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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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Kern County Oil & Gas Petition (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and groups file a petition against a county board of supervisors action to allow 40k oil and gas wells within Kern County.

Federal Appeals Court Decision on CPSC Phthalates Ban (PDF)

Legal filings
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision on 3-1-2021 that found two procedural flaws in the CPSC’s 2017 phthalates rule, but left the rule in place while the agency addresses those errors.

Newark Safe Drinking Water Case Documents

Legal filingsNew Jersey, Newark
In 2018, alarmed by high levels of lead in Newark’s drinking water, the Newark Education Workers (NEW) Caucus and NRDC filed a citizen suit. Browse some of the documents related to the case.

Amended Complaint Against Tejon Ranch Company (PDF)

Legal filings
Complaint filed against Tejon Ranch Company for failing to fund the non-profit Tejon Ranch Conservancy, responsible for overseeing conservation of 240,000 acres at Tejon Ranch under the 2008 Tejon Ranch Conservation and Land Use Agreement.

NRDC Files Lawsuit to Protect Endangered Gray Wolf (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC filed a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today, for its unlawful removal of gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) list. The lawsuit asks the court to throw out the Service’s decision...

Joint Motion to Approve Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and EPA reached an agreement that requires EPA to begin evaluating the impacts of imidacloprid, the most common neonicotinoid pesticide for home use, on endangered and threatened bees, butterflies, birds and other wildlife as required by the Endangered Species...

Exhibit A: Proposed Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and EPA reached an agreement that requires EPA to begin evaluating the impacts of imidacloprid, the most common neonicotinoid pesticide for home use, on endangered and threatened bees, butterflies, birds and other wildlife as required by the Endangered Species...

NRDC & ASFPM Petition (PDF)

Legal filings
Through the petition, NRDC and ASFPM are requesting FEMA update the agency’s rules for building and land-use in the nation’s floodplains, and to develop flood maps that project future flood risks. FEMA, through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), has...

Exhibit A: Final Rule (PDF)

Legal filings
Petition for review of a final rule of the U.S. Department of Energy regarding residential dishwashers as filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit by NRDC, Sierra Club, Consumer Federation of America, and the Massachusetts Union...