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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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FOIA Request to Pruitt March 10, 2017 (PDF)

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A Freedom of Information Act request submitted to EPA requesting documents considered by Administrator Pruitt in connection with his statement to CNBC denying that human activity is contributing to climate change.

Attachments to FOIA Request to Pruitt March 10, 2017 (PDF)

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A Freedom of Information Act request submitted to EPA requesting documents considered by Administrator Pruitt in connection with his statement to CNBC denying that human activity is contributing to climate change.

Methane ICR Withdrawal FOIA Request (PDF)

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This Freedom of Information request was submitted in reaction to EPA’s abrupt withdrawal of its methane information collection request, which the agency undertook in 2016 to aid in setting methane standards for older sources in the oil and gas sector...

Written Testimony of Larry Levine (PDF)

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The oral and written testimonies of Larry Levine, attorney in the Water Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the importance of infrastructure to protect clean water and public health at a hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure...

Oral Testimony of Larry Levine (PDF)

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The oral and written testimonies of Larry Levine, attorney in the Water Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the importance of infrastructure to protect clean water and public health at a hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure...