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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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ESA Rollback Litigation (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and partners sue the Trump administration for serious rollbacks of ESA protections.

ACE Rule Petition for Review (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and our partners filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit against EPA for unlawfully repealing the agency’s Clean Power Plan replacing it with the so-called ACE Rule, which will produce only minor reductions...

Offshore Oil Revenue: A Bad Deal for Virginia

Fact SheetUnited States, VirginiaJacob Eisenberg
Offshore oil and gas drilling is an inherently dirty, dangerous business that can cause oil spills along with air and water pollution—all of which would threaten the $2.7 billion generated annually in the state by industries that rely on clean…

Alton Coal Complaint (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and allies filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the decision by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to allow Alton Coal Development to move forward with a gigantic open pit strip mine just...

Order Amending Settlement Agreement (PDF)

Legal filings
This order amends the settlement agreement in the Flint Safe Drinking Water lawsuit to improve the way the City of Flint finds and replaces lead pipes that remain in the ground, using a more efficient method to find remaining lead...

Modernizing Transportation Through Cap-and-Invest

Fact SheetUnited StatesBruce Ho
With the right policies in place, we could make it easier, healthier, and safer for people across rural, suburban, and urban communities to get around.

California’s Marine Protected Areas: Underwater Refuges Safeguard Our Unique Ocean Life

Fact SheetUnited States, CaliforniaVanessa Villanueva
California’s network of marine protected areas is hailed as a global model. However, ongoing investments in research and monitoring, outreach and education, policy and permitting, and, importantly, enforcement are required to ensure that these underwater refuges will benefit our environment…

Section J (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record for Petitioners’ opening brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.