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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 on Behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed Determination to Restrict the Use of an Area as a Disposal Site; Pebble Deposit Area, Southwest Alaska, September 18, 2014 (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC Briefs and Comments regarding Pebble Mine / Bristol Bay, 2012-2014. Brief on Behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council in Support of Petitions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Action Regarding the Proposed Pebble Mine Under Section 404(c)...

Brief on Behalf of the NRDC in Support of Petitions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Action Regarding the Proposed Pebble Mine Under Section 404(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, March 28, 2012 (PDF)

Legal filings
NRDC Briefs and Comments regarding Pebble Mine / Bristol Bay, 2012-2014. Brief on Behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council in Support of Petitions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Action Regarding the Proposed Pebble Mine Under Section 404(c)...

Proposals to Revise Standards for Shower Mixing Valves (PDF)

Legal filings
Two proposals filed in March 2013 by NRDC to the product standard for shower mixing valves jointly maintained by the American Society of Sanitary Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Canadian Standards Association to better maintain the...

Mississippi River Pollution Legal Documents - Complaint for Declaratory And Injunctive Relief - Exhibit 1 (PDF)Mississippi River Pollution Legal Documents - Complaint for Declaratory And Injunctive Relief , March 13, 2012 - Exhibit 1 (PDF)

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On behalf of the Mississippi River Collaborative and a coalition of environmental groups, NRDC filed two suits against the USEPA related to dual pollution threats plaguing the Mississippi River. The suits seek action from the agency on nitrogen and phosphorus...