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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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Joint Comments in Response to EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund RFI (PDF)

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Written comments submitted by a small group of experts with deep experience in developing and advising on the green bank model; designing and implementing national and local financing programs; and building and operating financial institutions, programs, and initiatives focused on...

NRDC Polling on a Potential Lead and Copper Rule

PollingIllinois, Missouri, Wisconsin
This nationwide polling survey was conducted nationally and in Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin on opinions on various provisions of a potential lead and copper rule. The poll was conducted in mid-October, 2022.

Final NRDC Comments to PACCARB (PDF)

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NRDC comments submitted ahead of the 21st meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB), September 12-13, 2022.

Comments on the Draft Assessments for American Lobster and Snow Crab (PDF)

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Comments submitted by NRDC to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program regarding the draft assessments for American lobster ( Homarus americanus) – United States; American lobster ( Homarus americanus) – Canada: Northwest Atlantic; and Snow Crab ( Chionoecetes opilio)...