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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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Dogwood NRDC Biomass Campaign Platform (PDF)

Letters
January 2013 campaign platform signed by NRDC, Dogwood Alliance, and more than 75 other organziations calling for a moratorium on the use of whole trees in pellet manufacturing facilities and utility-scale biomass projects.

NRDC Support for SB 147 - Letter (PDF)

Letters
On April 4, 2011, Sarah Janssen and Victoria Rome of Natural Resources Defense Council sent a letter to Senator Curren Price, Chair of the California State Senate's Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee, in support of SB 147 -- the...

Letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (PDF)

Letters
Statement regarding January 9, 2013 letter sent to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar from 18 conservation groups urging the suspension of offshore oil and gas activities in the Arctic Ocean.

Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind and Right Whale Agreement (PDF)

Letters
A letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announcing an agreement between environmental groups and leading offshore wind developers to incorporate measures to protect right whales during Mid-Atlantic offshore wind development.

Green Group Letter to The Keystone Center (PDF)

Letters
Letter from the Alaska Wilderness League, Audubon, Earthjustice, League of Conservation Voters, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, The Wilderness Society, and World Wildlife Fund to The Keystone Center dated October 3, 2012. The letter expresses concern about the...

Letter to House Appropriations Committee re FY13 ROC Budget (PDF)

Letters
A letter signed by over 70 health scientists supporting the budget for the Report on Carcinogens (ROC), and opposing chemical industry attempts to delay or discredit the ROC. Senate Appropriations Committee (PDF) Senate Subcommittee Labor, Health, and Human Services (PDF)...

Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee re FY13 ROC Budget (PDF)

Letters
A letter signed by over 70 health scientists supporting the budget for the Report on Carcinogens (ROC), and opposing chemical industry attempts to delay or discredit the ROC. Senate Appropriations Committee (PDF) Senate Subcommittee Labor, Health, and Human Services (PDF)...