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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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Letter of Support for AB1054 Wildfire Bill (PDF)

Letters
In a letter to the Honorable Ben Hueso, Chair, Senate Energy, Utilities, & Communications Committee, NRDC writes to express its general support for AB 1054, a bill that should be viewed as an initial step in managing and minimizing wildfire...

Bristol Bay Letter to Wheaton Precious Metals (PDF)

Letters
Letter from the tribal and business leaders of Bristol Bay, commercial fishermen, sportsmen, and conservation groups to Wheaton Precious Metals expressing concern regarding any potential investment in the proposed Pebble Mine and outlining the significant permitting, social, and economic hurdles...

Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind and Right Whale Agreement (PDF)

Letters
A letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announcing an agreement between environmental groups and leading offshore wind developers to incorporate measures to protect right whales during Mid-Atlantic offshore wind development.

Clean Energy Extenders Letter (PDF)

Letters
Letter sent to Congress urging them to pass legislation that provides a multi-year extension of expired and expiring tax incentives benefiting clean and alternative energy technologies as soon as possible.

Letter Opposing the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (PDF)

Letters
Eleven environmental groups sent a letter opposing the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 to the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee. The bill contains several flawed provisions that could cause detrimental effects to public health and our environment.

Stakeholder Letter Opposing Whitfield Ratepayer Protection Act. (PDF)

Letters
The Whitfield Ratepayer Protection Act would endanger human health and the environment by preventing EPA from addressing one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time- climate change. This stakeholder letter signed by nearly 100 organizations shows broad opposition to...