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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, Renée Sharp

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Pebble Mine Economics Letter (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.

53 Organizations Support Climate Action Now Act - Letter (PDF)

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Letter from 53 organizations supporting H.R.9 of the 116th Congress, the Climate Action Now Act. This bill would ensure the U.S. meets its commitments under the Paris agreement and reinforces our national resolve to address climate change. As Americans are...

Health Experts' Letter to EPA on Ethylene Oxide Link to Cancer (PDF)

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Environmental health professionals send a letter to EPA defending the EPA IRIS assessment of ethylene oxide, linking it to cancer. The letter is submitted as a comment on EPA’s National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Hydrochloric Acid Production Residual...

Letter in Support of H.R. 1, For the People Act (PDF)

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In a letter to Congress, NRDC and 20 other environmental organizations support the passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which would enact common sense reforms that will move us closer to the goal of making sure the...

CA AB1440 Sign On Letter (PDF)

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Sign on letter with partners supporting CA Assembly bill 1440 in 2019. This bill provides much needed reform to the outdated statutory mission statements that govern management of oil and gas production by California’s Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal...

FEMA Oregon NFIP Draft RPA 3.9.2015.pdf

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Draft Reasonable and Prudent Alternative and Incidental Take Statement for our Biological Opinion on Implementation of the National Flood Insurance Program in the State of Oregon

4/10/20 NRDC Stimulus Letter to Congressional Leadership (PDF)

Letters
NRDC submitted two letters to congressional leadership addressing the need for an urgent stimulus to help protect the health and ensure the economic security of the American people in the face of the widening coronavirus pandemic. NRDC supports measures that...

Letter to MDE re EPA Enforcement Policies during COVID-19 (PDF)

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NRDC, along with partner organizations, sent a letter to the Maryland Department of the Environment, urging MDE to issue a Maryland-specific policy that recognizes the state’s existing enforcement flexibility and avoids the federal agency’s invitation for noncompliance.

Letter to PA DEP re EPA Enforcement Policies during COVID-19 (PDF)

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NRDC, along with partner organizations, sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, urging DEP to issue a Pennsylvania-specific policy that recognizes the state’s existing enforcement flexibility and avoids the federal agency’s invitation for noncompliance.

DEIS Alt Cumulative Water and Air Comments (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.

DESI Reclamation and Closure Comments (PDF)

Letters
Seven comment letters formally submitted between March and June 2019 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by former 23-year Rio Tinto mining and permitting expert Richard Borden, critiquing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for permitting of the Pebble Mine.