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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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Green Budget, Fiscal Year 2008 (PDF)

Overview
The 110th Congress has the opportunity to turn the tide and provide a real investment in the environment to help create a stable and sustainable future.

Nanotechnologies and the Precautionary Principle (PDF)

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Every commercial sector, including food and agriculture, electronics, cosmetics, energy production, and medical devices is taking advantage of the properties of nanomaterials. These new properties, however, also confer new hazards. This presentation outlines precautionary recommendations for the nanotechnology industry that...

The Bush Administration's National Security Strategy - Presentation (PDF)

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The experts in NRDC's nuclear program often present briefings to philanthropy groups, academic institutions, government officials and others. This page provides presentation materials to briefing attendees for further study. This Big Piggy Went to Congress: Subsidizing Nuclear Power (Again and...

The Bush Administration's National Security Strategy - Presentation (PPT)

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The experts in NRDC's nuclear program often present briefings to philanthropy groups, academic institutions, government officials and others. This page provides presentation materials to briefing attendees for further study. This Big Piggy Went to Congress: Subsidizing Nuclear Power (Again and...

Table 1. NRDC estimate of the current stockpile as of 2004 (PDF)

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The recent announcement by the Bush administration to significantly reduce the U.S. nuclear weapon stockpile is a welcome and positive step, but there are several caveats that warrant further discussion. An NRDC analysis of the proposal found it lacking for...

Supporting China’s Green Transformation

OverviewChinaAlvin Lin, JingJing Qian

NRDC is working with local and international partners to help reduce pollution, increase energy efficiency and clean energy, and strengthen environmental governance. 

Promote Clean Energy in Latin America

OverviewChile, Colombia, Costa Rica, MexicoCarolina Herrera, Amanda Maxwell
NRDC experts are working with local leaders to reduce their nations’ dependence on dirty and unreliable energy sources by using public policy, innovative technologies, and finance solutions.

Protect Latin America’s Natural Resources

OverviewColombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, ChileCarolina Herrera, Amanda Maxwell
NRDC is working to protect the region’s natural treasures from exploitation and to support sustainable development.

Invest in 21st Century Infrastructure

OverviewUnited StatesStephanie Gidigbi Jenkins, Rob Moore, Becky Hammer, Erik D. Olson, Luke Tonachel, Khalil Shahyd, Douglass Sims, Marc Boom, David Doniger
We promote infrastructure plans that transition us to clean energy, address the changing climate, create jobs, and remedy the negative legacy of the past.