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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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The Worst of the Worst: High-Priority Plastic Materials, Chemical Additives, and Products to Phase Out

Fact SheetUnited States, InternationalDr. Veena Singla
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Building Batteries Better: Doing the Best With Less

ReportUnited StatesJordan Brinn
Reducing the amount of mining needed through improvements in battery technology, second-life applications for vehicle batteries, and better recycling is key to reducing harms caused from battery supply chains.

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Comments from NRDC, Earthjustice and PANNA Re: EPA-Exponent Approach (PDF)

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Public comments to EPA and the Science Advisory Panel (SAP) on US EPA’s proposed use of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to evaluate developmental neurotoxicity. Comments from NRDC, Earthjustice and PANNA raising both scientific and legal concerns with the EPA-Exponent approach...

NRDC Comment on Climate Recommendations for Fisheries and Protected Resources (PDF)

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In this comment submitted to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NRDC details ways NOAA can accelerate the transition to climate-ready fisheries and climate resilience for protected resources. This includes: strong implementation of existing core conservation requirements, expanding the...

Comment Letter on Lease Sale 258 in Lower Cook Inlet (PDF)

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Letter submitted by NRDC and seven other organizations to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, urging the revision of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and cancellation of Lease Sale 258, which would open up over a million acres in the...

Joint Comments to U.S. DOI on the Incidental Take of Migratory Birds (PDF)

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Joint comments submitted to the U.S. Department of the Interior on the incidental take of migratory birds from The American Bird Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, Edison Electric Institute, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, National Audubon Society, NRDC, Large Public Power...

Comments on Federal Agency Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plans (PDF)

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Contributing authors: Teniope Adewumi-Gunn, Lara Bryant, Yvette Cabrera, Allison Johnson, Matthew Kaplan, Kim Knowlton, Yukyan Lam, Rob Moore, Irene Nielson, Neela Ram, Nina Sevilla, Khalil Shahyd, Zak Smith, Anna Weber In October 2021, 26 federal agencies issued Climate Adaptation and...