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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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Stakeholder Letter Opposing Whitfield Ratepayer Protection Act. (PDF)

Letters
The Whitfield Ratepayer Protection Act would endanger human health and the environment by preventing EPA from addressing one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time- climate change. This stakeholder letter signed by nearly 100 organizations shows broad opposition to...

Brewers Applaud Clean Water Actions - Letter (PDF)

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Brewers for Clean Water member breweries applaud two important steps recently taken by the Obama Administration to provide safeguards for the water sources on which the breweries -- and the communities in which they operate -- depend.

80 Organizations Oppose NUKE Act, HR 1320 - Letter (PDF)

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A letter from 80 organizations opposing H.R. 1320 (the Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy Act, or NUKE Act). This bill would undermine environmental reviews, eliminate hearings for uncontested licensing (hearings that have in the past revealed serious deficiencies), weaken an...

NRDC Comment Letter Regarding Montana Wolf Management Rule Changes (PDF)

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This letter details NRDC’s concerns regarding Montana’s proposal to amend its wolf management rules. NRDC opposes many of the proposed amendments because they would increase the number of wolves and other species trapped, shot and killed by landowners on private...

Letter in Support of Shark Species Preservation (PDF)

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This letter in support of Assembly Bill 376 is dated June 24, 2011 and was sent to the members of the California State Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. The letter is signed by Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of...

Great Lakes NGO Whitehouse Letter on Asian Carp (PDF)

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Some of the most prominent National and Great Lakes conservation groups have petitioned President Obama to step in and make significant changes to the federal response to the ongoing Asian carp crisis.