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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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AR Section C Part I (excerpted) (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

AR Section A and B (PDF)

Legal filings
Administrative record and supporting citations for Petitioners’ reply brief in Salvation Army et al. v. City of Bell.

NRDC Notice of Intent to Sue DOE for Standards Delay (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and our partners sued the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its failure to review and update energy conservation standards as required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). The lawsuit followed an official notice of intent to...

NRDC DOE Energy Standards Delay Complaint (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and our partners sued the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its failure to review and update energy conservation standards as required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). The lawsuit followed an official notice of intent to...

Rulemaking Petition to Regulate Neonic-Treated Seeds (PDF)

Legal filings
On September 23, 2020, NRDC, along with a group of health and environmental organizations, filed a rulemaking petition with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, challenging the Department’s failure to regulate the use of crop seeds treated with neonicotinoid (“neonic”)...

Comments from NRDC, Earthjustice and PANNA Re: EPA-Exponent Approach (PDF)

Comments
Public comments to EPA and the Science Advisory Panel (SAP) on US EPA’s proposed use of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to evaluate developmental neurotoxicity. Comments from NRDC, Earthjustice and PANNA raising both scientific and legal concerns with the EPA-Exponent approach...

Court decision (PDF)

Legal filings
Court ruling in NRDC and partners' favor to keep bird protections intact, overturning the Trump administration's reinterpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

NRDC Comments on the New Jersey BPU Electric Vehicle Straw Proposal (PDF)

Comments
On June 17 th , NRDC submitted comments, along with a coalition of nine environmental non-profit groups, on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ “New Jersey Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Ecosystem 2020 Straw Proposal.” The proposal aims to clarify utilities’...