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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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New Science on Impacts of Navy Sonar - Letter (PDF)

Letters
A letter to the California Coastal Commission that details recent scientific studies, which confirm the harmful impacts of Navy sonar training and testing on Southern California marine mammals, August 28, 2013.

Letter to Congress from 41 Environmental Organizations (PDF)

Letters
For decades agencies have used the so-called 100-year flood as the design standard for federally funded projects. But that's not nearly protective enough; today, floods of that magnitude are occurring far more frequently than once a century. In January 2015...

Joint Letter Opposing Forest Biomass Carbon Rider (PDF)

Letters
Joint NGO letter, sent on behalf of our millions of members, strongly opposing the inclusion of any anti-environment riders in the FY 2020 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Including damaging legislative provisions in a must-pass funding bill harms...

Comment Letter on FFRMS from 60 Environmental Organizations (PDF)

Letters
For decades agencies have used the so-called 100-year flood as the design standard for federally funded projects. But that's not nearly protective enough; today, floods of that magnitude are occurring far more frequently than once a century. In January 2015...

Comment Letter on FFRMS from NRDC and American Rivers (PDF)

Letters
For decades agencies have used the so-called 100-year flood as the design standard for federally funded projects. But that's not nearly protective enough; today, floods of that magnitude are occurring far more frequently than once a century. In January 2015...