receiving federal protections. But the fight continues until they are officially listed under the Endangered Species Act.