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Single-Use Plastics 101

April 30, 2024 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?

April 29, 2024 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

October 25, 2023 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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NRDC Petition to Ban Endosulfan (PDF)

February 19, 2008 Legal Filings

About 1.4 million pounds of endosulfan, a persistent, bioaccumulative and highly toxic insecticide, are used in the United States each year. Endosulfan, an endocrine disruptor and a neurotoxicant, is harmful to human health and the environment.

George Peridas, Natural Resources Defense Council: Emerging Regulatory Frameworks for Carbon Capture and Sequestration - Presentation (PDF)

February 19, 2008 Overview

These materials were presented on February 13, 2008 (Sacramento), and February 14, 2008 (Los Angeles), at workshops organized by NRDC and Environmental Defense and co-sponsored by the Air Resources Board, California Climate Action Registry, California Energy Commission, Global Change and...

Larry Myer, West Coast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership, California Energy Commission: Geologic CO2 Storage Options for California - Presentation (PDF)

February 19, 2008 Overview

These materials were presented on February 13, 2008 (Sacramento), and February 14, 2008 (Los Angeles), at workshops organized by NRDC and Environmental Defense and co-sponsored by the Air Resources Board, California Climate Action Registry, California Energy Commission, Global Change and...

Susan Hovorka, University of Texas: Testing Geologic Sequestration of Carbon - Presentation (PDF)

February 19, 2008 Overview

These materials were presented on February 13, 2008 (Sacramento), and February 14, 2008 (Los Angeles), at workshops organized by NRDC and Environmental Defense and co-sponsored by the Air Resources Board, California Climate Action Registry, California Energy Commission, Global Change and...

Howard Herzog, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Carbon Capture and Sequestration Economics - Presentation (PDF)

February 19, 2008 Overview

These materials were presented on February 13, 2008 (Sacramento), and February 14, 2008 (Los Angeles), at workshops organized by NRDC and Environmental Defense and co-sponsored by the Air Resources Board, California Climate Action Registry, California Energy Commission, Global Change and...

David Hawkins, Natural Resources Defense Council: Winning the Coal-Climate War - Presentation (PDF)

February 19, 2008 Overview

These materials were presented on February 13, 2008 (Sacramento), and February 14, 2008 (Los Angeles), at workshops organized by NRDC and Environmental Defense and co-sponsored by the Air Resources Board, California Climate Action Registry, California Energy Commission, Global Change and...

Julio Friedmann, Carbon Management Program, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Carbon Sequestration Risks and Hazards - Presentation (PDF)

February 19, 2008 Overview

These materials were presented on February 13, 2008 (Sacramento), and February 14, 2008 (Los Angeles), at workshops organized by NRDC and Environmental Defense and co-sponsored by the Air Resources Board, California Climate Action Registry, California Energy Commission, Global Change and...

James Dooley, Joint Global Change Research Institute: Carbon Management and the Global Energy Technology Challenge - Presentation (PDF)

February 19, 2008 Overview

These materials were presented on February 13, 2008 (Sacramento), and February 14, 2008 (Los Angeles), at workshops organized by NRDC and Environmental Defense and co-sponsored by the Air Resources Board, California Climate Action Registry, California Energy Commission, Global Change and...

Charles Christopher, CO2 Storage Technology Consultant, BP Retiree: Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage - An Industry View - Presentation (PDF)

February 19, 2008 Overview

These materials were presented on February 13, 2008 (Sacramento), and February 14, 2008 (Los Angeles), at workshops organized by NRDC and Environmental Defense and co-sponsored by the Air Resources Board, California Climate Action Registry, California Energy Commission, Global Change and...

Sally Benson, Executive Director, Global Climate and Energy Project, Stanford University: Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage in Deep Geological Formations - Presentation (PDF)

February 19, 2008 Overview

These materials were presented on February 13, 2008 (Sacramento), and February 14, 2008 (Los Angeles), at workshops organized by NRDC and Environmental Defense and co-sponsored by the Air Resources Board, California Climate Action Registry, California Energy Commission, Global Change and...

Synapse Study on AMP Ohio Coal Plant (PDF)

February 14, 2008

This study outlines evaluated cost estimates regarding AMP-Ohio's proposed pulverized coal plant in Meigs County, OH. The study notes rising construction costs and offers new and realistic cost estimates on a number of the plant's budget lines.

Improving Transportation Choices (PDF)

February 13, 2008 Overview

Transportation guzzles petroleum for three reasons: Inefficient vehicles, overreliance on oil-derived fuel, and ever-increasing traffic. The last factor is often overlooked. This first-of-its-kind NRDC analysis maps out one possible future with less traffic thanks to better price signals, investments in...

Toward True Security- Report (PDF)

February 12, 2008 Report

Ten steps the next president should take to transform U.S. nuclear weapons policy.

Court Order Granting Preliminary Injunction in LFA Sonar Lawsuit (PDF)

February 6, 2008 Legal Filings

Opinion and court order, issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, granting in part a motion by NRDC and other plaintiffs for a preliminary injunction limiting the U.S. Navy's peacetime use of low frequency sonar...

Long Beach RCRA Letter (PDF)

February 6, 2008 Letters

Letter from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Coalition for a Safe Environment to the City of the Long Beach, the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners, and the Port of Long Beach about violations of the Resource Conservation...

Court Order Denying Presidential Waivers on Sonar (PDF)

February 4, 2008 Legal Filings

February 4, 2008 court order reaffirms an injunction issued early in January, requiring the Navy to reduce harm to whales and other marine mammals from sonar training.

Testimony of David Doniger on the Oversight of EPA Administrator Johnson's Denial of Waiver for California's Global Warming Standards (PDF)

January 24, 2008 Testimony

Testimony of David Doniger, Policy Director, Climate Center, Natural Resources Defense Council, before the Environment and Public Works Committee, United States Senate on January 24, 2008.

Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Application to Vacate Preliminary Injunction or to Partially Stay Pending Appeal (PDF)

January 22, 2008 Legal Filings

Brief filed January 22, 2008 in response to the Bush administration's attempt to exempt the Navy from the National Environmental Policy Act and the Coastal Zone Management Act.

Order for Temporary Partial Stay in NRDC v Winter (PDF)

January 17, 2008 Legal Filings

Two-page order by Judge Florence-Marie Cooper temporarily staying part of her own injunction requiring the Navy to protect whales from high-intensity sonar during upcoming training exercises in Southern California waters.

Stop Electrocuting Patagonia: NRDC's Campaign to Protect Chile's Wild Places

January 17, 2008 Fact SheetChile