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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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NMFS Letter to Protect Vaquita (PDF)

Letters
Coalition letters sent to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to National Marine Fisheries Service to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to protect endangered vaquita. Coalition letter to...

Clean Energy & Transportation Tax Coalition Letter to President Biden (PDF)

Letters
A coalition of 45 environmental, business and faith groups sent this letter to President Biden, his key climate advisors and Congressional leadership, pushing for long term, stable tax policies support renewable energy, energy efficiency and clean transportation. These incentives can...

Letter Supporting the Nomination of Jennifer Granholm (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to Senate and Energy and Natural Resources Committee leaders, NRDC joins 15 other national environmental organizations and 12 regional or state based environmental organizations in supporting the nomination of Jennifer Granholm as the next Secretary of Energy.

North Carolina Congressional Delegation Letter (PDF)

Letters
North Carolina utility stakeholders urge their Congressional Delegation to include urgently needed funding for utility infrastructure and affordability in the next Congressional response to COVID-19 pandemic.

Colorado Congressional Delegation Letter (PDF)

Letters
Colorado water stakeholders urge their Congressional Delegation to include urgently needed funding for water infrastructure and water affordability in next Congressional response to COVID-19 pandemic.

Twenty-Three Organizations Support Moving Forward Act (PDF)

Letters
Letter from 23 organizations supporting H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. This bill is a bold infrastructure plan that will transform our transportation systems, transition the nation to cleaner sources of energy, invest in clean and safe water, protect workers...

Transparency and Safety of Meat Processing Plant Workers Letter (PDF)

Letters
Conservation and farmworker advocacy groups sent North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper a letter, urging him to make public all data on race and ethnicity related to COVID-19 tests, cases and fatalities, including more detailed information on outbreaks at meat and...

Letter from Vietnam Veterans of America Opposing Nancy Beck (PDF)

Letters
Letters submitted to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation from the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), the Learning Disabilities Association (LDA), the National PFAS Contamination Coalition (NPCC), the Washington State Department of Health and Department of Ecology, and...