WASHINGTON – The Natural Resources Defense Council and allies sued the Trump Administration today for illegally approving a cross-border permit for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, and called for the permit to be set aside, blocking the path to…
The Peoples Climate March is our next opportunity to join with our allies to demonstrate that when you come after communities on the frontlines, you have to answer to all of us.
WASHINGTON – Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has a golden opportunity to overcome President Trump’s retreat on climate action by adopting a bold plan to cut carbon pollution 30 percent by 2030 and spur clean energy, a report released today by…
WASHINGTON (March 31, 2017) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today rejected a decade-old petition to ban chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—despite the agency’s own analysis showing residues have been widely found on common fruits and vegetables…
WASHINGTON – Three environmental groups, along with a naturalist in Maine who leads whale watch tours, are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit challenging President Obama’s creation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. Fishing groups sued earlier…
Expert BlogMiriam Rotkin-Ellman, Dr. Jennifer Sass
Toxic pesticide residues on food will remain a threat to children’s health as a result of the Trump administration’s reversal of the proposed ban on chlorpyrifos – a pesticide linked to increased risk of learning disabilities, behavioral problems, and autism.