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A view of the cross-section of a cut water pipe

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
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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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NY State Ballast Water Challenge Decision (PDF)

Summary
The New York State Supreme Court, Albany County, dismissed a challenge to permit conditions issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation under the Clean Water Act to control discharges of invasive species from ocean-going vessels into the...

NRDC Keyport Range Complex Extension Comment Letter (PDF)

Letters
This letter summarizes NRDC's response to a massive naval extension proposed of the Keyport Range Complex in Washington state. The proposed expansion would extend the Quinault Underwater Tracking Range site over 1700 square nautical miles in the Olympic Coast National...

NRDC's Brief for Respondents in US Supreme Court Sonar Case (PDF)

Legal filings
On September 8, 2008, NRDC filed its brief in response to the Navy's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Navy has asked the Court to vacate the preliminary injunction issued and affirmed by the lower federal courts with respect...

Testimony of Mae Wu on Bottled Water, September 10, 2008 (PDF)

Testimony
NRDC Attorney Mae Wu testifies before a Senate subcommittee that the bottled water that millions of Americans drink each day is allowed to contain more toxic chemicals than tap water. Wu calls for testing bottled water and labels that would...

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

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.

Order in NRDC v Winter (PDF)

Legal filings
This January 16, 2008 order from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sends the Navy's sonar appeal back to the trial court where the injunction originated.

Sonar Injunction in SOCAL Naval Exercises (PDF)

Legal filings
This January 3, 2008 injunction by a federal district court acting on remand from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, orders the Navy to implement a series of mitigation measures to protect marine mammals from harm caused by mid-frequency sonar...