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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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Brief Amicus Curiae on Reliability and Uncertainty in Science (PDF)

Legal filings
Brief Amicus Curiae on Reliability and Uncertainty in Science, filed on behalf of the Society for Conservation Biology and American Institute of Biological Sciences, in the Seventh Circuit biodiversity conservation case, Sierra Club v. Marita, May 24, 1994. In this...

Legal Brief Regarding the Proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska (PDF)

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Brief on Behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council in Support of Petitions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Action Regarding the Proposed Pebble Mine Under Section 404(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Complaint Filed Regarding Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (PDF)

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Complaint filed on January 15, 2019, in the U.S. District Court for D.C, challenging the Interior Department and Fish and Wildlife Service’s failure to timely designate critical habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee.

NRDC v Wheeler (PDF)

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NRDC and 11 other environmental groups filed lawsuits today against the Trump administration for its illegal rollback of clean car and fuel economy standards. The administration’s rule is based on massive technical and economic errors – and fails to meet...

EDF v Owens (PDF)

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NRDC and 11 other environmental groups filed lawsuits today against the Trump administration for its illegal rollback of clean car and fuel economy standards. The administration’s rule is based on massive technical and economic errors – and fails to meet...

Appendix to Amicus Brief (PDF)

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In 2019, New Hampshire issued rules regulating four Per- and polyfluoroalkyl in the state’s drinking water and groundwater. 3M has produced these dangerous chemicals for years and is now challenging the new rules. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and NRDC (Natural...

Amicus Brief in New Hampshire PFAS Case (PDF)

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In 2019, New Hampshire issued rules regulating four Per- and polyfluoroalkyl in the state’s drinking water and groundwater. 3M has produced these dangerous chemicals for years and is now challenging the new rules. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and NRDC (Natural...

Complaint - District of Massachusetts (PDF)

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NRDC and coalition partners filed a lawsuit today in federal court to block the Trump administration’s unlawful move to gut protections for many of America’s streams and wetlands. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District...

Motion for Recusal of FERC Commissioner McNamee (PDF)

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The Natural Resources Defense Council joined with other organizations in formally asking new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Bernard McNamee to recuse himself from two pending proceedings related to the Department of Energy’s proposal to bail out coal and...