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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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Waste Confidence Petition for Review (PDF)

Legal filings
On February 17, 2011, NRDC filed a petition for review with the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's "Waste Confidence" and "Temporary Storage Rules."

Notice of Appeal for FirstEnergy BayShore Plant, 12/17/2010 (PDF)

Legal filings
Five groups are appealing pollution permits for a coal plant in Lake Erie’s Maumee Bay that currently kills 60 billion fish on the grounds that the State of Ohio is not requiring the best available technology to eliminate the problem...

Industry Challenges to EPA Actions to Curb Carbon Pollution

Legal filingsUnited States
More than 100 cases have been filed against EPA's endangerment finding, the landmark vehicle emission standards, and requirements for the largest new or expanded power plants and industrial facilities to use the best available and affordable carbon pollution controls.