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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

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Testimony for Wastewater Oversight Hearing (PDF)

Testimony
The written testimony of Larry Levine, senior attorney in the Water Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the need to improve sewage overflow control plans, increase green infrastructure on private property, and reform water rates to equitably generate...

Opposition to Nomination of Leonard Steven Grasz - Letter (PDF)

Letters
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) litigates to enforce federal laws protecting public health and the environment. We believe, based on our extensive experience, that a well-functioning judiciary requires judges who are willing to apply the law neutrally and fairly. The...

2019 - 2024 RFI Comments, August 17, 2017 (PDF)

Comments
Comments submitted by NRDC in response to BOEM’s Request for Information and Draft Proposed Program as the agency considers a new oil and gas leasing plan for 2019 – 2024. NRDC opposes new leasing on account of the harm offshore...

Application 16-08-006 Joint Parties Letter to Commissioner (PDF)

Letters
The decline in the cost of solar and wind – as well as the continued availability of low cost efficiency improvements – are key factors supporting the proposal to retire and replace the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant with GHG-free resources...

Amicus Brief Supporting NYS Denial of Constitution Pipeline (PDF)

Legal filings
Amicus brief filed by NRDC on behalf of Water Defense, Earthworks, PennEnvironment, Peconic Baykeeper, Waterkeeper Alliance, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in support of New York State's decision to deny water quality certification to Constitution Pipeline.

California National Marine Sanctuary Comment Letter (PDF)

Letters
As part of our work to protect marine monuments and National Marine Sanctuaries from Trump Administration rollbacks, NRDC filed comments with NOAA on the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument and on the four California marine sanctuaries, all of...

Motion to Vacate EPA Stay of Landfill Emissions Rule (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and partners’ motion for summary vacatur, filed August 4, 2017 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, seeking to overturn EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s 90-day administrative stay of standards of performance and emission guidelines for emissions...

Michigan Electric Vehicle Cost-Benefit Analysis (PDF)

Report
For over a century, Michigan's auto industry has laid a foundation for economic growth and job creation in the region. As mass-market electric vehicles like the Chevy Bolt are brought to the fore, Michigan has an opportunity to continue this...