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A view of the cross-section of a cut water pipe

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
Two workers installing a battery in a vehicle in an assembly plant

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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A Reader's Guide to the National Coal Council Report (PDF)

NRDC's analysis of the March 22, 2006, National Coal Council report called "Coal, America's Energy Future." Executives from Peabody Energy, the country's largest coal producer, chaired the study and the work group that wrote the report.

Waste Confidence Petition for Review (PDF)

Legal filings
On February 17, 2011, NRDC filed a petition for review with the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's "Waste Confidence" and "Temporary Storage Rules."

The Black Sea Experiment - Paper (PDF)

Issue paper
Thomas B. Cochran presented this paper at "From Reykjavik to New START: Science and Diplomacy for Nuclear Security in the 21st Century," an event sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences Committee on International Security and Arms Control and the...

Sustainable Development and Energy Options (PDF)

Overview
Presentation on nuclear power and other types of energy by Dean Abrahamson, NRDC Trustee and Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs and Planning at the University of Minnesota, October, 2010.