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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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Testimony of Erik D. Olson Regarding PFAS (PDF)

Testimony
The testimony of Erik D. Olson — Senior Director for Health & Food in NRDC's Healthy People & Thriving Communities Program — before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment regarding PFAS.

Statement on the Amended Renewable Fuel Standard - Testimony (PDF)

Testimony
Testimony by Nathanael Greene before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality on May 6, 2008, on the importance of the minimum lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions standards and land and wildlife...

Testimony on Implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard (PDF)

Testimony
Testimony by NRDC Senior Policy Analyst, Nathanael Greene, before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, October 24, 2007. This testimony address the environmental promises and challenges of biofuels, the general policies needed to get biofuels right...

Testimony of Kate Sinding on Natural Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale (PDF)

Testimony
Testimony of Kate Sinding, Deputy Director of the Urban East Program, Natural Resources Defense Council, before the Department of Environmental Conservation on November 10, 2009. This testimony addresses the draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS) governing natural gas drilling...