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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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Letter from Green Group Leaders on Keystone XL, November 2010 (PDF)

Letters
On November 24, 2010, 31 Green Group leaders -- including Peter Lehner from NRDC -- sent a letter to Secretary of State Clinton calling for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, with...

FDA Seafood Consumption Survey Letter, December 8, 2010 (PDF)

Letters
This document is a letter signed by 37 local and national groups urging FDA to reassess the cut-off levels used for contaminants in Gulf seafood to assure that local dietary patterns and other vulnerabilities are incorporated, and to assure Gulf...

Letter to Congressional Leadership Opposing Corn Ethanol Subsidies (PDF)

Letters
A broad coalition of organizations, including Freedomworks, MoveOn, environmental advocates, budget hawks, religious organizations, hunger and development groups, food producers, agricultural industry representatives and dozens of others from all parts of the political spectrum sent a letter to Congressional leadership...

Leahy Letter on Keystone XL (PDF)

Letters
Eleven prominent US Senators have added their voices to the growing concern about the risks of proceeding with permitting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. In a letter to Secretary Clinton, they ask her to answer a series of detailed...

Letter to BP CEO on Gulf Science Funds (PDF)

Letters
Letter from NRDC Executive Director Peter Lehner to the CEO of BP, urging him to release their pledged funding for independent scientific research to the best available institutions.

Whitebark pine comment letter – September 20, 2010 (PDF)

Letters
NRDC’s comments on 90-day petition finding for Whitebark pine Endangered Species listing include an array of new scientific research and policy updates related to the growing mortality of the tree across North America.