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Single-Use Plastics 101

GuideUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
Here’s everything you need to know about the most ubiquitous (and avoidable) kind of plastic waste: the kind made to be tossed in mere minutes.
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Will Funds for Water Infrastructure Flow Fairly?

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

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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NRDC Comment Letter Regarding Montana Wolf Management Rule Changes (PDF)

Letters
This letter details NRDC’s concerns regarding Montana’s proposal to amend its wolf management rules. NRDC opposes many of the proposed amendments because they would increase the number of wolves and other species trapped, shot and killed by landowners on private...

National and Alaska Survey on Pebble Mine (PDF)

Survey
A national poll reveals solid opposition to Pebble Mine, proposed at the headwaters of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Protecting salmon – and the jobs, people, and wildlife that depend on it – from the mine’s projected 10 billion tons of waste...

Oppose the Extinction Rider - Overview (PDF)

Overview
The Interior and Environment Appropriations bill for FY12 contains a rider (p. 8) that would prevent the Fish and Wildlife Service from listing any new species or designating critical habitat for any currently listed species under the Endangered Species Act...

Oppose Provisions that Harm Bighorn Sheep - Summary (PDF)

Summary
The Interior and Environment Appropriations bill for FY12 contains two riders (sections 120 & 442) that would allow domestic sheep in the west to graze without restrictions in order to appease a handful of ranchers in Idaho. This would make...

Letter in Support of Shark Species Preservation (PDF)

Letters
This letter in support of Assembly Bill 376 is dated June 24, 2011 and was sent to the members of the California State Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. The letter is signed by Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of...

Idaho Wolf EA Comments (PDF)

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."

Great Lakes NGO Whitehouse Letter on Asian Carp (PDF)

Letters
Some of the most prominent National and Great Lakes conservation groups have petitioned President Obama to step in and make significant changes to the federal response to the ongoing Asian carp crisis.

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

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...