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NRDC Scorecard: More States Protect Homebuyers by Requiring Flood Disclosure 

August 19, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — An updated scorecard released by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today finds that five states have enacted flood disclosure laws this year, joining five other states that have improved flood risk laws since the scorecard was first released…

Permitting Bill Is a Fossil Fuel Wolf in Clean Energy Clothing

July 23, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – This week Senators Joe Manchin and John Barrasso announced a permitting reform bill - the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 - that would dramatically alter the processes for reviewing the impacts of energy projects in the United…

Court of Appeals Rejects Chemours’s Attempt to Void EPA Health Advisory for GenX in Drinking Water

July 23, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Third Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected arguments by Chemours Company that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted unlawfully when it issued a health advisory about the risks of exposure to the PFAS forever chemical…

OSHA Proposes Heat Protections for Workers

July 2, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration proposed the first-ever federal standards to address the risks of heat to workers. The proposed protections, already years in the making, come as climate-fueled heat waves struck much of the…

NRDC Seeks to Defend Biden EPA Restrictions on Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water Water Utilities, Chemical Industry Challenging PFAS Rule 

July 1, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) moved to intervene to defend the Biden Administration’s restrictions on six toxic PFAS chemicals found in drinking water.

Supreme Court Gives Unaccountable Judges Power Over Agency Actions, Overturning 40 Years of Precedent

June 28, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court, in the twin cases of Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce and Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, today overturned the doctrine of Chevron deference.

NRDC Report: How Retailers are Selling Forest Destruction 

June 25, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — U.S. retailers are failing their customers and the planet by selling toilet paper, paper towels, and other goods sourced from climate-critical forests, according to a new NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) report. Selling the World’s Forests details how…

Senate Restores FERC to a Full Five Commissioners

June 13, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – Today the Senate confirmed three new commissioners to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC:) Judy Chang, David Rosner, and Lindsay See.

Let Them Drink PFAS: Chemical Industry, Water Utilities Seek to Block Protections Against Toxic “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water

June 10, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON ­— The chemical industry and water utility trade associations filed lawsuits against the Environmental Protection Agency’s rule to limit six toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water. PFAS, known as forever chemicals, are infamous for their extreme toxicity, persistence in…

U.S. and Kenya Partner on Climate and International Financial Reform 

May 23, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — President Biden today hosted President Ruto of Kenya for a State Visit to announce strengthened commitments and cooperation on climate, debt reform and other priority issues. President Ruto is elevating the leadership from both Kenya as well as…

More than 200 Species Need Protection from International Commercial Trade, NRDC and Partners Tell Biden Administration

May 22, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), together with the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife, today asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to seek a ban on commercial trade for more than 200 species of…

NEPA Restoration Puts Environmental Review Back on Track

April 30, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – Today the Biden administration issued a revised rule implementing the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA,) the landmark 1970 law that guides federal agencies in the review of major projects and decision-making.

NRDC Grades Equity in State Water Infrastructure Policies, Finds Disadvantaged Communities Face Funding Challenges

April 29, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The Biden Administration increased federal funding for water infrastructure projects, yet even with more money available, disadvantaged communities face challenges accessing funds to maintain drinking water and wastewater treatment systems, according to new NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)…

EPA Boosts Toxic Air Pollution Safeguards at Coal Plants

April 25, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration today announced important new technology updates to the Environmental Protection Agency's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants that burn coal and oil, strengthening the limit on toxic particulate matter for all plants and mercury standards…

EPA Issues Awards for “Solar for All” Program

April 22, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The Biden Administration today announced award winners for a grant competition it held last year for Solar for All, a $7 billion program within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deploy residential and community solar, integrated storage and cover related…

EPA Lists Two PFAS “Forever Chemicals” as Hazardous Under Superfund Law

April 18, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON ­– Two toxic “forever chemicals” are now listed as hazardous substances under Superfund law by the Biden administration. The final rule announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marks the first time since 1980 that the EPA…

EPA Issues Awards for Crucial Clean Energy Finance Program

April 4, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the award winners for two of three grant competitions it held last year to distribute funds from a $27 billion financing program created by the Inflation Reduction Act known as the…

New Rule Targets Methane Waste on Federal Lands

March 27, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — In an effort to curb dirty methane pollution, the Bureau of Land Management released a new rule that charges industry operators for unnecessarily wasting publicly owned methane on federal and tribal lands. Right now, more than 150 billion…

SEC Financial Disclosure Rule is Good for Investors

March 6, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted today to issue a new rule requiring companies to disclose financial risks related to climate change.

NRDC Names Renowned Climate Strategist as New International Senior Vice President

March 5, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – Yamide Dagnet has been named International Senior Vice President at NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). Dagnet will lead the organization’s International Department with significant focus on global environment and climate treaties, and international finance.