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Defending Public Health

March 6, 2023

NRDC shines a light on growing risks—from exposure to harmful chemicals in our clothes, drinking water, and air to the health hazards of climate change—and delivers solutions.

Biden EPA Commits to Overhauling Rules for Lead in Drinking Water, Concerns Remain on Timeline to Get the Lead Out

December 16, 2021 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced major funding and a series of steps to strengthen controls for lead in drinking water, prioritizing action in disadvantaged communities, but failed to deliver enforceable requirements that would fulfill President Biden’s commitment…

Causes and Effects of Lead in Water

July 9, 2021 GuideUnited States, Flint, Michigan, IllinoisKeith Mulvihill

How this harmful neurotoxin got into our taps and what it’ll take to get it out.

Happy 50th Birthday, EPA

December 2, 2020 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

We’ve seen you at your best and, currently, at your absolute worst. But things are looking up for you again—just when we need you the most.

Here’s What’s Needed to Fix the EPA’s Outdated Lead in Tap Water Rule

October 9, 2019 Expert BlogUnited StatesErik D. Olson

If the EPA doesn’t overhaul its Lead and Copper Rule, lead-contaminated drinking water will continue to be a widespread problem in the United States.

After Children Began Getting Sick by the Dozens, Parents Took a Hard Look at Their Town’s Toxic Legacy

May 30, 2019 DispatchIndiana, Massachusetts, North CarolinaSusan Cosier

The carcinogen TCE has been lurking in the ground beneath Franklin, Indiana, for decades. Now families are demanding answers.

Report Finds Deteriorating Infrastructure, Pollution Threaten Municipal Drinking Water Supplies

June 11, 2003 Press Release

Limiting Clean Water Act Protection Could Contaminate Drinking Water

June 11, 2003 Press Release

Report Finds Deteriorating Infrastructure, Pollution Damaging California Drinking Water Supplies

October 30, 2002 Press Release