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

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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...

NRDC Comments on North Carolina’s Proposed CDBG-MIT Application (PDF)

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North Carolina’s application for $168 million in CDBG-MIT funding from HUD is golden opportunity for the state to expand its climate resilience efforts. Planning activities, development of climate-informed building and zoning codes, updating regulations that take future conditions into account...

Joint NGO Comments on EPA’s Proposed Low Priority Chemicals under TSCA (PDF)

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These comments were filed jointly by Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, NRDC, Earthjustice and Environmental Health Strategy Center, responding to EPA’s proposal to designate 20 chemicals as “low priority” under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Under TSCA, EPA is required...

NRDC Perchlorate Comments (PDF)

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NRDC legal comments opposing EPA’s proposed drinking water standard for perchlorate, and supporting an MCL no higher than 2 ppb.

Comment Letter on NESE Pipeline (PDF)

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NRDC’s comment letter on the water quality certification application submitted by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC for the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (NESE). In brief, NRDC writes to urge the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to deny...

Position Statement on Solar Radiation Management (PDF)

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Solar Radiation Management (SRM) is a controversial concept intended to address the symptoms of climate disruption (but not the causes). SRM would involve injecting particles in the stratosphere to prevent a small fraction of sunlight from reaching the earth’s surface...