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Will Funds for Water Infrastructure Flow Fairly?

April 29, 2024 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

October 25, 2023 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.

The Worst of the Worst: High-Priority Plastic Materials, Chemical Additives, and Products to Phase Out

October 19, 2023 Fact SheetUnited States, InternationalDr. Veena Singla

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Moving Forward: The Role of Transportation Networking Companies in a Sustainable Future

November 17, 2021 Issue BriefUnited StatesRabi Abonour

Without changes, companies like Lyft and Uber are likely to increase overall greenhouse emissions by encouraging additional driving. In the face of catastrophic climate change, we cannot let that happen.

Post-Hurricane Priorities for Improving Preparedness & Resiliency

September 8, 2017 Issue BriefUnited StatesNRDC

As we face the increased threat of storms supercharged by climate change, we need to adopt a five-pronged strategy of preparedness, mitigation, and resiliency to protect our communities.

Catalyzing Green Infrastructure on Private Property: Recommendations for a Green, Equitable, and Sustainable New York City

August 7, 2017 ReportNew York City

Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association v. Raimondo Case Documents

March 22, 2021 Legal filings

Clean Water Rule Case Documents

January 9, 2020 Legal filingsUnited States

Browse some of the documents associated with our efforts to protect the Clean Water Rule.

Spurring Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Stormwater Markets

May 31, 2017 ReportPhiladelphiaAlisa Valderrama

America’s Atlantic Ocean Economy—Too Important to Jeopardize

August 12, 2019 Fact SheetUnited States, EastAlison Chase, Alexandra Adams

Oil and gas exploration and development could devastate the Atlantic Coast.

Go Back to the Well: States and the Federal Government Are Neglecting a Key Funding Source for Water Infrastructure

May 15, 2018 Issue paperUnited StatesRob Moore

We need to shrink the nation’s water infrastructure funding gap, invest in climate resilience, and do so in a way that’s sustainable and equitable.

Money Up in Smoke: How Dominion’s Investments in Biomass Electricity Lost Big

May 22, 2018 Issue BriefUnited StatesSami Yassa

Electricity from power plants that burn forest biomass is extraordinarily expensive compared to clean-energy alternatives.

Los Angeles Shared-Mobility Climate and Equity Action Plan

April 12, 2018 ReportLos AngelesAmanda Eaken, Carter Rubin

Here’s how Los Angeles can use shared mobility to address climate change and make transportation services more equitable.

An Attack on Our Natural Heritage

April 24, 2018 Fact SheetUnited StatesBrad Sewell, Molly Masterton

H.R. 200 would undermine bedrock conservation laws and make it much harder to protect special ocean places and imperiled ocean wildlife.

Nuclear Waste Survey: States Resistant to Radioactive Waste under Current Law

March 2, 2018 Issue BriefUnited StatesGeoffrey H. Fettus

In a survey, states say they should have additional regulatory authority over nuclear waste storage and disposal.

Green Neighborhoods: Advancing Strategies that Create Strong, Just, and Resilient Communities

November 26, 2018 Issue BriefUnited StatesMarissa Ramirez

NRDC's Green Neighborhoods Initiative partners with low-income and underserved communities in order to put in place the building blocks of better living—high-quality, environmentally sound, and affordable transportation, energy, food, and housing.