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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.

Greenhouse Effect 101

GuideUnited States, InternationalMelissa Denchak
By increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, we’re amplifying the planet’s natural greenhouse effect and turning up the dial on global warming.
A mother sits outside of her apartment door as her two young sons play, one on a tricycle and the other with a toy car. The mother’s young daughter walks away past a rake leaning against the building. A sign in the dirt reads, “Do not play in the dirt or around the mulch. —EPA.”

What Is Environmental Racism?

GuideUnited States, InternationalMaudlyne Ihejirika
This form of systemic racism disproportionately burdens communities of color.

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Court Order Approving the Consent Decree in the Worst Case Spills Case (PDF)

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York today approved a consent decree between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Environmental Justice Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform, Clean Water Action, and Natural Resources Defense Council...

MI Lead and Copper Rule Amicus Brief (PDF)

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In the wake of the Flint Water Crisis, the State of Michigan put forth the nation’s most protective lead in drinking water safeguards, but the landmark Lead and Copper Rule is being challenged in court by Michigan water providers. NRDC...

NRDC Opening Merits Brief (PDF)

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NRDC filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt for unlawfully suspending the agency’s limits on uses of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the super-potent climate-changing pollutants used in refrigeration, air conditioning, insulation...

NRDC Reply Brief (PDF)

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NRDC filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt for unlawfully suspending the agency’s limits on uses of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the super-potent climate-changing pollutants used in refrigeration, air conditioning, insulation...

Lawsuit Filing NEMA v CEC (PDF)

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Lawsuit filed by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and the American Lighting Association against the California Energy Commission and its commissioners over the commission decision to expand light bulb energy efficiency standards.

Order Denying Temporary Restraining Order (PDF)

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Lawsuit filed by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and the American Lighting Association against the California Energy Commission and its commissioners over the commission decision to expand light bulb energy efficiency standards.

PCCFA v. Ross Complaint (PDF)

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NRDC has filed its 100th suit against the Trump Administration in an effort to protect California Salmon and endangered species.

Complaint for Hawaiian False Killer Whale (PDF)

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A complaint filed in D.C. District Court alleging a violation of the ESA and demanding the responsible agencies to designate critical habitat by a date certain for the Hawaiian insular false killer whale.

Petition to Cancel the Registrations for Enlist Duo Herbicide (PDF)

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Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), NRDC submitted this petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel its October 15, 2014 and March 31, 2015 registrations for the herbicide Enlist Duo.

Motion to Intervene in Anacostia River Cleanup Case (PDF)

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NRDC, the Anacostia Watershed Society, and Anacostia Riverkeeper are asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to set a final deadline for the long-delayed cleanup study, which will assess the environmental and health impacts of Pepco’s pollution...