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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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Summary of Support (PDF)

Letters
A selection of public comment letters submitted in support of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

RI State legislators letter (PDF)

Letters
A selection of public comment letters submitted in support of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

Mystic and NE Aquarium letter (PDF)

Letters
A selection of public comment letters submitted in support of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

Mass State Legislators letter (PDF)

Letters
A selection of public comment letters submitted in support of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

NMFS Entire Set of Comments (PDF)

Letters
During the public comment period on a proposal to build a massive hydroelectric dam on the Susitna River in Alaska, NRDC requested that the applicant, the Alaska Energy Authority, use the best available science to study the joint impacts of...

Letter Opposing House FY18 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to members of Congress, NRDC and 11 other environmental organizations urge opposition to the FY18 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. This bill fails to provide adequate funding to crucial programs and continues the...

Mayoral Letter to State Department on Keystone XL (PDF)

Letters
More than two dozen American mayors from around the United States have sent a letter expressing concern over the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The letter was sent March 24, 2011.

Notice of Intent to Sue EPA (PDF)

Letters
NRDC and EDF provided 60-days’ notice to EPA, as required by the Clean Air Act, of our intent to sue EPA for the agency’s failure to implement or enforce emission guidelines for air pollution from municipal solid waste landfills.