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Single-Use Plastics 101

GuideUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
Here’s everything you need to know about the most ubiquitous (and avoidable) kind of plastic waste: the kind made to be tossed in mere minutes.
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Will Funds for Water Infrastructure Flow Fairly?

ReportUnited StatesBecky Hammer, Erik D. Olson
These report cards grade all 50 states on water funding equity.
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Getting the Lead Out: Removing Lead Pipes Would Yield Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Health Benefits

Issue BriefUnited StatesErik D. Olson
Removing lead service lines could save the United States an estimated $786 billion from avoided health impacts over the next 35 years.

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Mystic and NE Aquarium letter (PDF)

Letters
A selection of public comment letters submitted in support of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

Mass State Legislators letter (PDF)

Letters
A selection of public comment letters submitted in support of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

Letter Opposing House FY18 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to members of Congress, NRDC and 11 other environmental organizations urge opposition to the FY18 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. This bill fails to provide adequate funding to crucial programs and continues the...

133 NGO Letter to Secretary Zinke Opposing the Expansion of Offshore Drilling

Letters
133 nonprofit organizations from across the United States sent a letter to Interior Secretary Zinke in opposition to the expansion of offshore drilling. "Offshore drilling brings unacceptable risks to our oceans, coastal residents, communities, existing economies, and our climate," the...

Mother's Day Letter to Murkowski (PDF)

Letters
This Mother's Day, the United Tribes of Bristol Bay sent a letter to Senator Murkowski regarding the settlement reached by EPA and the Pebble Limited Partnership.

Letter Urging Opposition to Nuclear Waste Bill, H.R. 3053 (PDF)

Letters
One hundred and sixty-seven (167) groups including the Natural Resources Defense Council sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging them to oppose the “Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017.” This bill would ignore environmental concerns, states’ rights...

Letter to Amazon re: Neonics (PDF)

Letters
A letter from a coalition of environmental groups, including NRDC, to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asking the company to remove pesticides and plants containing neonics from its website.