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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.
Bits of plastic waste float underwater

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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Joint Comments in Response to EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund RFI (PDF)

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Written comments submitted by a small group of experts with deep experience in developing and advising on the green bank model; designing and implementing national and local financing programs; and building and operating financial institutions, programs, and initiatives focused on...

Comments to California OEHHA on PFOA-PFOS (PDF)

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Comments submitted to the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicants Identification Committee of California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, recommending that perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) be prioritized for the further development of hazard identification materials.

Final NRDC Comments to PACCARB (PDF)

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NRDC comments submitted ahead of the 21st meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB), September 12-13, 2022.

NRDC Comments on North Carolina’s Proposed CDBG-MIT Application (PDF)

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North Carolina’s application for $168 million in CDBG-MIT funding from HUD is golden opportunity for the state to expand its climate resilience efforts. Planning activities, development of climate-informed building and zoning codes, updating regulations that take future conditions into account...

Comments to the Mineral Management Service regarding Seismic Activity (PDF)

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In March 2009, NRDC submitted comments to MMS regarding the environmental effects of multiple geological and geophysical exploration activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. A Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for these seismic activities is required by the National...