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Comments on the Draft Assessments for American Lobster and Snow Crab (PDF)

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Comments submitted by NRDC to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program regarding the draft assessments for American lobster (Homarus americanus) – United States; American lobster (Homarus americanus) – Canada: Northwest Atlantic; and Snow Crab (Chionoecetes opilio) – Canada Atlantic...

Comments on Problem Formulation and Initial Assessment Documents for Three Flame Retardant Clusters (PDF)

Comments
Comments from Earthjustice, Natural Resources Defense Council and Washington Toxics Coalition on problem formulation and initial assessment documents for three flame retardant clusters:Chlorinated phosphate ester (CPE; TCEP) cluster flame retardants (EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015- 0068)Cyclic aliphatic bromides/ hexabromocyclododdecane (HBCD) cluster flame retardants (EPA–HQ–OPPT-2015-0081)Tetrabromobisphenol...

Review of the Pebble Mine Project Preliminary Economic Assessment (PDF)

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A Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of the proposed Pebble Mine Project with an effective date of September 9, 2021 was publicly released by project owner Northern Dynasty Minerals in October 2021. This technical memorandum, prepared at the request of the...

NGO Letter in Support of the MBTA (PDF)

Letters
Community letter in support of strengthening the MBTA submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service from American Bird Conservancy, Appalachian Trail, Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, Environmental Defense Fund, Friends of the Earth, Humane Society Legislative Fund, National Audubon Society...

Joint Comments to U.S. DOI on the Incidental Take of Migratory Birds (PDF)

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Joint comments submitted to the U.S. Department of the Interior on the incidental take of migratory birds from The American Bird Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, Edison Electric Institute, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, National Audubon Society, NRDC, Large Public Power...

Comment Letter on Lease Sale 258 in Lower Cook Inlet (PDF)

Comments
Letter submitted by NRDC and seven other organizations to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, urging the revision of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and cancellation of Lease Sale 258, which would open up over a million acres in the...

NGO Letter Regarding OECMs in the Context of America the Beautiful and 30X30 (PDF)

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This letter provides background information on other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) and urges the Biden-Harris Administration to consider establishing guidance for the use of this tool when developing the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas and considering the identification of...