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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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Final NRDC Comments to PACCARB (PDF)

Comments
NRDC comments submitted ahead of the 21st meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB), September 12-13, 2022.

CAFE Penalty Rule Case Documents

Legal FilingsUnited States
Browse some of the cases and documents related to our efforts to protect and strengthen the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that benefit consumers, public health, and the planet.

EPA, NRDC, Others Reach HFC Leak and Reclaim Agreement (PDF)

Legal Filings
NRDC and a coalition of states and cities have reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, whereby the agency agreed to a timeline for implementing a congressional mandate to issue federal standards curbing leaks of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), super-potent climate-warming...

Comments on the Draft Assessments for American Lobster and Snow Crab (PDF)

Comments
Comments submitted by NRDC to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program regarding the draft assessments for American lobster ( Homarus americanus) – United States; American lobster ( Homarus americanus) – Canada: Northwest Atlantic; and Snow Crab ( Chionoecetes opilio)...