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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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Groups Oppose Regulatory Executive Order - Letter (PDF)

Letters
One hundred and thirty seven groups oppose President Trump’s deregulatory executive order. The executive order establishes a regulatory budget and requires two public safeguards to be revoked for each new one adopted.

NRDC Tax Extenders Letter (PDF)

Letters
In a letter delivered to congressional leaders, NRDC explains its view on the importance of several tax incentives that advance clean energy, energy efficiency, and infrastructure technologies that reduce pollution and drive innovation and why Congress needs to extend and...

Letter to Amazon re: Neonics (PDF)

Letters
A letter from a coalition of environmental groups, including NRDC, to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asking the company to remove pesticides and plants containing neonics from its website.

FERC Review of the 1999 Natural Gas Policy Statement - Letter (PDF)

Letters
Letter submitted by NRDC and 10 other environmental organizations to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging the reform of its pipeline review process to ensure that—above all else—the public interest is protected, consistent with FERC’s mandate under the Natural...

Michigan Mayors Call for Clean Energy (PDF)

Letters
Michigan mayors are coming together to voice their concerns over DTE’s proposal to build a new billion-dollar gas plant. Rather than saddle customers with the costs of the plant, mayors are calling for scaled up cleaner and cheaper solutions like...

Energy Efficiency Appropriations Caps and Impoundment Letter (PDF)

Letters
NRDC joined a coalition of 19 energy efficiency and clean energy organizations, states, businesses, trade associations and others, in sending a letter to House & Senate Appropriations Committee leadership, urging appropriators to increase Fiscal Year (FY18) budget cap allocations for...

Letter in Support of National Academies 2018 Review of EPA IRIS Program (PDF)

Letters
NRDC and over 90 people including scientists, environmental health experts, medical professionals, and community leaders have signed a letter expressing appreciation for the EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program, and our hope that the 2018 National Academies review will...