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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
Two workers installing a battery in a vehicle in an assembly plant

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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Ensuring a Future for Canada’s Grizzly Bears - Report (PDF)

Report
This joint report from the David Suzuki Foundation and NRDC looks at the dangerous impacts of excessive grizzly bear trophy hunting in Canadian national parks. The death toll affects populations on both sides of the national border, as many bears...

New York City Flood Map Comments (PDF)

Comments
Comments to FEMA and the City of New York regarding proposed flood maps for New York City and the omission of sea level rise and other climate impacts. These are the first updated maps for New York City Post Hurricane...

California Drought Poll by FM3, February 2014 (PDF)

Polling
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) conducted a poll on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council to ascertain California voters’ views on the record-breaking drought California is experiencing. The poll found that California voters are more concerned about...

Water System Loss Control Study – California - Report (PDF)

Report
Prepared for Southern California Edison by Water Systems Optimization, Inc, for submission to the California Public Utilities Commission, December, 2009, estimating annual losses of 870,000 acre-feet, of which 350,000 acre-feet are economically recoverable.

Water Delivery System Efficiencies - Report (PDF)

Report
New York State Comptroller H. Carl McCall's assessment of water loss audit and reporting practices, rates of water loss, and water conservation programs, at eight drinking water utilities in New York State (April 2002).

Brewers Applaud Clean Water Actions - Letter (PDF)

Letters
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.