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A view of the cross-section of a cut water pipe

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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2010 Report: U.S. Implementation of the Water for the Poor Act (PDF)

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Billions of people lack access to clean water and safe sanitation which has catastrophic consequences for human health and well-being. Diarrhea caused by unsafe water and sanitation kills more children under 5 per year than HIV/AIDS, malaria, and measles combined...

Re-Envisioning the Chicago River - Appendix (PDF)

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NRDC commissioned an engineering evaluation of the Chicago Area Waterway System to evaluate if and where physical barriers could be erected to impede the movement of Asian carp and other invasive species while also addressing flooding and other issues associated...

Re-Envisioning the Chicago River - Technical Analysis (PDF)

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NRDC commissioned an engineering evaluation of the Chicago Area Waterway System to evaluate if and where physical barriers could be erected to impede the movement of Asian carp and other invasive species while also addressing flooding and other issues associated...

Whitebark Pine Mortality Assessment Report (PDF)

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The red and grey trees littering the western landscape are a testament to the fact that North America's forests are under assault. And nowhere is it more obvious and dangerous than at high elevations where whitebark pine trees are falling...

Atrazine: Poisoning the Well

ReportUnited StatesMae Wu, Dr. Jennifer Sass, Andrew Wetzler
Atrazine continues to contaminate surface water and drinking water in the United States

Ensuring a Future for Canada’s Grizzly Bears - Report (PDF)

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This joint report from the David Suzuki Foundation and NRDC looks at the dangerous impacts of excessive grizzly bear trophy hunting in Canadian national parks. The death toll affects populations on both sides of the national border, as many bears...