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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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Heat Pump Retrofit Strategies for Multifamily Buildings - Report (PDF)

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Heat pump conversions of existing multifamily buildings are an important part of many climate action plans for metropolitan areas around the United States.This report aims to help market and policy actors in the multifamily building sector better understand the technology...

Creating a Sustainable Future for the Midwest (PDF)

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Now is a critical time of transformation in the Midwest. With abundant sun, soil, and wind resources, we can be on the cutting edge of new technologies that will power America into a clean energy future. But the Midwest is...

Peru: Vida y muerte en una tierra seca (PDF)

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Desde Lima hacia Los Angeles, la sobrevivencia de las grandes ciudades por todo el mundo depende de fuentes de agua que se están agotando a una velocidad alarmante. Un informe especial desde los Andes en Perú, sobre el derretimiento de...

Article 6 Exemption Registration Formats Finalized (PDF)

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Documents relating to work to prepare for the entry into force of the Minamata Convention on Mercury and for the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties. Results of the sixth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to prepare...

Green Budget, Fiscal Year 2008 (PDF)

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The 110th Congress has the opportunity to turn the tide and provide a real investment in the environment to help create a stable and sustainable future.

Climate and Health Briefer for Ohio (PDF)

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Ohio has a significant interest in the pending action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect Americans from dangerous carbon pollution from new power plants – pollution that threatens the health of Ohio residents and other Americans and...