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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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NGO Response to Holding CPP Litigation in Abeyance (PDF)

Legal Filings
A response filed by Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Defense Fund, Earthjustice, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, and others opposing a Trump Administration request to hold a pending Clean Power Plan case in abeyance.

Motion to Enforce the Court Order on Chlorpyrifos - (PDF)

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The Natural Resources Defense Council and Pesticide Action Network, represented in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by Earthjustice, filed a motion to enforce a previous court order and require EPA to make a decision on a...

Letter to Amazon re: Neonics (PDF)

Letters
A letter from a coalition of environmental groups, including NRDC, to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asking the company to remove pesticides and plants containing neonics from its website.

Flint Drinking Water Lawsuit Stipulation as to Settlement (PDF)

Legal Filings
Stipulation as to the settlement from the Flint, Michigan, Safe Drinking Water lawsuit requires the City of Flint and the State of Michigan to replace Flint’s lead and galvanized steel service lines within three years, while, in the meantime, providing...

Flint Drinking Water Lawsuit Settlement Agreement (PDF)

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The settlement from the Flint, Michigan, Safe Drinking Water lawsuit requires the City of Flint and the State of Michigan to replace Flint’s lead and galvanized steel service lines within three years, while, in the meantime, providing water filter support...