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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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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...

Letter from the International Association of Firefighters 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...

Letter from the National PFAS Contamination Coalition 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...

Letter from the Learning Disabilities Association 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...

NRDC v Wheeler (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and 11 other environmental groups filed lawsuits today against the Trump administration for its illegal rollback of clean car and fuel economy standards. The administration’s rule is based on massive technical and economic errors – and fails to meet...

EDF v Owens (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and 11 other environmental groups filed lawsuits today against the Trump administration for its illegal rollback of clean car and fuel economy standards. The administration’s rule is based on massive technical and economic errors – and fails to meet...

NRDC Petition for Review – Jordan Cove (PDF)

Legal filings
On May 28, 2020, NRDC filed a petition for review in the D.C. Circuit challenging the decision of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to authorize the Jordan Cove liquified natural gas export terminal and the associated Pacific Connector natural gas...

NRDC Request for Rehearing – Jordan Cove (PDF)

Legal filings
On April 20, 2020, NRDC filed a request for rehearing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of FERC’s decision to authorize the Jordan Cove liquified natural gas export terminal and the associated Pacific Connector natural gas pipeline.

Appendix to Amicus Brief (PDF)

Legal filings
In 2019, New Hampshire issued rules regulating four Per- and polyfluoroalkyl in the state’s drinking water and groundwater. 3M has produced these dangerous chemicals for years and is now challenging the new rules. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and NRDC (Natural...

Amicus Brief in New Hampshire PFAS Case (PDF)

Legal filings
In 2019, New Hampshire issued rules regulating four Per- and polyfluoroalkyl in the state’s drinking water and groundwater. 3M has produced these dangerous chemicals for years and is now challenging the new rules. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and NRDC (Natural...

Complaint - District of Massachusetts (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and coalition partners filed a lawsuit today in federal court to block the Trump administration’s unlawful move to gut protections for many of America’s streams and wetlands. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District...