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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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Letter on Clean Energy and Good Jobs Investments (PDF)

Letters
In a joint letter to members of congress, NRDC and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers urge support for joint priorities in clean energy and high quality union jobs within the legislative implementation of the American Jobs Plan and the...

Letter to House (PDF)

Letters
NRDC and the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters sent these letters to the US House of Representatives and US Senate on July 16, 2021. These letters detail the need for $45 billion in funding for lead service line replacement...

Letter to Senate (PDF)

Letters
NRDC and the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters sent these letters to the US House of Representatives and US Senate on July 16, 2021. These letters detail the need for $45 billion in funding for lead service line replacement...

Letter of Support for AB 1139 Net Metering (PDF)

Letters
California’s residential Net Metering (NEM) policy has effectively grown the rooftop solar market, helped to bring down the cost of solar, and boosted solar production in the state. Now, this policy needs to modernize to be responsive to California’s evolving...

Community Letter to Biden and Regan

Letters
More than 100 community groups sent a letter to President Biden and EPA Administrator Michael Regan, dated May 18, 2021, urging the administration to strengthen clean air protections by eliminating “startup, shutdown, malfunction” (SSM) loopholes that allow polluters to evade...

Letter to McCarthy and Kerry: Federal Forests (PDF)

Letters
More than 100 environmental NGOs have signed on to a letter urging for NDC commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement to include protecting our remaining older federal forests and trees.

CITES Letter to Protect Vaquita (PDF)

Letters
Coalition letters sent to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to National Marine Fisheries Service to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to...

NMFS Letter to Protect Vaquita (PDF)

Letters
Coalition letters sent to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to National Marine Fisheries Service to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to...