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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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GGRF Lenders Opposition Letter to H.R. 1023 (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives, 15 organizations that represent thousands of community-based lending institutions express their opposition to H.R. 1023, a bill that would repeal the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.

Advocates Letter for Transmission Planning Rule (PDF)

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Transmission is key to lowering Americans’ electricity bills, improving reliability, and accelerating the transition to a clean grid. We urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to finalize and issue a strong new regulatory framework for transmission planning and cost allocation...

Clean Trade Letter for Sustainable Steel and Aluminum (PDF)

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A letter from a group of environmental advocacy groups to President Biden and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai calling on them to commit to a strong Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminum (GASSA) deal with the EU and to...

Glasgow Declaration Accountability Framework - Letter (PDF)

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A letter from Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and a growing coalition of government officials, civil society organizations, and marketplace actors calling on signatories to the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration to support and enable the creation of a Glasgow Declaration Accountability...

Appliance Standards Multi-Product Agreement Letter to DOE (PDF)

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A joint letter from appliance manufacturers and efficiency advocates to DOE recommending new energy and water efficiency standards for household products, including clothes washers, clothes dryers, dishwashers, cooking products, refrigerators, freezers, and miscellaneous refrigeration products.

Letter to EPA supporting strong Lead and Copper Rule (PDF)

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In this letter, 79 organizations (including NRDC) urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) not to weaken an upcoming Safe Drinking Water Act rule based on water utilities’ exaggerated and misplaced concerns about costs. The letter urges EPA to ensure...

California FY24 LSLR IUP Coalition - Comment Letter (PDF)

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This letter, on behalf of 26 organizations, urges the State Water Resource Control Board to ensure the safe and timely identification and removal of lead service lines. The letter requests the Board to make the revisions to the draft 2023-24...

NRDC Letter to Federal Officials on Mountain Valley Pipeline (PDF)

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NRDC and 25 environment and public interest groups sent a letter on June 22, 2023 to leaders of key federal agencies urging them to impose the highest possible safety and environmental standards available for construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline...