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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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CA AB1440 Sign On Letter (PDF)

Letters
Sign on letter with partners supporting CA Assembly bill 1440 in 2019. This bill provides much needed reform to the outdated statutory mission statements that govern management of oil and gas production by California’s Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal...

53 Organizations Support Climate Action Now Act - Letter (PDF)

Letters
Letter from 53 organizations supporting H.R.9 of the 116th Congress, the Climate Action Now Act. This bill would ensure the U.S. meets its commitments under the Paris agreement and reinforces our national resolve to address climate change. As Americans are...

Health Experts' Letter to EPA on Ethylene Oxide Link to Cancer (PDF)

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Environmental health professionals send a letter to EPA defending the EPA IRIS assessment of ethylene oxide, linking it to cancer. The letter is submitted as a comment on EPA’s National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Hydrochloric Acid Production Residual...

Public Hearing Request on HCl and EtO Risk Factor - Letter (PDF)

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In a letter to the EPA, NRDC joined 17 other organizations requesting a public hearing on its proposed amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) Production source category, which also seeks...

Letter Urging Rejection of Andrew Wheeler to Lead EPA (PDF)

Letters
NRDC and 13 other leading environmental organizations sent a letter on Feb. 4, 2019 to members of the Senate urging them to oppose the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to become administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. They write: “In his...

Letter in Support of H.R. 1, For the People Act (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to Congress, NRDC and 20 other environmental organizations support the passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which would enact common sense reforms that will move us closer to the goal of making sure the...