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Single-Use Plastics 101

GuideUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
Here’s everything you need to know about the most ubiquitous (and avoidable) kind of plastic waste: the kind made to be tossed in mere minutes.
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Will Funds for Water Infrastructure Flow Fairly?

ReportUnited StatesBecky Hammer, Erik D. Olson
These report cards grade all 50 states on water funding equity.
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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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Administrative Appeal to EPA over Chlorpyrifos - Comments (PDF)

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NRDC, together with a dozen other groups, filed an administrative appeal with the EPA urging the agency to ban chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—and challenging the agency on its continued use after EPA scientists have determined it...

Wisconsin Benefits from Energy and Environmental Programs (PDF)

Fact Sheet
The Trump Administration’s proposal to slash the budgets of federal agencies threatens the benefits that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deliver to Wisconsin.

Pennsylvania Benefits from Energy and Environmental Programs (PDF)

Fact Sheet
The Trump Administration’s proposal to slash the budgets of federal agencies threatens the benefits that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deliver to Pennsylvania.

Montana Benefits from Energy and Environmental Programs (PDF)

Fact Sheet
The Trump Administration’s proposal to slash the budgets of federal agencies threatens the benefits that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Interior deliver to Montana.

Minnesota Benefits from Energy and Environmental Programs (PDF)

Fact Sheet
The Trump Administration’s proposal to slash the budgets of federal agencies threatens the benefits that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deliver to Minnesota.

Maine Benefits from Energy and Environmental Programs (PDF)

Fact Sheet
The Trump Administration’s proposal to slash the budgets of federal agencies threatens the benefits that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deliver to Maine.

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...

Michigan Fuel Efficiency Survey (PDF)

Survey
Results of a survey conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research of Michigan residents’ perspectives on fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks.

NRDC on SAB Nominees (PDF)

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NRDC comments on the over 100 nominees to the Trump-Pruitt EPA Science Advisory Board. The list includes climate-deniers and people financially tied to the regulated chemical industry.