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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.
Bits of plastic waste float underwater

The Worst of the Worst: High-Priority Plastic Materials, Chemical Additives, and Products to Phase Out

Fact SheetUnited States, InternationalDr. Veena Singla
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Building Batteries Better: Doing the Best With Less

ReportUnited StatesJordan Brinn
Reducing the amount of mining needed through improvements in battery technology, second-life applications for vehicle batteries, and better recycling is key to reducing harms caused from battery supply chains.

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Letter Regarding Net-Metering Program in California (PDF)

Letters
Letter submitted by NRDC to California Governor Gavin Newsom, urging stakeholders to continue working toward an agreement on the future of the California Public Utilities Commission's net-metering program.

Nuclear Power 101

GuideUnited StatesPadmaparna Ghosh
How it works, how safe it is, and, ultimately, how its costs outweigh its benefits.

Engaging Health Departments: Overview Guide

OverviewUnited States, Colorado, Denver, Tennessee, Nashville, Minnesota, Minneapolis
We outline some of the ways that health inspectors can help educate food facilities on how to prevent wasted food and donate surplus.

NGO Letter Regarding OECMs in the Context of America the Beautiful and 30X30 (PDF)

Letters
This letter provides background information on other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) and urges the Biden-Harris Administration to consider establishing guidance for the use of this tool when developing the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas and considering the identification of...

Comment Letter on Lease Sale 258 in Lower Cook Inlet (PDF)

Comments
Letter submitted by NRDC and seven other organizations to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, urging the revision of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and cancellation of Lease Sale 258, which would open up over a million acres in the...

Joint Comments to U.S. DOI on the Incidental Take of Migratory Birds (PDF)

Comments
Joint comments submitted to the U.S. Department of the Interior on the incidental take of migratory birds from The American Bird Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, Edison Electric Institute, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, National Audubon Society, NRDC, Large Public Power...

NGO Letter in Support of the MBTA (PDF)

Letters
Community letter in support of strengthening the MBTA submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service from American Bird Conservancy, Appalachian Trail, Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, Environmental Defense Fund, Friends of the Earth, Humane Society Legislative Fund, National Audubon Society...

Review of the Pebble Mine Project Preliminary Economic Assessment (PDF)

Report
A Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of the proposed Pebble Mine Project with an effective date of September 9, 2021 was publicly released by project owner Northern Dynasty Minerals in October 2021. This technical memorandum, prepared at the request of the...

Regenerative Agriculture 101

GuideUnited StatesNRDC
NRDC interviewed more than 100 farmers and ranchers who are building healthy soil and growing climate-resilient communities across the country. This guide incorporates much of what we learned.

Comments on Federal Agency Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plans (PDF)

Comments
Contributing authors: Teniope Adewumi-Gunn, Lara Bryant, Yvette Cabrera, Allison Johnson, Matthew Kaplan, Kim Knowlton, Yukyan Lam, Rob Moore, Irene Nielson, Neela Ram, Nina Sevilla, Khalil Shahyd, Zak Smith, Anna Weber In October 2021, 26 federal agencies issued Climate Adaptation and...