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Will Funds for Water Infrastructure Flow Fairly?

ReportUnited StatesBecky Hammer, Erik D. Olson
These report cards grade all 50 states on water funding equity.
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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.
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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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2019 - 2024 PEIS Scoping Comments, March 9, 2018 (PDF)

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Comments submitted by NRDC in response to BOEM’s Request for Information and Draft Proposed Program as the agency considers a new oil and gas leasing plan for 2019 – 2024. NRDC opposes new leasing on account of the harm offshore...

2019 - 2024 DPP Comments, March 9, 2018 (PDF)

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Comments submitted by NRDC in response to BOEM’s Request for Information and Draft Proposed Program as the agency considers a new oil and gas leasing plan for 2019 – 2024. NRDC opposes new leasing on account of the harm offshore...

Comments on EPA’s Strategic Plan (PDF)

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NRDC submitted public comments on EPA’s Draft Considerations for the Development of the Strategic Plan for Developing and Implementing Alternative Test Methods and Strategies to Reduce, Refine, or Replace Vertebrate Animal Testing for Chemical Substances or Mixtures.

Comments from NRDC on IMD HHDRA (PDF)

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Imidacloprid is one of the most popular and widespread insecticides in the U.S. NRDC comments detail scientific evidence that it also is responsible for acute poisonings in people, and poses potential developmental and chronic health risks.Imidacloprid is one of the...

NRDC on SAB Nominees (PDF)

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NRDC comments on the over 100 nominees to the Trump-Pruitt EPA Science Advisory Board. The list includes climate-deniers and people financially tied to the regulated chemical industry.

Administrative Appeal to EPA over Chlorpyrifos - Comments (PDF)

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NRDC, together with a dozen other groups, filed an administrative appeal with the EPA urging the agency to ban chlorpyrifos—a pesticide linked to learning disabilities in children—and challenging the agency on its continued use after EPA scientists have determined it...