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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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Comments on ATSDR Toxicological Profile on Perfluoroalkyls (PDF)

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NRDC comments on a draft Toxicological Profile on Perfluoroalkyls by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (within the CDC) outline several reasons for why more and stronger health thresholds are needed for PFAS chemicals.

NRDC Comments in Opposition to Proposed Changes to NEPA (PDF)

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The Natural Resources Defense Council submitted comments on August 17, 2018 in opposition to unnecessary proposed changes to safeguards in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the landmark environmental law established in 1970 to protect our communities from environmental harms...

NRDC Comments on EPA TSCA Systematic Review (PDF)

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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 on Proposed Chicago Manganese Dust Rule (PDF)

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NRDC, the Southeast Environmental Task Force, the Southeast Side Coalition to Ban Petcoke, Chicago Environmental Justice Network, and several other partners submitted joint comments to the Chicago Department of Public Health on the agency’s proposal to update local dust regulations...

Comments from NRDC to EPA on Neonics (PDF)

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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...

NRDC Comments on DRBC’s Proposed Fracking Ban - 2018 (PDF)

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NRDC’s comments on the Delaware River Basin Commission’s Proposed Amendments to the Administrative Manual and Special Regulations Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing Activities and Additional Clarifying Amendments. In brief, NRDC writes to urge the Delaware River Basin Commission to enact a full...

2019 - 2024 RFI Comments, August 17, 2017 (PDF)

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Comments submitted by NRDC in response to BOEM’s Request for Information and Draft Proposed Program as the agency considers a new oil and gas leasing plan for 2019 – 2024. NRDC opposes new leasing on account of the harm offshore...

2019 - 2024 PEIS Scoping Comments, March 9, 2018 (PDF)

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Comments submitted by NRDC in response to BOEM’s Request for Information and Draft Proposed Program as the agency considers a new oil and gas leasing plan for 2019 – 2024. NRDC opposes new leasing on account of the harm offshore...

2019 - 2024 DPP Comments, March 9, 2018 (PDF)

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Comments submitted by NRDC in response to BOEM’s Request for Information and Draft Proposed Program as the agency considers a new oil and gas leasing plan for 2019 – 2024. NRDC opposes new leasing on account of the harm offshore...

NRDC/EEI Joint Statement to State Utility Regulators (PDF)

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A joint statement by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Edison Electric Institute, including recommendations to advance clean energy, presented to the winter meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 14, 2018.

Comments on EPA’s Strategic Plan (PDF)

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NRDC submitted public comments on EPA’s Draft Considerations for the Development of the Strategic Plan for Developing and Implementing Alternative Test Methods and Strategies to Reduce, Refine, or Replace Vertebrate Animal Testing for Chemical Substances or Mixtures.

Comments from NRDC on IMD HHDRA (PDF)

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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...