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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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Joint NRDC and Edison Electric Institute Statement (PDF)

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The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Edison Electric Institute on February 12, 2014, issued a joint statement regarding the utility business model of the future and recommendations that utility regulators can take that will support the addition of more...

Complaint Challenging Permit to Raise the Bayonne Bridge (PDF)

Legal filings
Complaint filed by NRDC on July 31, 2013, in its case against the U.S. Coast Guard and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, challenging the issuance of a permit amendment allowing the Port to raise the Bayonne...

Proposals to Revise Standards for Shower Mixing Valves (PDF)

Legal filings
Two proposals filed in March 2013 by NRDC to the product standard for shower mixing valves jointly maintained by the American Society of Sanitary Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Canadian Standards Association to better maintain the...

NRDC's Amicus Response in Support of Friends of the Earth (PDF)

Legal filings
The Natural Resources Defense Council submitted this amicus response in support of the Opening Brief and Petition to Intervene and Request for Hearing filed by Friends of the Earth on January 11th, 2013 pursuant to the December 20th, 2012 Scheduling...

NRDC First Amendment Lawsuit Against the Town of Sanford, NY (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC lawsuit, filed against the Town of Sanford, New York, for violating its residents' First Amendment right to free speech by placing a gag order on discussion of proposed fracking in the state at town board meetings. On September 11...