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AEP Ohio Plugs Midwest into Nation’s EV Movement

April 25, 2018 Expert BlogAloysius Makalinao

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has approved an American Electric Power (AEP) Ohio electric vehicle (EV) program that will deploy up to 375 charging stations across the Buckeye State over the next four years.

NRDC v. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

April 25, 2018 Court CaseUnited StatesClosed

Thanks to legal action taken by NRDC and our partners, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is taking the necessary steps to permanently ban five harmful phthalates from children’s products.

If the Government Won’t Act on Climate, Maybe Banks Will

April 25, 2018 ExplainerUnited States, Washington, D.C.Brian Palmer

Gun-control activists want to use financial levers to curtail firearm sales. Can we do the same for carbon emissions?

Court Upholds CA Reliance on Expert Science Against Monsanto

April 24, 2018 Expert BlogAvinash Kar

Groups Announce Intent to Sue for Lead in Drinking Water

April 24, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesSara Imperiale

Newark, New Jersey's drinking water lead levels are among the highest recorded by a large water system in the United States in recent years.

An Attack on Our Natural Heritage

April 24, 2018 Fact SheetUnited StatesBrad Sewell, Molly Masterton

H.R. 200 would undermine bedrock conservation laws and make it much harder to protect special ocean places and imperiled ocean wildlife.

Preferred Route Rejected: Line 3 Has Its Own Problems

April 24, 2018 Expert BlogJosh Axelrod

Enbridge's new Line 3 through Minnesota faces a major setback. All three new tar sands pipelines are now stuck behind a growing number of hurdles.

#whomademyclothes?

April 24, 2018 Expert BlogLinda Greer

A Win for Cleaner Cars: Court Upholds Fuel Economy Standard Penalties for Automakers

April 24, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

The decision overturns the Trump administration’s attack on rules that help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ramp up innovative efficiency technologies.

Groups Plan Lawsuit in Response to High Lead Levels in Newark's Drinking Water

April 24, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

NRDC and NEW Caucus intend to sue the city, as well as officials of the city and state for violating the federal drinking water law.

Flood Insurance Subsidies Must Include Options to Lower Risk

April 24, 2018 Expert BlogJoel Scata

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently released a report describing how the federal flood insurance program could be reformed to provide low-income households affordable options for insurance coverage. However, flood insurance does nothing to help a homeowner avoid flooding…

Video: Leadership in Urban Climate Action―Beat the Heat

April 24, 2018 Expert BlogIndiaAnjali Jaiswal, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz

The Earth Care Awards recently awarded the joint efforts of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, the Indian Meteorological Department, the Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, and NRDC for the groundbreaking Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan.

Groups Plan to Sue City of Newark, Jersey State Official Over Lead in Drinking Water

April 24, 2018 Press ReleaseNewark

With lead levels in Newark, New Jersey drinking water dangerously high—nearly twice the federal action level—the Newark Education Workers Caucus (NEW Caucus) and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today announced plans to sue the City of Newark and the Acting…

Pruitt Scorns Science Once Again

April 24, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency's administrator, announced today that the EPA would ignore scientific studies if they don’t conform to a set of arbitrary and implausible specifications.

Victory! Feds Ordered to Reinstate Updated CAFE Penalties

April 23, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesIrene Gutierrez

In a win for consumers and the environment, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of NRDC, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club, and overturned a Department of Transportation attempt to indefinitely delay penalties on automakers for…