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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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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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Petition to Revoke All Tolerances for Neonic Insecticides on Food (PDF)

Statement
NRDC submitted this petition to demand that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revoke tolerances for neonicotinoid insecticides (“neonics”) on food, which would eliminate major sources of public exposure to these neurotoxic chemicals. NRDC presents research showing that current levels of...

Recommendations on IARC Preamble - Comments (PDF)

Comments
Recommendations from NRDC Senior Scientist Jennifer Sass to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on its guidance for evaluating chemical carcinogens. IARC Monographs provide authoritative scientific review and evaluations of agents including industrial chemicals linked to human cancer...

NRDC Comments on EPA TSCA Systematic Review (PDF)

Comments
NRDC comments detail the serious flaws and industry-bias in the systematic review method used by the EPA to evaluate chemical risks under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The TSCA Systematic Review document is less about evaluating the quality of...

Comments from NRDC to EPA on Neonics (PDF)

Comments
On April 19, 2018, NRDC filed comments on several of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s risk assessments for its review of five neonicotinoid or “neonic” pesticides—acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam. Neonic pesticides are a major contributor to the current...

Written Testimony of Jennifer Sass (PDF)

Testimony
Dr. Jennifer Sass, senior scientist at NRDC, testifying before the House Science Committee on February 6, 2018 regarding the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). IARC is under attack because of its 2015 finding that the weed-killer glyphosate, the...

Letter in Support of National Academies 2018 Review of EPA IRIS Program (PDF)

Letters
NRDC and over 90 people including scientists, environmental health experts, medical professionals, and community leaders have signed a letter expressing appreciation for the EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program, and our hope that the 2018 National Academies review will...

Comments from NRDC on IMD HHDRA (PDF)

Comments
Imidacloprid is one of the most popular and widespread insecticides in the U.S. NRDC comments detail scientific evidence that it also is responsible for acute poisonings in people, and poses potential developmental and chronic health risks.Imidacloprid is one of the...

Protect Our Children: The EPA Must Finalize the Ban of Chlorpyrifos

Fact SheetUnited StatesMiriam Rotkin-Ellman, Dr. Jennifer Sass, Mae Wu, Dr. Veena Singla
Widespread use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in agriculture threatens farming communities, contaminates drinking water, and leaves toxic residues on fruits and vegetables. To protect families, the EPA must move forward and finalize its proposed ban.

Comments on EPA Proposal To Revoke Chlorpyrifos Tolerances (PDF)

Comments
Comments on EPA Proposal to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Tolerances Comments submitted by NRDC and other organizations on EPA Proposal to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Tolerances, January 17, 2017. Comments on the EPA's Chlorpyrifos Issue Paper: Evaluation of Biomonitoring Data from Epidemiology Studies Comments...

Comments on EPA's Chlorpyrifos Revised Human Health Risk Assessment (PDF)

Comments
Comments on EPA Proposal to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Tolerances Comments submitted by NRDC and other organizations on EPA Proposal to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Tolerances, January 17, 2017. Comments on the EPA's Chlorpyrifos Issue Paper: Evaluation of Biomonitoring Data from Epidemiology Studies Comments...

Comments on EPA Proposal to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Tolerances (PDF)

Comments
Comments on EPA Proposal to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Tolerances Comments submitted by NRDC and other organizations on EPA Proposal to Revoke Chlorpyrifos Tolerances, January 17, 2017. Comments on the EPA's Chlorpyrifos Issue Paper: Evaluation of Biomonitoring Data from Epidemiology Studies Comments...