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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.

Greenhouse Effect 101

GuideUnited States, InternationalMelissa Denchak
By increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, we’re amplifying the planet’s natural greenhouse effect and turning up the dial on global warming.
A mother sits outside of her apartment door as her two young sons play, one on a tricycle and the other with a toy car. The mother’s young daughter walks away past a rake leaning against the building. A sign in the dirt reads, “Do not play in the dirt or around the mulch. —EPA.”

What Is Environmental Racism?

GuideUnited States, InternationalMaudlyne Ihejirika
This form of systemic racism disproportionately burdens communities of color.

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Letter of Support for AB1054 Wildfire Bill (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to the Honorable Ben Hueso, Chair, Senate Energy, Utilities, & Communications Committee, NRDC writes to express its general support for AB 1054, a bill that should be viewed as an initial step in managing and minimizing wildfire...

Letter of Support HR3607 Fossil Energy Bill (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, NRDC writes to express its general support for HR 3607, the Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019, a bill that would align the Department of Energy’s...

Letter in Support of H.R. 1, For the People Act (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to Congress, NRDC and 20 other environmental organizations support the passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which would enact common sense reforms that will move us closer to the goal of making sure the...

Public Hearing Request on HCl and EtO Risk Factor - Letter (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to the EPA, NRDC joined 17 other organizations requesting a public hearing on its proposed amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) Production source category, which also seeks...

CA AB1440 Sign On Letter (PDF)

Letters
Sign on letter with partners supporting CA Assembly bill 1440 in 2019. This bill provides much needed reform to the outdated statutory mission statements that govern management of oil and gas production by California’s Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal...

Coalition Letter to P&G from 120 Organizations (PDF)

Letters
120 organizations, including the Sierra Club, 350.org, Greenpeace Canada, Stand.earth, and Environment America joined our call for Procter & Gamble to stop flushing our forests by sending a letter to P&G's CEO, David S. Taylor. Here is a copy of...

Letter to Mathy Stanislaus USEPA OSWER (PDF)

Letters
This letter urges the EPA to reconsider the certification of completion given continued concerns over PCBs in Hudson and their impact on the environment and human health.

Letter to McCoy from Borden (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.

DEIS Summary Comments (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.

Borden Pebble Permitting Timeline Letter (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.

DEIS Geotechnical Comments (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.

DESI Reclamation and Closure Comments (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.

DEIS Alt Cumulative Water and Air Comments (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.