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Bob Deans talked about legislation pushed by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives that he says weaken or reverse environmental laws that have been on the books for decades. Mr. D…

Peter Lehner, executive director of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), talked about the BP oil spill and its consequences. Mr. Lehner responded to questions from members of the au…

A coalition of organizations presented a $20 billion-plus package of proposals for stimulating the U.S. economy by creating green jobs while making the nation more energy efficient. The repr…

Nancy Stoner released the Natural Resources Defense Council’s 18th annual vacation beach water quality report. She spoke about areas in which various beaches had shown signs of improvement a…

Nancy Stoner presented the findings of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s annual vacation beach water quality report. She announced the best and the worst of the country’s popular vacat…

Nancy Stoner, Director of the Clean Water Project at the Natural Resources Defense Council, discussed water quality. She gave particular attention to water quality issues confronting the nat…

Environmental group members talked with reporters about the environmental issues facing the U.S. in 2004. Topics included the Bush administration’s environmental policy and loss of protectio…

Ms. Stoner spoke to reporters about pollution at U.S. beaches, the number of beach closings and advisories, health concerns due to beach water pollution, and monitoring water quality. Follow…

Officials spoke to reporters about the state of the public water supply in major cities. Among the topics they addressed were threats to child health, Bush administration policies, and progr…

Officials of environmental organizations analyzed the environmental aspects of the proposed budgets for the Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, and Environmental Protection Age…

Council officials released a report on beach closures and advisories across the country, and identified the sources of beachwater pollution, the health risks, and the economic impact. …

The panelists discussed the global climate changes that are attributed to global warming. They focused on how the U.S. needs to make a better effort to reduce harmful emissions being release…

Experts discussed the EPA’s new rules requiring water utilities to provide consumers annual reports of what contaminents are in their tap water. They explained the importance of this knowled…

Participants released a new report on problems facing U.S. national parks. They stressed that as more people have visited the parks, congressional spending to maintain them has decreased ove…

The Natural Resources Defense Council released its seventh annual report on beach closings due to pollution. Representatives of the group also called for national standards governing beach m…

Robert F. Kennedy and Carolyn Hartman, both representatives of the National Resources Defense Council, talked with reporters about the use of pesticides in the U.S. They opposed legislation …

Participants talked about a report concerning the contaminants in the nation’s drinking water supply. They also took reporters' questions. Some of the worst pollutants are bacteria, lead and…

Several environmental policy experts talked to reporters about the negative effects of the Republican “Contract with America” on U.S. environmental policy and regulation. The council release…

National Resources Defense council called a news conference to announce the findings of their report on the quality of drinking water in the U.S. The report compared water quality with feder…

Environmental researchers and activists spoke in a news conference to announce the release of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s report on the use of pesticides in American agriculture.…