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Will Funds for Water Infrastructure Flow Fairly?

April 29, 2024 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

October 25, 2023 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.

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

October 19, 2023 Fact SheetUnited States, InternationalDr. Veena Singla

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Comments on Mammal Damage Management in the Commonwealth of Virginia Environmental Assessment (PDF)

September 24, 2012 Comments

NRDC letter comments on Wildlife Services' draft Environmental Assessment evaluating the impacts of alternatives for mammal damage management in Virginia, and urges Wildlife Services to withdraw the Draft EA and instead prepare an environmental impact statement (“EIS”).

Comments on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Proposals Affecting Wolves (PDF)

July 5, 2011 Comments

NRDC supports the delisting of gray wolves in the Midwest, including in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. However, NRDC does not believe that the best available scientific evidence supports the recognition of Canis lycaon as a species. Additionally, the proposed reclassification...

NRDC Comments on Wolf Management in Idaho (PDF)

January 3, 2011 Comments

Comments on Wildlife Services' Revised Environmental Assessment evaluating the impacts of alternatives for gray wolf damage management in Idaho.

Idaho Wolf EA Comments (PDF)

August 31, 2010 Comments

NRDC's Montana office submitted comments on the USDA’s Wildlife Services agency’s environmental assessment process evaluating the impacts of "alternatives for gray wolf damage management in Idaho."

NRDC Comments on the Montana Wolf Hunt - 2010 (PDF)

June 14, 2010 Comments

Wolf hunts in the Northern Rockies threaten to undermine one of the greatest conservation successes in history. Wolf populations in the region have come very close to reaching sustainable levels, however state managed hunts may prevent populations from reaching those...

Comments on Minnesota's Special Registration Review for the Pesticide Atrazine (PDF)

March 17, 2010 Comments

These comments complement NRDC’s national report, Poisoning the Well, on the impact of atrazine on surface and drinking water in the Midwest, including Minnesota. (Wu et al., 2009.)