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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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EPA, NRDC, Others Reach HFC Leak and Reclaim Agreement (PDF)

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NRDC and a coalition of states and cities have reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, whereby the agency agreed to a timeline for implementing a congressional mandate to issue federal standards curbing leaks of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), super-potent climate-warming...

Complaint for Hawaiian False Killer Whale (PDF)

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A complaint filed in D.C. District Court alleging a violation of the ESA and demanding the responsible agencies to designate critical habitat by a date certain for the Hawaiian insular false killer whale.

Industry Challenges to EPA Actions to Curb Carbon Pollution

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More than 100 cases have been filed against EPA's endangerment finding, the landmark vehicle emission standards, and requirements for the largest new or expanded power plants and industrial facilities to use the best available and affordable carbon pollution controls.

PCCFA v. Ross Complaint (PDF)

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NRDC has filed its 100th suit against the Trump Administration in an effort to protect California Salmon and endangered species.

Order Denying Temporary Restraining Order (PDF)

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Lawsuit filed by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and the American Lighting Association against the California Energy Commission and its commissioners over the commission decision to expand light bulb energy efficiency standards.

Lawsuit Filing NEMA v CEC (PDF)

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Lawsuit filed by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and the American Lighting Association against the California Energy Commission and its commissioners over the commission decision to expand light bulb energy efficiency standards.

ACE Rule Petition for Review (PDF)

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NRDC and our partners filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit against EPA for unlawfully repealing the agency’s Clean Power Plan replacing it with the so-called ACE Rule, which will produce only minor reductions...

ESA Rollback Litigation (PDF)

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NRDC and partners sue the Trump administration for serious rollbacks of ESA protections.

USWTR Summary Judgment Order (PDF)

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Judge Wood's order denying plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and granting defendant's motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit that challenged the Navy's decision to build and operate a 500-square-mile undersea warfare training range next to the only known calving...