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Single-Use Plastics 101

April 30, 2024 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?

April 29, 2024 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

October 25, 2023 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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New Mexico Clean Car and Trucks Testimony (PDF)

October 24, 2023 Testimony

NRDC and allies’ testimony support the New Mexico Environment Department and the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department adopting the Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Truck, and Heavy-Medium Duty Low NOx Omnibus regulations.

The Essential-Use Approach: A Policy Tool for Reducing Exposures to Toxic Chemicals

January 31, 2023 Issue BriefUnited StatesDr. Anna Reade

Exposure to toxic chemicals in consumer and industrial products and the environment puts people at increased risk of disease and death. The idea of the essential-use approach is not to ban products, but to phase out all non-essential uses of…

U.S. Livestock Industries Persist in High-Intensity Antibiotic Use

December 1, 2022 Issue BriefUnited StatesDavid Wallinga, MD

Curbing overuse is critical to slow the spread of antibiotic resistance.

Building Climate-Ready Fisheries and Fishing Communities

November 8, 2022 Issue BriefUnited StatesDr. Lisa Suatoni, Molly Masterton

Warming waters are driving a mass migration of life beneath the sea—and a decades-old fishery law cannot keep up without climate-ready science and policy.

Recycling Lies: “Chemical Recycling” of Plastic Is Just Greenwashing Incineration

September 7, 2022 Issue BriefUnited StatesDr. Veena Singla

As public concern grows about mountains of plastic trash, the plastics industry is promoting technologies that it misleadingly calls “chemical recycling” and touts as a solution to the plastic crisis. But it is a false solution that will not solve…

Moving Forward: The Role of Transportation Networking Companies in a Sustainable Future

November 17, 2021 Issue BriefUnited StatesRabi Abonour

Without changes, companies like Lyft and Uber are likely to increase overall greenhouse emissions by encouraging additional driving. In the face of catastrophic climate change, we cannot let that happen.

Corporate Irresponsibility: JBS’s Inaction and Disregard for Worker Safety have Increased the Spread of COVID-19 in the United States and Brazil

May 25, 2021 Issue BriefUnited States, BrazilJessica Carey-Webb, David Wallinga, MD

Throughout the pandemic, JBS workers in both Brazil and the United States have reported a culture in which employees have to work while sick (there is no sick leave) and facemask and social distancing rules are routinely not enforced.

Better Burgers: Why It’s High Time the U.S. Beef Industry Kicked Its Antibiotics Habit

June 25, 2020 Issue BriefUnited StatesDavid Wallinga, MD

The United States is grappling with COVID-19, the worst public health crisis in a century. Another worsening health crisis is staring us in the face, one caused by antibiotic-resistant infections. Without urgent action to stop the overuse of antibiotics, including…

Antibiotic Consumption in U.S. Pork, Beef, and Turkey Industries Vastly Outstrips Comparable Industries in Europe, and the U.S. Chicken Industry

February 4, 2020 Issue BriefDavid Wallinga, MD

Our analysis shows the U.S. livestock industry consumes medically important antibiotics almost twice as intensively as the industries in 30 European countries.

National Freight Pathways: Moving Toward a Cleaner System to Reduce Emissions, Improve Air Quality, and Create Healthier Communities

January 16, 2015 Issue BriefUnited States

Data, Reports & Resources

Single-Use Plastics 101

Will Funds for Water Infrastructure Flow Fairly?

Getting the Lead Out: Removing Lead Pipes Would Yield Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Health Benefits

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New Mexico Clean Car and Trucks Testimony (PDF)

The Essential-Use Approach: A Policy Tool for Reducing Exposures to Toxic Chemicals

U.S. Livestock Industries Persist in High-Intensity Antibiotic Use

Building Climate-Ready Fisheries and Fishing Communities

Recycling Lies: “Chemical Recycling” of Plastic Is Just Greenwashing Incineration

Moving Forward: The Role of Transportation Networking Companies in a Sustainable Future

Corporate Irresponsibility: JBS’s Inaction and Disregard for Worker Safety have Increased the Spread of COVID-19 in the United States and Brazil

Better Burgers: Why It’s High Time the U.S. Beef Industry Kicked Its Antibiotics Habit

Antibiotic Consumption in U.S. Pork, Beef, and Turkey Industries Vastly Outstrips Comparable Industries in Europe, and the U.S. Chicken Industry

Guide to Building Healthy Soil

Wasting Less Food in K-12 Settings: Best Practices for Success

Data Gone Missing: Farm Water Information Falls through the Cracks during California Drought

Better Bacon: Why It’s High Time the U.S. Pork Industry Stopped Pigging Out on Antibiotics

Guiding Principles for Utility Programs to Accelerate Transportation Electrification

Assessing Corporate Performance on Food Waste Reduction: A Strategic Guide for Investors

Not Just Dirt: Toxic Chemicals in Indoor Dust

A New Plan for Clean Transportation

First and Last Mile Connections: New Mobility

Climate-Ready Soil: How Cover Crops Can Make Farms More Resilient to Extreme Weather Risks

National Freight Pathways: Moving Toward a Cleaner System to Reduce Emissions, Improve Air Quality, and Create Healthier Communities

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