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And our health is intimately tied to the air we breathe, water we drink, food we eat, products we use, and places where we live, learn, work, and play. We must protect the health of our communities and ensure that all people have a meaningful voice in their well-being. Our future—and our resilience—depends on our ability to deliver a just, clean, and healthy environment for all.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__expanded"> <div class="l-fact-grid"> <div class="c-fact" data-fact> <div class="c-fact__title"><p>9%</p></div> <div class="c-fact__content" data-fact-show><p dir="ltr"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/larry-levine/american-rescue-plan-offers-relief-water-sewer-bills"><span>reduction</span></a><span> we would have seen in COVID-19 infection rates had utility disconnections been barred across the United States from March through November 2020</span></p></div> </div> <div class="c-fact" data-fact> <div class="c-fact__title"><p>7<span class="u-small-caps">m</span></p></div> <div class="c-fact__content" data-fact-show><p dir="ltr"><span>The number of people around the globe </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/air-pollution-everything-you-need-know"><span>die from exposure to air pollution</span></a><span> each year</span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__expanded"> <figure class="c-figure"> <div class="c-figure__media"> <div class="l-image-grid has-3-images"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_4x3_25/public/2023-01/nrdc-water-distribution-benton-harbor-mi-168.jpg.webp?h=ac778ff2&itok=toUr3Z-2 192w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_4x3_50/public/2023-01/nrdc-water-distribution-benton-harbor-mi-168.jpg.webp?h=ac778ff2&itok=0JvIvrre 384w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_4x3_75/public/2023-01/nrdc-water-distribution-benton-harbor-mi-168.jpg.webp?h=ac778ff2&itok=DdhO_B4n 576w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_4x3_100/public/2023-01/nrdc-water-distribution-benton-harbor-mi-168.jpg.webp?h=ac778ff2&itok=Q8rNhkf4 768w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_4x3_150/public/2023-01/nrdc-water-distribution-benton-harbor-mi-168.jpg.webp?h=ac778ff2&itok=s_rXAmWW 1152w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_4x3_200/public/2023-01/nrdc-water-distribution-benton-harbor-mi-168.jpg.webp?h=ac778ff2&itok=i70E6DOW 1360w" sizes="min(calc(100vw - 2.22222rem), 768px)" width="576" height="432" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_4x3_100/public/2023-01/nrdc-water-distribution-benton-harbor-mi-168.jpg.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=Q8rNhkf4" alt="Two people with blue T-shirts carrying bottled water at a pickup site in Benton Harbor, Michigan" /> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_2x3_25/public/2023-01/nrdc-saving-seeds-yuma-az-27.jpg.webp?h=63bf57a8&itok=oOFcm-Ky 192w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_2x3_50/public/2023-01/nrdc-saving-seeds-yuma-az-27.jpg.webp?h=63bf57a8&itok=OZTx9FIw 384w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_2x3_75/public/2023-01/nrdc-saving-seeds-yuma-az-27.jpg.webp?h=63bf57a8&itok=xUMdj2eU 576w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_2x3_100/public/2023-01/nrdc-saving-seeds-yuma-az-27.jpg.webp?h=63bf57a8&itok=52spYVDZ 768w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_2x3_150/public/2023-01/nrdc-saving-seeds-yuma-az-27.jpg.webp?h=63bf57a8&itok=oTkFYkxQ 1152w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_2x3_200/public/2023-01/nrdc-saving-seeds-yuma-az-27.jpg.webp?h=63bf57a8&itok=tHZwoyzb 1536w" sizes="min(calc(100vw - 2.22222rem), 768px)" width="576" height="864" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_2x3_100/public/2023-01/nrdc-saving-seeds-yuma-az-27.jpg.jpg?h=63bf57a8&itok=52spYVDZ" alt="Seed savor Tudor Montague crouching down and pulling up i'itoi onions in his garden in Fort Yuma-Quechan Reservation near Yuma, Arizona" /> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_4x3_25/public/2023-01/nrdc-solar-energy-public-housing-ny-1350259233.jpg.webp?h=8a6d63f3&itok=2Pec2KJs 192w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_4x3_50/public/2023-01/nrdc-solar-energy-public-housing-ny-1350259233.jpg.webp?h=8a6d63f3&itok=gWzKRl5_ 384w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_4x3_75/public/2023-01/nrdc-solar-energy-public-housing-ny-1350259233.jpg.webp?h=8a6d63f3&itok=nxylhmLP 576w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_4x3_100/public/2023-01/nrdc-solar-energy-public-housing-ny-1350259233.jpg.webp?h=8a6d63f3&itok=pPEVhVM9 768w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_4x3_150/public/2023-01/nrdc-solar-energy-public-housing-ny-1350259233.jpg.webp?h=8a6d63f3&itok=WiZPmdLF 1152w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_4x3_200/public/2023-01/nrdc-solar-energy-public-housing-ny-1350259233.jpg.webp?h=8a6d63f3&itok=E8ICvjal 1360w" sizes="min(calc(100vw - 2.22222rem), 768px)" width="576" height="432" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_4x3_100/public/2023-01/nrdc-solar-energy-public-housing-ny-1350259233.jpg.jpg?h=8a6d63f3&itok=pPEVhVM9" alt="An aerial view of the Queens Bridge Houses basketball court surrounded by trees and solar rooftops in New York" /> </div> </div> <figcaption class="c-figure__caption"><div class="c-figure__caption-text"><p><em>Clockwise from top left: </em><span>Volunteers with the Benton Harbor Community Water Council carry bottled water at a pickup site in Benton Harbor, Michigan, whose residents were advised to avoid tap water due to elevated lead levels; Tudor Montague—a seed saver, member of Native Seed/SEARCH’s board of directors, and founder and head roaster at Spirit Mountain Roasting Co.—pulls up i’itoi onions in his garden in Fort Yuma-Quechan Reservation, home of the Quechan (Kwatsáan) Indian Tribe, near Yuma, Arizona; trees and solar-paneled roofs, as seen in the Queens Bridge Houses in New York City, are a step toward building healthier communities. </span></p></div><div class="c-figure__caption-credit"> <span class="u-visually-hidden">Credit: </span>1) <p><span>Taylor Emrey Glascock for NRDC</span></p>; 2) <p><span> Caitlin O’Hara for NRDC</span></p>; 3) <p>iStock</p></div></figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="c-table-of-contents__section u-clearfix" id="solutions" data-table-of-contents-section> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg"> <h2>Solutions</h2> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg u-clearfix" data-wysiwyg> <p dir="ltr"><span>Throughout our policy, advocacy, and coalition-building work, we’re focused on intersectional strategies in order to improve public health outcomes, particularly for the populations facing the greatest health disparities. Here are our current priorities:</span></p> <h5 dir="ltr">Build power for the grassroots environmental justice movement</h5> <p dir="ltr"><span>Low-income residents and communities of color are disproportionately targeted within our social systems, including health care, transportation, judicial, and industrial systems. The injustices add up and compound each other, leading to less opportunity and increased health impacts such as higher levels of mental and physical stress; higher exposure to pollutants; and shortened longevity, among many other worsened health outcomes. NRDC is supporting communities in co-creating their future and defining their own solutions. We are working to ensure that these communities not only have a </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/clean-energy-expert-bringing-black-voices-table"><span>seat at the table</span></a><span> but are leading how climate and public policies are developed. Their needs and recommendations must be well incorporated into everything from </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/eight-ways-bidens-plan-could-build-equity-our-infrastructure"><span>infrastructure planning</span></a><span> to the building of the clean energy workforce.</span></p> <h5 dir="ltr">Reduce smog, soot, toxic, and indoor air pollution</h5> <p><span>In the United States, people of color are 1.5 times more likely than white people to live in areas with poor air quality. Historically, racist zoning policies and the discriminatory lending practices known as </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/how-unite-fight-racial-equity-and-environmental-action"><span>redlining</span></a><span> have combined to keep polluting industries and car-choked highways away from white neighborhoods and have turned communities of color—especially poor and working-class communities of color—into sacrifice zones where residents are forced to breathe dirty air and suffer the many health problems associated with it. The most effective way to control </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/air-pollution-everything-you-need-know"><span>air pollution</span></a><span>—which both worsens climate change and is </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/vijay-limaye/epa-halts-efforts-clean-unsafe-levels-ozone-smog"><span>worsened by</span></a><span> climate change—is to reduce our burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas), and that encompasses solutions we’ve been championing in the United States and through partnerships with clean air advocates in </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/anjali-jaiswal/india-launches-national-clean-air-program"><span>India</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/keeping-close-watch-chinas-climate-transition"><span>China</span></a><span>. By reforming </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/crushing-cars-loud-smelly-business-thats-terrible-air-quality"><span>discriminatory land use patterns</span></a><span>, transitioning to renewable energy sources (such as wind and solar power), maximizing fuel efficiency in our vehicles, </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/patricio-portillo/state-plan-calls-bold-leadership-clean-trucks"><span>replacing more of our gasoline-powered cars and trucks</span></a><span> with electric versions, and shifting to technologies such as heat pumps and induction stoves to </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/how-ditch-biggest-fossil-fuel-offenders-your-life"><span>decarbonize our homes</span></a><span>, we'll be limiting air pollution at its many sources while also improving the health of millions of people. </span></p> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-callout--secondary theme-dark-green c-callout"> <h3 class="c-callout__title"><p>Did You Know?</p></h3> <div class="c-callout__subtitle"> <p><span>Instead of ensuring that the most vulnerable in our society have access to essential utility services, such as water and electricity, many states allow utilities to </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/deron-lovaas/new-customer-bill-rights-affordable-utility-services"><span>disconnect</span></a><span> households when they cannot afford their monthly bills. Late fees and other punitive charges compound the problem by increasing the amount that struggling households must pay to access, maintain, or restore power and water service. These disconnections disproportionately harm people of color and the elderly and result in serious health implications.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg u-clearfix" data-wysiwyg> <h5 dir="ltr">Secure safe, sufficient, and affordable drinking water</h5> <p dir="ltr"><span>Access to affordable and safe drinking water, especially for marginalized communities, is a life-or-death matter. That’s why we’re pushing to immediately reform our nation’s drinking water infrastructure, which includes replacing </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/resources/millions-served-water-systems-detecting-lead"><span>millions of toxic lead service lines</span></a><span> bringing water into homes and addressing disparities in state infrastructure that increases the health threats from bacterial contamination and improper disinfection. We also are working to secure health-protective drinking water standards for PFAS, perchlorate, and hexavalent chromium. In addition, we’re ensuring that household income does not limit access to this basic human right by advocating for </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/laura-goldberg/utility-consumer-and-renter-protections-beyond-covid-19"><span>utility shutoff moratoriums</span></a><span> alongside the expansion of low-income utility assistance programs. Finally, we are championing new standards that ensure there’s enough water to go around as inefficiencies in our infrastructure and increasing drought put pressure on drinking water supplies.</span></p> <h5 dir="ltr">Remove toxic chemicals from household products and building materials</h5> <p dir="ltr"><span>Many chemicals that are widely used in consumer products and industrial processes are harmful to human health, from </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/forever-chemicals-called-pfas-show-your-food-clothes-and-home"><span>PFAS</span></a><span> (found in everything from clothing to drinking water to food packaging) to </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/fight-against-flame-retardants"><span>flame retardants</span></a><span> (used in furniture, baby products, electronics, and building insulation). To ensure a healthy future for our children and communities, we must address the sources of these harmful chemicals across their life cycle, from production through disposal. We advocate for science-based policies, stronger regulations, and marketplace reforms to phase them out, in partnership with the frontline communities disproportionately exposed to toxic chemicals.</span></p> <h5 dir="ltr">Transform agriculture and food systems</h5> <p><span>Farm- and food workers are facing </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/taking-care-food-workers-who-take-care-us"><span>disproportionate health risks</span></a><span>, low-income communities are grappling with increasing food insecurity, and our infrastructure does not adequately sustain regional food systems. We advocate for reforms to our conventional growing systems, including those that increase </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/blackfeet-nation-taking-back-food-system"><span>food sovereignty</span></a><span> and decrease reliance on synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and the </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/industrial-agriculture-101"><span>“factory farms”</span></a><span> that contaminate water, air, and soil and fuel antibiotic resistance—a serious health threat to residents of surrounding communities. We also work to strengthen worker safety standards for the food sector, where increasing exposure to extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and other climate impacts demands immediate, systemic changes.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg u-clearfix" data-wysiwyg> <p><a class="c-button c-button--primary" href="https://www.nrdc.org/court-battles?f%5B0%5D=issue%3A37">SEE LEGAL FIGHTS</a> <a class="c-button c-button--secondary" href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts?f%5B0%5D=issue%3A37">MEET OUR EXPERTS</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <blockquote class="c-pull-quote"> <p dir="ltr"><span>“Supporting clean energy saves tens of thousands of lives today and billions of dollars in health-care costs by reducing air pollution and limiting the worst effects of climate change.” </span></p> <cite class="c-pull-quote__cite"><p><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/kim-knowlton/health-lens-shaping-more-equitable-climate-policy"><span>Kim Knowlton</span></a><span>, senior scientist, Science Office</span></p></cite> </blockquote> </div> <div class="l-page__expanded"> <figure class="c-figure"> <div class="c-figure__media"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_4x3_25/public/2023-01/nrdc-farm-to-school-lunch-639407320.jpg.webp?h=f2fcf546&itok=58ppoal7 288w, /sites/default/files/styles/large_4x3_50/public/2023-01/nrdc-farm-to-school-lunch-639407320.jpg.webp?h=f2fcf546&itok=D61zwR-O 576w, /sites/default/files/styles/large_4x3_75/public/2023-01/nrdc-farm-to-school-lunch-639407320.jpg.webp?h=f2fcf546&itok=JCs-lZI8 864w, /sites/default/files/styles/large_4x3_100/public/2023-01/nrdc-farm-to-school-lunch-639407320.jpg.webp?h=f2fcf546&itok=2zl19t_4 1152w, /sites/default/files/styles/large_4x3_150/public/2023-01/nrdc-farm-to-school-lunch-639407320.jpg.webp?h=f2fcf546&itok=pKaCo0hl 1728w, /sites/default/files/styles/large_4x3_200/public/2023-01/nrdc-farm-to-school-lunch-639407320.jpg.webp?h=f2fcf546&itok=vPHN5rmi 2304w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) min(calc((100vw - 4.44444rem) * 3 / 4), 1152px), (min-width: 808px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem) * 3 / 4), calc(100vw - 2.22222rem)" width="864" height="648" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large_4x3_100/public/2023-01/nrdc-farm-to-school-lunch-639407320.jpg.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=2zl19t_4" alt="A table of trays of fresh foods with children's hands holding the trays" /> </div> <figcaption class="c-figure__caption"><div class="c-figure__caption-text"><p><span>Farm-to-school programs, like the one that was launched in California in 2021, helps to enhance children's health as well as support climate-friendly farms. </span></p></div><div class="c-figure__caption-credit"> <span class="u-visually-hidden">Credit: </span><p><span>Steve Debenport/Getty Images</span></p></div></figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="c-table-of-contents__section u-clearfix" id="progress" data-table-of-contents-section> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg"> <h2>Progress</h2> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg u-clearfix" data-wysiwyg> <ul> <li><span>In October 2024—10 years after NRDC and community partners started the fight against the water crisis in Flint, Michigan—the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Lead and Copper Improvements Rule, which requires that nearly every lead water pipe in the country be </span><a href="/press-releases/epa-orders-lead-pipes-nationwide-be-removed" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="97b1925e-1bf0-4f8a-bd36-8be8da30a41c" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="EPA Orders Lead Pipes Nationwide to be Removed"><span>removed</span></a><span> within the next 10 years. In 2020, NRDC, along with partner groups and 10 state attorneys general, had </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nrdc/nrdc-sues-epa-its-illegal-rule-will-expose-millions-toxic-lead-drinking-water"><span>challenged</span></a><span> the EPA's lead regulations, deeming them inadequate and illegal. This is a monumental victory for public health, as there is no safe level of lead. </span>The rule—which is the first significant new protections on lead in water in more than three decades—also requires water utilities and cities to establish better lead testing requirements and mandates a complete inventory of lead water pipes.</li> <li dir="ltr"><span>Recognizing the need to combat dangerous air pollution, the Indian government launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in 2019 to </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/anjali-jaiswal/clearing-air-climate-and-air-quality-solutions"><span>reduce outdoor air pollution</span></a><span> in more than a hundred of the country’s most polluted cities. In 2022, it is in the process of scaling up the NCAP to a national mission, “Clean Air for All,” and has committed to enhancing its goal of a 20 to 30 percent cut in air pollution levels (from 2017 levels) by 2024.</span></li> <li dir="ltr"><span>California launched a new Farm to School program in 2021 that commits to giving school districts extra resources when they purchase from local growers who are using organic and other climate-smart systems and practices. Federal lawmakers are considering adopting this approach in the </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/valerie-baron/opportunities-bolster-2023-farm-bill"><span>2023 Farm Bill</span></a><span>. This would increase production of healthy food grown without toxic pesticides and under climate-friendly farming practices.</span></li> <li dir="ltr"><span>The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services now has an Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) for the first time in its history. OCCHE’s </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/juanita-constible/2021-turning-point-climate-and-health-adaptation"><span>priorities</span></a><span> include, among other things, addressing health disparities exacerbated by climate impacts and fostering innovation in adaptation for disadvantaged communities.</span></li> <li dir="ltr"><span>NRDC experts first exposed the dangers of pesticides used in certain collars intended to protect pets from fleas and ticks in 2000. A </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/resources/poison-pets-ii-toxic-chemicals-flea-and-tick-collars"><span>follow-up report</span></a><span> nine years later showed that residue from the chemicals in those collars can be found on pets’ fur at levels that are dangerous for kids. Our analysis and advocacy led to limited action from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2014; then finally, after ongoing pressure from NRDC, the agency announced in 2022 that it was </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/media/2022/221012-0"><span>granting our petition</span></a><span> to ban collars with tetrachlorvinphos (TCVP) and would begin the regulatory process to take them off the market. </span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="c-table-of-contents__section u-clearfix" id="impact" data-table-of-contents-section> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg"> <h2>More Ways to Make an Impact</h2> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__expanded"> <section class="theme-gray-2 u-spaced-8-below l-section l-section--secondary"> <div class="l-constrain"> <div class="l-section__main"> <div class="l-section__link"><a href="/take-action/toolkits">See all Toolkits & How-Tos</a></div> <div class="l-section__content"> <div class="c-view c-view--related-content-cards c-view--display-issue_filter view js-view-dom-id-5b1faa6a1ccd42206d1016c18a13127d1102eb22810b060451693ce51206007e"> <div class="l-card-grid l-card-grid--carousel" data-card-grid-carousel> <a class="l-card-grid__skipnav u-visually-hidden u-focusable" href="#carousel">Skip carousel items</a> <div class="l-card-grid__controls" data-card-grid-carousel-controls> <button class="l-card-grid__prev" aria-label="Previous"> <svg class="c-icon is-left icon--card-grid" role="img" aria-hidden="true"><use href="/themes/nrdc_theme/dist/images/sprite.artifact.svg#angle"></use></svg></button> <button class="l-card-grid__next" aria-label="Next"> <svg class="c-icon is-right icon--card-grid" role="img" aria-hidden="true"><use href="/themes/nrdc_theme/dist/images/sprite.artifact.svg#angle"></use></svg></button> </div> <div class="l-card-grid__content" data-card-grid-carousel-content > <div data-history-node-id="21883" class="c-card"> <div class="c-card__wrapper"> <div class="c-card__media"> <img alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_25/public/mia_nrdc_8thingsfinal_2400.jpeg.webp?h=976c1c61&itok=MU-Zst7A 192w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_50/public/mia_nrdc_8thingsfinal_2400.jpeg.webp?h=976c1c61&itok=zELOlXL4 384w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_75/public/mia_nrdc_8thingsfinal_2400.jpeg.webp?h=976c1c61&itok=0pp4Y-aO 576w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/mia_nrdc_8thingsfinal_2400.jpeg.webp?h=976c1c61&itok=6nJtSTR6 768w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_150/public/mia_nrdc_8thingsfinal_2400.jpeg.webp?h=976c1c61&itok=BSHVzg-0 1152w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_200/public/mia_nrdc_8thingsfinal_2400.jpeg.webp?h=976c1c61&itok=QSJDdj2T 1360w" sizes="(min-width: 1044px) min(calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), 491px), (min-width: 1024px) calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), (min-width: 1004px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), (min-width: 672px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), calc(100vw - 2.22222rem)" width="576" height="324" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/mia_nrdc_8thingsfinal_2400.jpeg.jpg?h=976c1c61&itok=6nJtSTR6" /> </div> <div class="c-card__content"> <a class="c-card__link" href="/stories/7-things-you-can-do-help-nrdc-fight-trumps-agenda"><h3 class="c-card__title">8 Things You Can Do to Help NRDC Fight Trump’s Agenda </h3></a> <div class="c-card__details"><span class="c-card__detail"><time datetime="2025-01-31T12:00:00Z">January 31, 2025</time> </span><span class="c-card__detail">How-To</span><span class="c-card__detail">United States</span></div> <div class="c-card__summary"> Feeling really angry or scared about the Trump administration's slew of anti-environmental attacks? 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Data show LIHWAP helped millions of people and thousands of water systems nationwide. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-history-node-id="74539" class="c-card"> <div class="c-card__wrapper"> <div class="c-card__media"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_25/public/2025-01/GettyImages-1002823828.jpg.webp?h=976cd3ba&itok=Ie4BzjIK 192w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_50/public/2025-01/GettyImages-1002823828.jpg.webp?h=976cd3ba&itok=uyRjG_mX 384w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_75/public/2025-01/GettyImages-1002823828.jpg.webp?h=976cd3ba&itok=4XhES0dx 576w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/2025-01/GettyImages-1002823828.jpg.webp?h=976cd3ba&itok=FNdzESdK 768w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_150/public/2025-01/GettyImages-1002823828.jpg.webp?h=976cd3ba&itok=dzKJWgFz 1152w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_200/public/2025-01/GettyImages-1002823828.jpg.webp?h=976cd3ba&itok=_h6OQZnL 1360w" sizes="(min-width: 1044px) min(calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), 491px), (min-width: 1024px) calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), (min-width: 1004px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), (min-width: 672px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), calc(100vw - 2.22222rem)" width="576" height="324" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/2025-01/GettyImages-1002823828.jpg.jpg?h=976cd3ba&itok=FNdzESdK" alt="A person in a yellow hazmat suit spraying a green field" /> </div> <div class="c-card__content"> <a class="c-card__link" href="/bio/jennifer-sass/two-new-papers-reveal-startling-human-health-risks-neonicotinoid-pesticides"><h3 class="c-card__title">Two New Papers Reveal Startling Human Health Risks from Neonicotinoid Pesticides </h3></a> <div class="c-card__details"><span class="c-card__detail"><time datetime="2025-01-27T12:00:00Z">January 27, 2025</time> </span><span class="c-card__detail">Expert Blog</span><span class="c-card__detail">United States</span><span class="c-card__detail">Dr. Jennifer Sass</span></div> <div class="c-card__summary"> Data obtained from the EPA show that there are significant health risks associated with neonicotinoid pesticides, particularly for children and pregnant women. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-history-node-id="74533" class="c-card"> <div class="c-card__wrapper"> <div class="c-card__media"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_25/public/2025-01/mother-child-drinking-tap-water-6513907.jpg.webp?h=2cbf0ef5&itok=QR9BDizQ 192w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_50/public/2025-01/mother-child-drinking-tap-water-6513907.jpg.webp?h=2cbf0ef5&itok=bfRj72bw 384w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_75/public/2025-01/mother-child-drinking-tap-water-6513907.jpg.webp?h=2cbf0ef5&itok=MBgW2jOU 576w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/2025-01/mother-child-drinking-tap-water-6513907.jpg.webp?h=2cbf0ef5&itok=7DinSk0f 768w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_150/public/2025-01/mother-child-drinking-tap-water-6513907.jpg.webp?h=2cbf0ef5&itok=e00_wJLQ 1152w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_200/public/2025-01/mother-child-drinking-tap-water-6513907.jpg.webp?h=2cbf0ef5&itok=NJsgt9Zc 1360w" sizes="(min-width: 1044px) min(calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), 491px), (min-width: 1024px) calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), (min-width: 1004px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), (min-width: 672px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), calc(100vw - 2.22222rem)" width="576" height="324" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/2025-01/mother-child-drinking-tap-water-6513907.jpg.jpg?h=2cbf0ef5&itok=7DinSk0f" alt="A mother gives her baby a sip of water from their kitchen sink." /> </div> <div class="c-card__content"> <a class="c-card__link" href="/bio/erik-d-olson/will-new-congress-say-americas-kids-let-them-drink-lead"><h3 class="c-card__title"> Will the New Congress Say to America’s Kids: Let Them Drink Lead? </h3></a> <div class="c-card__details"><span class="c-card__detail"><time datetime="2025-01-24T12:00:00Z">January 24, 2025</time> </span><span class="c-card__detail">Expert Blog</span><span class="c-card__detail">United States</span><span class="c-card__detail">Erik D. 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