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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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Global Implications of the Fukushima Disaster for Nuclear Power (PDF)

Issue Paper
This paper was written by Thomas B. Cochran and Matthew McKinzie and delivered by Cochran and the World Federation of Scientists’ International Seminars on Planetary Emergencies at the Ettore Majorana Centre in Erice, Sicily, held from August 19-25, 2011.

International Management of Uranium Enrichment (PDF)

Issue Paper
A paper by Thomas B. Cochran and Christopher E. Paine to be presented at the International Meeting onNuclear Energy and Proliferation in the Middle East, Amman, Jordan, June 22-24, 2009.