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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.
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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EPA, NRDC, Others Reach HFC Leak and Reclaim Agreement (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and a coalition of states and cities have reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, whereby the agency agreed to a timeline for implementing a congressional mandate to issue federal standards curbing leaks of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), super-potent climate-warming...

IUU Fishing Poll Memo 2022 (PDF)

Summary
In May 2022, FM3 completed a survey of 1,812 likely November voters in the Pacific Northwest to assess views of Congressional action that would address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and associated human rights abuses in the global seafood...