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Getting the Lead Out: Removing Lead Pipes Would Yield Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Health Benefits

October 25, 2023 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.

The Worst of the Worst: High-Priority Plastic Materials, Chemical Additives, and Products to Phase Out

October 19, 2023 Fact SheetUnited States, InternationalDr. Veena Singla

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Building Batteries Better: Doing the Best With Less

July 10, 2023 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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Testimony of Mae Wu on Water Quality in the District of Columbia (PDF)

January 19, 2012 Testimony

NRDC's Mae Wu testified before the Council of the Distrcit of Columbia Committee on Government Operations and the Environment and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation on February 10, 2009, discussing water quality and lead levels in drinking water...

Dimock Petition Over Water Deliveries (PDF)

December 5, 2011 Legal filings

A petition from residents of Dimock, PA, over clean water deliveries from Cabot Oil & Gas that were ceased with state permission.

Declaration of Thomas B. Cochran, Ph.D., Matthew G. Mckinzie, Ph.D. and Christopher J. Weaver, Ph.D., on Behalf Of NRDC (PDF)

November 28, 2011 Legal filings

NRDC filed petitions with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to become interveners in Exelon Generation Company’s application to renew the operating license for the Limerick Generating Station, located 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Due to an inappropriate exemption received...

Declaration of Christopher E. Paine of NRDC Before The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (PDF)

November 28, 2011 Legal filings

Petition to Intervene and Notice of Intention to Participate: Preliminary Statement (PDF)

November 28, 2011 Legal filings

Complaint Filed Against Union Pacific Corporation, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC, and BNSF Railway Company, October 18, 2011 (PDF)

October 21, 2011 Legal filings

Complaint in Center for Community Action & Environmental Justice et al. v. Union Pacific Corporation et al. under federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Testimony for NYS senate Public Hearing on Sewage Water Pollution Notification Procedures - Testimony (PDF)

October 13, 2011 Testimony

Written testimony for Lawrence Levine before the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation public hearing on notification procedures related to sewage and other pollutants released into our water, held on October 14, 2011.

Testimony of Transportation Director Roland Hwang on Historic Clean Car Standards (PDF)

October 11, 2011 Testimony

Testimony of Transportation Director Roland Hwang, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), for the October 12, 2011 on the historic clean car standards before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending.

Barrasso Amendment (No.627) to China Currency Act (S.1619) (PDF)

October 6, 2011 Legal filings

An amendment (No.627) to the China Currency Act (S.1619), introduced by Sen. Barrasso (R-WY) that would roll back toxic air pollution standards for cement plants.

John Walke on Clean Air Act - Testimony (PDF)

September 7, 2011 Testimony

Testimony of John Walke, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), for the September 8, 2011 Legislative Hearing on "H.R. 2250, The EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 and H.R. 2681, The Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011" before the Subcommittee...

Testimony of Deron Lovaas on Legislative Issues for Transportation Reauthorization (PDF)

July 21, 2011 Testimony

Deron Lovaas testified to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Legislative Issues for Transportation Reauthorization that took place on July 21, 2011. In his testimony he recommends a series of steps to rectify current policy, which undermines...

Testimony of NRDC’s David Goldston before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (PDF)

July 20, 2011 Testimony

Summary and testimony by NRDC's David Goldston making arguments against the REINS Act (H.R. 10) and attacks on regulation.

The REINS Act: Why Congress Should Hold Its Horses - Summary, Updated January 2017 (PDF)

July 20, 2011 Testimony

Summary and testimony by NRDC's David Goldston making arguments against the REINS Act (H.R. 10) and attacks on regulation.

Testimony of NRDC’s David Goldston before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcomittee on Courts, Commerical and Administrative Law (PDF)

July 20, 2011 Testimony

Summary and testimony by NRDC's David Goldston making arguments against the REINS Act (H.R. 10) and attacks on regulation.

Testimony of NRDC’s David Goldston before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (PDF)

July 20, 2011 Testimony

Summary and testimony by NRDC's David Goldston making arguments against the REINS Act (H.R. 10) and attacks on regulation.

NRDC v. EPA- Declaration of Dr. Reva Rubenstein on Behalf of the EPA, June 16, 2006 (PDF)

July 5, 2011 Legal filings

This is the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Docket No. 04-1438. Economic Impact Analysis for Methy Bromide Allocation in the United States; Human Health Benefits Of Stratospheric Ozone Protection and Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion...

Jennfer Sass Testimony on Delaware BPA Bill (PDF)

June 23, 2011 Testimony

Jennifer Sass, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Health and Environment, Natural Resources Defense Council, testimony on Delaware BPA-ban, SB70.

Suit Against FDA for Failing to Address Health Threat Posed by Overuse of Antibiotics in Animal Feed (PDF)

May 25, 2011 Legal filings

Lawsuit filed May 25, 2011 by a coalition of health and consumer organizations to compel FDA to 1.) take action on the agency’s own safety findings, withdrawing approval for most non-therapeutic uses of penicillin and tetracyclines in animal feed and...

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Suit 05-03-11 (PDF)

May 3, 2011 Legal filings

NRDC, Prairie Rivers Network and Sierra Club filed suit against the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District over a plume of water pollution impacts that stretches from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. The complaint is available online.

Testimony Before House Energy & Power Subcommittee on Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (PDF)

April 15, 2011 Testimony

This testimony by John Walke, NRDC’s Clean Air Director, concerns EPA mercury and air toxics standards for power plants, cement plants and various industrial facilities. The testimony was presented before the Energy & Power Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce...

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Getting the Lead Out: Removing Lead Pipes Would Yield Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Health Benefits

The Worst of the Worst: High-Priority Plastic Materials, Chemical Additives, and Products to Phase Out

Building Batteries Better: Doing the Best With Less

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