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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.

The Worst of the Worst: High-Priority Plastic Materials, Chemical Additives, and Products to Phase Out

October 19, 2023 Fact SheetUnited States, InternationalDr. Veena Singla

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Building Batteries Better: Doing the Best With Less

July 10, 2023 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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Addressing Food Waste and Increasing Food Donation Through the New York Farm to Food Bank Tax Credit

April 8, 2019 ReportNew YorkMargaret Brown

Each year, approximately 20 billion pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables in the United States go unharvested or otherwise never enter the food supply.

Tackling Food Waste in Cities: A Policy and Program Toolkit

February 11, 2019 ReportUnited StatesYerina Mugica, Darby Hoover

Because cities are often responsible for waste management, land use, and local health and food regulations, they are on the front lines of reducing food waste.

Alternatives to Common Preventive Uses of Antibiotics for Cattle, Swine, and Chickens

June 21, 2018 ReportUnited States

Over the past decades, a growing body of research confirms that the use of antibiotics in food animals is contributing to antibiotic resistance. The more a particular antibiotic is used, the more chances bacteria have to evolve resistance mechanisms, and…

Food Matters: What We Waste and How We Can Expand the Amount of Food We Rescue

October 24, 2017 ReportUnited StatesJoAnne Berkenkamp, Darby Hoover, Yerina Mugica

Cities can be leading players in catalyzing innovation to reduce the amount of food going to waste.

Wasted: How America Is Losing Up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill

August 16, 2017 ReportUnited StatesDana Gunders

Growing, processing, transporting, and disposing our uneaten food in the United States has an annual estimated cost of $218 billion, costing a household of four an average of $1,800 annually.