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Single-Use Plastics 101

GuideUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
Here’s everything you need to know about the most ubiquitous (and avoidable) kind of plastic waste: the kind made to be tossed in mere minutes.
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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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FEMA Oregon NFIP Draft RPA 3.9.2015.pdf

Letters
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

New England's Ocean Treasures - Fact Sheet (PDF)

Fact Sheet
Two of the nation’s most spectacular ocean areas lie off New England shores: Cashes Ledge and the New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts. The two areas serve as vital refuges for a stunning diversity of ocean wildlife and habitats, including...

NRDC_Nanosilva_Conditional_Registration.pdf

Comments of the Natural Resources Defense Council on EPA’s Proposed Conditional Registration of Nanosilva as a Materials Preservative in Textiles and Plastics September 26, 2013

Clean Cargo Center

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Community Resources for Reducing Diesel Air Pollution from the Freight Industry

NRDC Overview of EU Glyphosate Review (PDF)

Documents outlining the process by which the World Health Organization and the European Union are evaluating the health hazards of Monsanto’s weed-killer, glyphosate (trade name Roundup).

NRDC Schematic of EU Glyphosate Review (PDF)

Documents outlining the process by which the World Health Organization and the European Union are evaluating the health hazards of Monsanto’s weed-killer, glyphosate (trade name Roundup).