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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.
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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Mississippi River Pollution Legal Documents - Complaint for Declaratory And Injunctive Relief - Exhibit 1 (PDF)Mississippi River Pollution Legal Documents - Complaint for Declaratory And Injunctive Relief , March 13, 2012 - Exhibit 1 (PDF)

Legal filings
On behalf of the Mississippi River Collaborative and a coalition of environmental groups, NRDC filed two suits against the USEPA related to dual pollution threats plaguing the Mississippi River. The suits seek action from the agency on nitrogen and phosphorus...

Bee Toxic Pesticide Pulled from the Market (PDF)

Summary
This federal court decision was a win for bees when NRDC challenged an illegal registration for the highly toxic insecticide, spirotetramat (trade named Movento). The court agreed with NRDC’s argument that regulators had not followed basic procedures for allowing public...

Order Granting Preliminary Injunction to Restore Wolf Protections (PDF)

Legal filings
This opinion, issued by Federal District Judge Donald Molloy on Friday, July 18, 2008, orders the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore federal Endangered Species Act protections to the Northern Rocky Mountain population of gray wolves pending the resolution...

Petition to File a Gray Wolf Recovery Plan (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC and Defenders of Wildlife filed this February 2008 petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to prepare a recovery plan for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act.

Final Comments of EDF, NRDC, and CATF (PDF)

Comments
On January 4, 2019, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Defense Fund and Clean Air Task Force submitted public comments on a proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further delay implementing emissions guidelines for existing solid waste landfills...