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Don’t Let Opponents’ Overblown Cost Estimates Derail EPA Rules to Replace Toxic Lead Pipes

Diesel trucks, making up just 6 percent of vehicles in California, are responsible for a disproportionate amount of harmful emissions, severely impacting communities near freight routes like those in the Inland Empire.

The White House released the final strategy in June 2024, incorporating over 10,000 comments made by the public.

Proposition 4 can tackle ag supply chain emissions with funds for sustainable farming, farmworker wellbeing, healthy food access, and local food infrastructure.

I just had my lead service line replaced, and I couldn’t be happier.

The Biden-Harris administration has racked up the most impressive list of environmental justice achievements in our nation’s history. But one major priority—finalizing the Lead and Copper Rule—still has not made it across the White House finish line. It’s urgent that…

Nation-leading bill pending before the Governor would boost municipal purchasing of local, healthier, and more sustainably produced food.

OSHA's proposed heat standard is an essential step toward a safer, healthier future for U.S. workers.

Drax has joined forces with GSNR to bring its forest-destroying practices to California. After signing an MOU in February 2024, it is transparent that GSNR’s aims are solely profit-driven.

Reinvigorating this organics waste strategy will curb methane emissions, advance neighborhood revitalization, and protect environmental health.

The Biden Administration’s long-awaited unfair practices rule under the Packers and Stockyards Act could help responsible meat producers reach more eaters

Through shareholder resolutions, letters, and activism, consumers and shareholders can push companies to clean up supply chains—and their reputations.

The newest members of the Environmental Management Commission are keeping PFAS pollution flowing to North Carolina's taps.

In the coming days, the Senate and Assembly must work together to craft a climate bond that includes substantial investments in food and farming infrastructure.

NRDC and a coalition of local groups, represented by Earthjustice, filed an appeal today to stop the construction of the Pacific Northwest’s first industrial-scale wood pellet biomass production facility.