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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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Complaint in NRDC v. McCarthy (PDF)

Legal filings
Federal district court complaint filed on 4/22/16 against EPA for failing to review and approve revisions to California's water quality standards.

NRDC DOE Energy Standards Delay Complaint (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and our partners sued the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its failure to review and update energy conservation standards as required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). The lawsuit followed an official notice of intent to...

AR Section K through M (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

AR Section J (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

AR Section H and I (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

AR Section F and G (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

AR Section E (Staff Report) (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

AR Section D and E (excerpted) (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

AR Section C Part I (excerpted) (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

AR Section A and B (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

Petition to Cancel the Registrations for Enlist Duo Herbicide (PDF)

Legal filings
Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), NRDC submitted this petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel its October 15, 2014 and March 31, 2015 registrations for the herbicide Enlist Duo.