Court Battles

Since our founding in 1970, NRDC has been in court defending the environment and human health. Litigation is in our DNA.

Here, you can follow some of our landmark court battles as well as other legal advocacy, including administrative cases and amicus briefs. Whether up against a fossil fuel corporation or a government agency, NRDC will continue using facts, evidence, and the rule of law to enforce safeguards and hold polluters accountable.

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Featured Court Battles

Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. Bureau of Land Management et al. (Willow Project)

November 13, 2023 Court CaseAlaskaActive

NRDC and partners are suing the agencies that have illegally approved the Willow oil development project—a ticking “carbon bomb”—in Alaska.

NRDC v. EPA (Tetrachlorvinphos)

January 25, 2023 Court CaseUnited StatesActive

NRDC is fighting to ban the use of a dangerous pesticide in household pet products.

Communities for a Better Environment v. Corteva Inc. et al.

February 15, 2022 Court CaseCaliforniaActive

NRDC is working with a top environmental justice watchdog to clean up a chemical plant in California.

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Migrant Clinicians Network et al. v. U.S. EPA et al. (Streptomycin)

January 4, 2024 Court CaseUnited States, FloridaActive

After NRDC and our partners sued the EPA, the medically important streptomycin antibiotic may no longer be lawfully sold or distributed as a pesticide.

NRDC v. E. Scott Pruitt et al. (Neonic Pesticides)

May 15, 2023 Court CaseUnited StatesActive

Research shows neonics are highly toxic to wildlife, including key pollinators—and the EPA’s failure to act on that evidence violates the Endangered Species Act. So we’re suing.

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments et al. v. FDA et al. (Antibiotic Resistance)

January 24, 2023 Court CaseUnited StatesActive

NRDC and a coalition of public health advocacy groups are suing the FDA to halt unnecessary uses of antibiotics in animal agriculture—and protect people and the environment.

NRDC v. David L. Bernhardt et al. (Rusty Patched Bumblebee Habitat)

September 1, 2020 Court CaseEast, MidwestClosed

More than two years since the rusty patched bumblebee was listed as an endangered species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has yet to designate and protect the bee’s critical habitat, as required by law.

NRDC v. E. Scott Pruitt et al. (Enlist Duo)

July 23, 2020 Court CaseUnited StatesClosed

The EPA approved the pesticide Enlist Duo despite its serious risks to people and monarch butterflies. So NRDC challenged the EPA’s decision—and won an important victory.

Alfa International Seafood et al. v. Wilbur Ross et al.

January 1, 2018 Court CaseInternational, United StatesClosed

The National Marine Fisheries Service has a Seafood Traceability Rule that helps prevent illegal fishing and seafood fraud. When it came under attack, NRDC stepped in.

Court Battles

Featured Court Battles

Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. Bureau of Land Management et al. (Willow Project)

NRDC v. EPA (Tetrachlorvinphos)

Communities for a Better Environment v. Corteva Inc. et al.

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Migrant Clinicians Network et al. v. U.S. EPA et al. (Streptomycin)

NRDC v. E. Scott Pruitt et al. (Neonic Pesticides)

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments et al. v. FDA et al. (Antibiotic Resistance)

NRDC v. David L. Bernhardt et al. (Rusty Patched Bumblebee Habitat)

NRDC v. E. Scott Pruitt et al. (Enlist Duo)

Alfa International Seafood et al. v. Wilbur Ross et al.

NRDC Litigation in Action

A 22-Year Court Battle Ends with Justice for the Penobscot River

Fighting the Tide of Watered Down Justice

America’s Gray Wolves Get Another Chance at Real Recovery

The Unlikely Takedown of Keystone XL

The Revitalization of This Former Coal Town Starts Now

A Whale of a Win

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Court Battles

Featured Court Battles

Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. Bureau of Land Management et al. (Willow Project)

NRDC v. EPA (Tetrachlorvinphos)

Communities for a Better Environment v. Corteva Inc. et al.

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Migrant Clinicians Network et al. v. U.S. EPA et al. (Streptomycin)

NRDC v. E. Scott Pruitt et al. (Neonic Pesticides)

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments et al. v. FDA et al. (Antibiotic Resistance)

NRDC v. David L. Bernhardt et al. (Rusty Patched Bumblebee Habitat)

NRDC v. E. Scott Pruitt et al. (Enlist Duo)

Alfa International Seafood et al. v. Wilbur Ross et al.

NRDC Litigation in Action

A 22-Year Court Battle Ends with Justice for the Penobscot River

Fighting the Tide of Watered Down Justice

America’s Gray Wolves Get Another Chance at Real Recovery

The Unlikely Takedown of Keystone XL

The Revitalization of This Former Coal Town Starts Now

A Whale of a Win