January 26, 2021
The Natural Resources Defense Council and a group of Newark, New Jersey, educators have reached an agreement with the city that ensures work to fix lead water problems continues and residents receive clean water, they told a Garden State federal court Tuesday, requesting dismissal of the case.
February 22, 2019
The Natural Resources Defense Council and a group of Newark teachers on Thursday asked a New Jersey federal judge to force the city to find an alternative drinking water source for some residents until dangerous levels of lead are brought under control.
December 20, 2018
A New Jersey federal judge Thursday denied a bid by the Natural Resources Defense Council and a group of Newark teachers to force the city to expand a lead filtration program as part of their lawsuit alleging that the city's water system contains dangerous levels of the toxic metal.
June 26, 2018
The Natural Resources Defense Council and a group of teachers in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday filed suit in New Jersey federal court against the city, alleging that the city's water system contains dangerous levels of lead.