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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…

North Carolina’s Delays on PFAS Limits in Drinking Water Pose Health and Economic Risks

July 9, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

WILMINGTON, NC - Local elected and business leaders, impacted citizens, and clean drinking water advocates called on state leaders to avoid further delays and immediately issue regulations protecting water from dangerous “forever chemicals.”  

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.

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…

Residents Still Waiting for Flint to Replace All Lead Pipes on 10-Year Anniversary of Water Crisis

April 24, 2024 Press ReleaseDetroit

DETROIT, Mich. – A decade after the Flint water crisis began and more than seven years after a major settlement was reached in the landmark citizen suit against the City of Flint and Michigan state officials, the City of Flint has failed…

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 Restricts Toxic PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found In Drinking Water

April 10, 2024 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) restricted six toxic PFAS chemicals found in drinking water today, the first time the agency has regulated these ubiquitous "forever chemicals" in water.

Legislators, Advocates Urge Swift Action on Bills to Protect NYers from PFAS “Forever Chemicals”

February 6, 2024 Press ReleaseNew York

Today legislators and the PFAS-Free New York coalition gathered in Albany to call for urgent action to pass package of bills for the 2024 legislative session that would curb PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contamination in New York State.

Navy Agrees to Comply with Clean Water Act for Munitions Testing on Potomac

January 10, 2024 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Federal Court in Maryland Approves Settlement in Lawsuit Brought by Potomac Riverkeeper Network and NRDC

EPA Prioritizes Evaluation of the Plastic Compound Vinyl Chloride

December 14, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today it will prioritize the chemicals Vinyl Chloride, Acetaldehyde Acrylonitrile, Benzenamine, and 4,4’-Methylene bis for evaluation and potential regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 

NRDC Announces EPA Environmental Justice Leader as New Senior Vice President for Environmental Health

November 17, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

Tejada will lead the organization’s Environmental Health division, serving as the chief visionary and strategist for NRDC’s advocacy to protect human health.

240 Groups Urge Biden Administration to Take Bold Action on Plastic Pollution

November 9, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

As negotiations for a global plastics treaty are scheduled to resume in Nairobi, Kenya, 240 U.S. environmental, public health, and other NGOs sent a letter to the Biden administration today calling for stricter limits on plastic pollution and a crackdown…

Reducing Lead in Tap Water Would Yield Billions in Previously Ignored Health and Other Benefits, Far Surpassing Costs

May 10, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON – Cutting lead levels in drinking water would yield at least $9 billion in annual health benefits and other benefits that taken together exceed costs by at least 35-fold, according to a new analysis by researchers at Harvard’s T.H…

Court Rules EPA Must Regulate Perchlorate

May 9, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

WASHINGTON – A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, today unanimously ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision against regulating the toxic chemical perchlorate in drinking water was illegal.

EPA Moves to Cut Toxic Air Pollution from Coal Plants

April 5, 2023 Press ReleaseWashington, D.C.

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency today proposed to strengthen its Mercury and Air Toxics Standards to cut pollution from power plants that burn coal and oil, enhancing air quality and better protecting public health. 

Historic PFAS Drinking Water Regulations Proposed by EPA

March 14, 2023 Press ReleaseUnited States

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to set limits on the amounts of six toxic “forever” chemicals found in drinking water.

3M Ending PFAS Manufacturing Paves Way for Chemical Market Shift

December 21, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

ST. PAUL, MINN.– Leading chemical manufacturer 3M announced it will exit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturing and work to discontinue the use of the “forever chemical” across its product portfolio by the end of 2025. 3M’s decision signals a…

EPA Grants NRDC’s Petition to Remove Neurotoxin in All Pet Flea Collars

October 12, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

NEW YORK – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is banning all pet flea collars containing the pesticide tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP), a member of the class of organophosphates that damages the developing brains and nervous systems of young children, toddlers and fetuses…

Judge Approves Multi-Million Dollar Clean-Up for Penobscot River

October 11, 2022 Press ReleaseMaine

BANGOR, ME — Today, a Federal District Court in Maine approved a settlement that requires Mallinckrodt US LLC to pay for mercury remediation in the Penobscot River Estuary, concluding a more than two decade long legal fight led by Maine…

In a First, EPA Designates Two PFAS Chemicals as Hazardous Under Superfund Law

August 26, 2022 Press ReleaseUnited States

Two “forever chemicals” will be listed as hazardous substances under Superfund law for the first time by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), fulfilling a campaign pledge by President Biden.