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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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NRDC & CATF Comments on CCS (PDF)

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NRDC submitted individual and joint comments October 31, 2018 on EPA’s proposed ACE Rule to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan.

Joint Comments on the RIA (PDF)

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NRDC submitted individual and joint comments October 31, 2018 on EPA’s proposed ACE Rule to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan.

Joint Comments on NSR Revisions (PDF)

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NRDC submitted individual and joint comments October 31, 2018 on EPA’s proposed ACE Rule to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan.

Joint Comments on Legal Issues (PDF)

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NRDC submitted individual and joint comments October 31, 2018 on EPA’s proposed ACE Rule to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan.

NRDC Technical Comments (PDF)

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NRDC submitted individual and joint comments October 31, 2018 on EPA’s proposed ACE Rule to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan.

Recommendations on IARC Preamble - Comments (PDF)

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Recommendations from NRDC Senior Scientist Jennifer Sass to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on its guidance for evaluating chemical carcinogens. IARC Monographs provide authoritative scientific review and evaluations of agents including industrial chemicals linked to human cancer...

Testimony of Erik D. Olson Regarding PFAS (PDF)

Testimony
The testimony of Erik D. Olson — Senior Director for Health & Food in NRDC's Healthy People & Thriving Communities Program — before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment regarding PFAS.

Comments on ATSDR Toxicological Profile on Perfluoroalkyls (PDF)

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NRDC comments on a draft Toxicological Profile on Perfluoroalkyls by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (within the CDC) outline several reasons for why more and stronger health thresholds are needed for PFAS chemicals.

NRDC Comments in Opposition to Proposed Changes to NEPA (PDF)

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The Natural Resources Defense Council submitted comments on August 17, 2018 in opposition to unnecessary proposed changes to safeguards in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the landmark environmental law established in 1970 to protect our communities from environmental harms...

NRDC Comments on EPA TSCA Systematic Review (PDF)

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NRDC comments detail the serious flaws and industry-bias in the systematic review method used by the EPA to evaluate chemical risks under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The TSCA Systematic Review document is less about evaluating the quality of...

Comments on Proposed Chicago Manganese Dust Rule (PDF)

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NRDC, the Southeast Environmental Task Force, the Southeast Side Coalition to Ban Petcoke, Chicago Environmental Justice Network, and several other partners submitted joint comments to the Chicago Department of Public Health on the agency’s proposal to update local dust regulations...