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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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Lead Pipes Are Widespread and Used in Every State

SurveyUnited States, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana, Texas, MinnesotaErik D. Olson, Alexandra Stubblefield
An NRDC survey estimates that there are at least 12.8 million water pipes that are, or may be, lead, spread across the entire country. Use our map to find out about your state.

FSIS Inspection Reports for Foster Farms (PDF)

Summary
Records provided to NRDC by USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request filed March 7, 2014. NRDC requested that FSIS provide "any written findings of non-compliance, including but not limited to Notices...

National and Alaska Survey on Pebble Mine (PDF)

Survey
A national poll reveals solid opposition to Pebble Mine, proposed at the headwaters of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Protecting salmon – and the jobs, people, and wildlife that depend on it – from the mine’s projected 10 billion tons of waste...

Oppose Provisions that Harm Bighorn Sheep - Summary (PDF)

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The Interior and Environment Appropriations bill for FY12 contains two riders (sections 120 & 442) that would allow domestic sheep in the west to graze without restrictions in order to appease a handful of ranchers in Idaho. This would make...