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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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Opposition to Nomination of Leonard Steven Grasz - Letter (PDF)

Letters
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) litigates to enforce federal laws protecting public health and the environment. We believe, based on our extensive experience, that a well-functioning judiciary requires judges who are willing to apply the law neutrally and fairly. The...

2019 - 2024 RFI Comments, August 17, 2017 (PDF)

Comments
Comments submitted by NRDC in response to BOEM’s Request for Information and Draft Proposed Program as the agency considers a new oil and gas leasing plan for 2019 – 2024. NRDC opposes new leasing on account of the harm offshore...

NRDC’s Letter to Lowe’s CEO (PDF)

Letters
Letter submitted by NRDC to Lowe's President and CEO Robert Niblock, urging the retailer to stop selling paint stripping products containing methylene chloride.

Order on Motions to Dismiss, LCV v. Trump (PDF)

Legal filings
In this opinion, federal district Judge Gleason rejected all arguments made by the federal government and oil industry about why conservation groups, including NRDC, and an Alaska Native advocacy organization, should not be allowed to sue the President over his...

Joint Letter Expressing Opposition to Barry Myers Nomination (PDF)

Letters
NRDC joined several environmental groups to oppose the nomination of Barry Myers, President Trump’s pick to become the next Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In the letter sent to the U.S. Senate, the groups said that...

Letter in Opposition to New York Assembly Bill A.9053A (PDF)

Letters
This letter was submitted by NRDC on behalf of veterans in opposition to New York Assembly Bill A.9053A which relates to the location of certain wind electric generation facilities around Fort Drum. The signatories believe that the bill is unnecessary...

2019 - 2024 PEIS Scoping Comments, March 9, 2018 (PDF)

Comments
Comments submitted by NRDC in response to BOEM’s Request for Information and Draft Proposed Program as the agency considers a new oil and gas leasing plan for 2019 – 2024. NRDC opposes new leasing on account of the harm offshore...

2019 - 2024 DPP Comments, March 9, 2018 (PDF)

Comments
Comments submitted by NRDC in response to BOEM’s Request for Information and Draft Proposed Program as the agency considers a new oil and gas leasing plan for 2019 – 2024. NRDC opposes new leasing on account of the harm offshore...

BRICK Opposition Letter (PDF)

Letters
Letters from over a dozen groups to the House of Representatives opposing H.R. 1917, the BRICK Act, and H.R. 1119, the SENSE Act. The BRICK Act would delay long-overdue air standards for the brick manufacturing industry as long as they...

SENSE Opposition Letter (PDF)

Letters
Letters from over a dozen groups to the House of Representatives opposing H.R. 1917, the BRICK Act, and H.R. 1119, the SENSE Act. The BRICK Act would delay long-overdue air standards for the brick manufacturing industry as long as they...