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California’s Ocean-Climate Contribution - Fact Sheet (PDF)

Fact Sheet
California is advancing the global climate effort by sharing its “ocean-climate contribution” to support the Paris Agreement. California’s ocean-climate contribution consists of the state’s mitigation and adaptation actions that either bolster resilience to climate change, reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions...

NRDC Comments on North Carolina’s State Mitigation Plan Update (PDF)

Comments
NRDC’s public comments on North Carolina’s State Mitigation Plan (SHMP). Because the state was unwilling to share a copy of North Carolina’s draft 2013 update, NRDC reviewed North Carolina’s 2010 SHMP. Based on this review, we have developed recommendations for...

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...

Plumbing Code Proposals to Save Water in New Buildings (PDF)

Overview
Thirteen water-saving proposals filed in January 2013 by NRDC with the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials for the 2015 Uniform Plumbing Code, used by California, Oregon and other states as the plumbing code for new buildings.

80 Organizations Oppose NUKE Act, HR 1320 - Letter (PDF)

Letters
A letter from 80 organizations opposing H.R. 1320 (the Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy Act, or NUKE Act). This bill would undermine environmental reviews, eliminate hearings for uncontested licensing (hearings that have in the past revealed serious deficiencies), weaken an...

Article 6 Exemption Registration Formats Finalized (PDF)

Overview
Documents relating to work to prepare for the entry into force of the Minamata Convention on Mercury and for the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties. Results of the sixth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to prepare...