A coalition of environmental organizations submitted comments urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposed "Ozone Reclassification State Implementation Plan Rule," which would allow states to miss deadlines for reducing dangerous ozone pollution and sidestep the consequences the…
After officials repeatedly dismissed claims that Flint’s water was making people sick, residents took action. Here’s how the lead contamination crisis unfolded—and what we can learn from it.
In recent years, national monuments have faced threats on multiple fronts, risking the loss of irreplaceable resources that are often centuries—or even millennia—in the making.
The legal battle to replace Flint’s lead drinking water pipes and restore property damaged in the process is officially over, one year after work required by terms set by a federal court was completed.
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Walking away from offshore wind projects in response to short-term political or regulatory uncertainty runs counter to sound energy policy and prudent long-term system planning.
Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, it has taken or proposed at least 520 actions that directly threaten the environment, climate, and human health. NRDC is tracking the mounting hazard and harm.
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