Eve Gartner, Managing Attorney, Toxic Exposure and Health Program, Earthjustice: “Communities around the country are suffering lead exposure from soil because EPA has dropped the ball for decades.”

Governor’s budget offers starting points on critical Issues, but final budget must go bolder

As many as 22 million people drink water from lead

Menores de 12 años o más jóvenes pueden estar expuestos al plomo, el asbesto y otras sustancias químicas tóxicas a través del maquillaje y productos para uso personal

Governor Hochul renews pledge for all-electric new construction, transition into zero-emissions future, highlighted investment in water infrastructure, and protections for impacted communities

Agency asks court to allow revisions and new rulemaking for the Lead and Copper Rule

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a court motion for remand to revisit and reassess the revisions it made to the Lead and Copper Rule during the Trump Administration. The Lead and Copper rule, or LCR, regulates the control and monitoring of lead in drinking water. The EPA is asking for the remand in response to a challenge brought by Earthjustice a on behalf of civil rights and environmental groups, for not protecting children’s health and the safety of the drinking water that millions of people living in the United States rely on. There were additional challenges filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and 9 state Attorneys General and the District of Columbia.

Challenge to the Lead and Copper Rule submitted by Attorneys General from 9 states and the District of Columbia

Court motion filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) saying it will reassess revisions it made to the Lead and Copper Rule during the Trump administration, promising key improvements to the rule.

Proposal marks first official step to regulating leaded aviation fuel, the top cause of lead in the air in the country 

Prutehi Litekyan/Save Ritidian calls on the Guam Environmental Protection Agency to immediately deny the Andersen Air Force Base permit to open burn and open detonate hazardous waste munitions on Tarague Beach.

The 2022 Lead Agenda details multi-agency, legislative, budgetary, and replacement action necessary to eliminate childhood toxic lead exposure

Three separate legal documents:
1. Initial Opening Brief of Petitioners Newburgh Clean Water Project, NAACP, Sierra Club, United Parents Against Lead, and Natural Resources Defense Council, represented by Earthjustice.
2. Standing Addendum of Petitioners Newburgh Clean Water Project, NAACP, Sierra Club, United Parents Against Lead, and Natural Resources Defense Council, represented by Earthjustice.
3. Initial Opening Brief of State Petitioners

Sharonda Williams-Tack leads a campaign that seeks to help struggling households reduce their utility bills through energy efficiency retrofits.

Most lead air pollution in the country comes from piston-engine aircrafts

Congress must act now to allow HUD to protect families receiving housing assistance

Final Budget Makes Moderate Climate Progress, but Bolder Action Critical in Remaining Legislative Session

Comments submitted on the Public Comment Draft of the EPA Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities (“Draft Lead Strategy”), prepared by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), to urge this Administration to take the bold and aggressive actions that are desperately needed so people are no longer harmed by lead.