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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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California Drought Poll by FM3, February 2014 (PDF)

Polling
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) conducted a poll on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council to ascertain California voters’ views on the record-breaking drought California is experiencing. The poll found that California voters are more concerned about...

Joint NRDC and Edison Electric Institute Statement (PDF)

Summary
The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Edison Electric Institute on February 12, 2014, issued a joint statement regarding the utility business model of the future and recommendations that utility regulators can take that will support the addition of more...

Results of Polls Conducted Among the Latino Community (PDF)

Polling
Key findings from polls of Americans’ views about work of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, largely suspended by the government shutdown nationally; among Latinos; in five states (North Carolina, Virginia, Maine, Iowa, Michigan), and five House congressional districts represented by...

National Survey Results (PDF)

Polling
Key findings from polls of Americans’ views about work of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, largely suspended by the government shutdown nationally; among Latinos; in five states (North Carolina, Virginia, Maine, Iowa, Michigan), and five House congressional districts represented by...