If the EPA doesn't finalize its new, lead-in-water rule by October 16, 2024, it risks plunging the sector into confusion and diminishing health protections.
In a stark visual reminder of the threat to public health from dangerous lead water pipes, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) today released a map based on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data revealing the specific communities and water systems…
American bathrooms are stocked with toilet paper and tissues sourced from the Canadian boreal forest, one of the world’s largest and most ecologically important intact forests. For the sixth year in row, Procter & Gamble failed the toilet paper sustainability…
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Federal and state governments acknowledge the widespread presence of lead pipes throughout the country—NRDC’s new map reveals where they are. The EPA, states, and cities must act now to solve this problem.
In a major victory for consumers and the environment, the California State Legislature passed the nation’s first mandatory food date labeling reform bill. Assembly Bill 660, which standardizes confusing date labels that result in unnecessary food waste, is now on…
Indigenous People are the most likely racial demographic in the United States to lack daily transportation options. Can clean public transit help bridge this gap?
With historic EPA grants, state and local governments still have an opportunity to cut greenhouse gas emissions by prioritizing food loss and waste in Comprehensive Climate Action Plans.
EVs reduce electricity rates for all utility customers, and recent legislation accelerates a cycle of more EVs, better climate, better health, and lower rates.
